History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864 [electronic resource]: with maps and illustrations . xperience at Gettysburg was fresh intheir minds, for the newspapers had told of it. Theyshowed the Minnesotians many nattering 4 the ladies of Carlton Avenue M. gave them a sumptuous temperance banquetand feasted and feted them in admirable style. September 6 the command crossed on the ferry toNew York City proper, but only marched through apart of the city to a ship wharf. Here it embarkedon the steamship Empire City for its return toold Virg
History of the First Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1864 [electronic resource]: with maps and illustrations . xperience at Gettysburg was fresh intheir minds, for the newspapers had told of it. Theyshowed the Minnesotians many nattering 4 the ladies of Carlton Avenue M. gave them a sumptuous temperance banquetand feasted and feted them in admirable style. September 6 the command crossed on the ferry toNew York City proper, but only marched through apart of the city to a ship wharf. Here it embarkedon the steamship Empire City for its return toold Virginia and the field of duty and glory. Aftera very pleasant little ocean voyage the First Minne-sota returned to Alexandria and disembarked on the8th. Here it remained until the 12th, when it setout for its proper place in the old Gorman Brigade,which it found in camp west of Culpeper CourtHouse, on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad. Itjoined the brigade on the 16th and went into campabout 12 miles west of its former station. Its excur-sion to New York had been practically a pleasantpicnic from start to finish. 392. STATUS OF WILLIAM COLVILL ERECTED AT CANNON FALLS, MINN., WHELK HE IS BURIKU, AND A REPLICA OF WHICH STANDS IN THE CAPITOL, IN ST. PAUL, MINN. CHAPTER CAMPAIGN OF MANEUVERS. THE First Minnesota returned to its place in theArmy of the Potomac September 16. CaptainCoates continued in command of the First Minnesotauntil October -4, -when Maj. Mark Y\T Downie re-turned from the hospital and relieved him. October3d General Harrows resignation from the servicewas accepted, and General Alexander S. Webb, ofthe Second Brigade, assumed command of the campaign that followed the occupation of theupper Rappahannock country by the armies of Gen-eral Meade and General Lee was practically a seriesof maneuvers by each army. General Lee soonrealized that in General Meade he had a foemanworthy of his steel. The Southern commander frank-ly told his generals,
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