. Concise history of the camp and field life of the 122d regiment, Penn'a volunteers. Compiled from notes, sketches, facts and incidents. r*. CHAPTER V, The Regiment Assigned to Duty about Fort Richardson. Brigade and Division Drills, Inspection, and Sham Battle—Fresh Supply of Desirable Rations. Wednesday, September io, 1862.—The Regiment wasput upon duty about Fort Richardson and was temporarilyassigned to General Morrells Division, anxiously awaitingorders. The morning and afternoon hours were devotedgenerally to company and regimental drills, as also to thor-ough preparations for division
. Concise history of the camp and field life of the 122d regiment, Penn'a volunteers. Compiled from notes, sketches, facts and incidents. r*. CHAPTER V, The Regiment Assigned to Duty about Fort Richardson. Brigade and Division Drills, Inspection, and Sham Battle—Fresh Supply of Desirable Rations. Wednesday, September io, 1862.—The Regiment wasput upon duty about Fort Richardson and was temporarilyassigned to General Morrells Division, anxiously awaitingorders. The morning and afternoon hours were devotedgenerally to company and regimental drills, as also to thor-ough preparations for division inspection, etc., for which theorder had been issued to be held at 4 p. m. At the hourprecisely the Regiment was marched to a large open drill-ground near the fort, where, for the first time and for severalhours, we were exercised very rigidly and thoroughly in bri-gade and division movements, in which were combined ar-tillery, cavalry, and infantry tactics. The Regiment hereagain received special notice, as it was highly commendedupon the aptitude (especially as to being a new regiment |which was displayed in acquiring the very qu
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