. The history of Fuller's Ohio brigade, 1861-1865; its great march, with roster, portraits, battle maps and biographies . however, that the enemy had already crossedhis entire force. That day and the following evening, for a large portionof the time, the rain fell in torrents. The road was covered with jaggedrocks, whose crevices were filled with mud. The men in stepping from rockto rock frequently slipped and fell, bruising themselves severely. Returningat night in the darkness, the men could not keep their footing, but fellevery few rods. Although my regiment had but recently been supplied w
. The history of Fuller's Ohio brigade, 1861-1865; its great march, with roster, portraits, battle maps and biographies . however, that the enemy had already crossedhis entire force. That day and the following evening, for a large portionof the time, the rain fell in torrents. The road was covered with jaggedrocks, whose crevices were filled with mud. The men in stepping from rockto rock frequently slipped and fell, bruising themselves severely. Returningat night in the darkness, the men could not keep their footing, but fellevery few rods. Although my regiment had but recently been supplied withnew shoes and clothing throughout, at the end of that days march sixty-six were without any shoes at all, and a large portion of their clothing wasin rags. It was the most terrible march I have ever experienced, and acostly one in numbers and health of my command. If the march was anecessary one it was out of all propriety to complain of it; if it was un-necessary, as I think, I feel it to be due to the men under my command toenter my solemn protest against its repetition in the future under MAJOR GEN. i;iii:\: M. DODGECommanding ::. 16th A. (.. 1864, Left Winn. Arrival at Corinth. 131 From January 5th to 9th, 1863, inclusive, the Command was march-ing to Corinth, having in two weeks make a forced march of about twohundred miles without transportation, without government rations, and withno supplies, but such as could be seized in a poor country along the way(generally only pork and cornmeal without cooking utensils and withoutmedical supplies), subject to all the demoralizations consequent upon beingobliged to provide themselves with food or surfer from hunger. The com-mand reached Corinth ragged, shoeless, dispirited, and worn out. On arriving at Corinth, the command was assigned as the Fourth Bri-gade, Second Division, of the Left Wing of the Sixteenth Army Corps,District of Corinth. Although the garrison was on half rations, GeneralDodge com
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