. The Ninth New York heavy artillery. A history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out ... and a complete roster of the regiment . olitely withdrew7 a respectful distance,and a considerable part of the day was restfully spent in thewoods. A careful chronicler states that a negro was hangeflthis day for rape. He does not state by whom the deed wasdone nor where, but merely enters it as an act of signal justice;a forerunner, it would seem, of the hundreds of lynching* oflater years. The 20th may be given as the date of reachingwhat we
. The Ninth New York heavy artillery. A history of its organization, services in the defenses of Washington, marches, camps, battles, and muster-out ... and a complete roster of the regiment . olitely withdrew7 a respectful distance,and a considerable part of the day was restfully spent in thewoods. A careful chronicler states that a negro was hangeflthis day for rape. He does not state by whom the deed wasdone nor where, but merely enters it as an act of signal justice;a forerunner, it would seem, of the hundreds of lynching* oflater years. The 20th may be given as the date of reachingwhat we called Petersburg. Of course the city was many milesaway, but we were as near it as we were likely to be for manya long and weary month. We are south of the city, and welose no time in proceeding to breastwork making; we take toit naturally. By this time, we had become expert cooks ofwhat was given us or of what we could draw from the enemy,of course it being assumed that all natives were such. Alsow7hat Albert D. Richardson called entomological researches hadbecome a sad necessity, and every man to cleanliness inclined hadto thoroughly inspect his garments for the Corporis pcdiculus,. From Hardtack and Coffee, by permission. FROM COLD HARBOR TO PETERSBURG. Ill or body-louse. He was no respecter of persons, and an officersbody was no more to him than that of the smallest private inthe ranks. The sight of rows of shirtless men regardless ofmilitary distinction, engaged in closely inspecting every seam,and at intervals using both thumb-nails in a sort of roller-likemotion, was one to excite amazement, and a frequent thoughtwas, What would our folks say if they could see us? Though the long siege of Petersburg had begun, we werenot to settle down in one place for any length of time. Atnightfall the 6th Corps moved out to the Jerusalem plank road,forming on the left of the 2d Corps; then came the 3d, andfinally the 2d Corps at the very left, with one brigade facingto the left and
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