. History of the Seventh Massachusetts volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion of the southern states against constitutional authority. 1861-1865. With description of battles, army movements, hospital life, and incidents of the camp, by officers and privates; and a comprehensive introduction of the moral and political forces which precipitated the war of secession upon the people of the United States . Soonafter noon the Sixth Corps began to come upon the ground,when General Sedgwick took command of the troops andbegan forming lines of attack with the Fifth and The Second C
. History of the Seventh Massachusetts volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion of the southern states against constitutional authority. 1861-1865. With description of battles, army movements, hospital life, and incidents of the camp, by officers and privates; and a comprehensive introduction of the moral and political forces which precipitated the war of secession upon the people of the United States . Soonafter noon the Sixth Corps began to come upon the ground,when General Sedgwick took command of the troops andbegan forming lines of attack with the Fifth and The Second Corps was still to the rear at ToddsFurnace, where the Brock Road and Shady Grove Koailconnect with the Catharpian Road. The rebels were mean-while pusliing forward with all their might to obtain theposition around the court house and forlify the same, so as 182 SEVENTH MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. to block Grants advance. There was an open field atAlsops, which was favorable for deploying troops, andwhere artillery could be planted to command approaches tothe Union lines, and which position had been seized byWarren in the morning. General Robinson of the FifthCorps had been severely wounded in the mornings rebel lines were held by two divisions of GeneralAndersons Corps of the rebel army, he having been pro-moted to the command of Longstreets Corps after hiswoundinoj in the i>\\I)i:r w. KKc-ro, I St. Scigi-aiU CiJ. (■ CHAPTER XXII. FROM SPOTTSYLVANIA COURT HOUSE TO COLD OF GEN. OF THE ANGLE,-MOVEMENT ACROSS THE OF COL. JOHNS. GENERAL SEDGWICK by (> oclock had formed hislines tmd was ready to assault the rebel lines. Therewas quite a severe artillery duel in the meantime, andshortly before Browns New Jersey brigade made anattack, but was repulsed with severe loss. General Craw-fords division of the Fifth Corps had formed in the mean-time with Eustis brigade as a support in rear line. Thisch
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