. History of the Second Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers: its camps, marches and battles . soldier is indebted for his life,while the pathway of others to the grave was smoothedby the thought that they were surrounded by friends whowould sincerely mourn their loss and carry their last wordsto the loved ones among the mountains of the Old GraniteState. In this connection we must not omit to mention onewithout whose name no history of the Second Regimentwould be complete — Miss Hakkikt Dame, of the fortunes of the regiment, her services inthe hospitals had been of the most imp
. History of the Second Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers: its camps, marches and battles . soldier is indebted for his life,while the pathway of others to the grave was smoothedby the thought that they were surrounded by friends whowould sincerely mourn their loss and carry their last wordsto the loved ones among the mountains of the Old GraniteState. In this connection we must not omit to mention onewithout whose name no history of the Second Regimentwould be complete — Miss Hakkikt Dame, of the fortunes of the regiment, her services inthe hospitals had been of the most important and untiring in her attentions to the sick and 14(5 SECOND X. II. REGIMENT. woiindcil, many a soldiers heart will warm at the verymention of her name, as he calls to mind her womanlyministrations over the cot where he lay racked with the hospitals at Gettysburg, as ever before, she wasindeed a ministering angel, and wc arc ready to say, withhundreds of others, who received the benefits of her good-ness, God bless her! CHAPTER XVII. THE PmSUIX OF LEE,. EN. Lee, -vvith his shattered hordes,rapidly retreated toward the Potomac,followed by our army, which was inthe highest spirits, and confident thathe could never reach Virginia of new troops wereconstantly arriving for our army, untilit actually numbered more than be-fore the battle. One entire divisionAvas added to our corps, composed ofnew regiments, and forming the larg-est division in the corps. Our cavalry was constantlypouncing down upon the wagon trains of the rebels, anda portion of Lees pontoon train, invaluable to him incrossing the Potomac, was captured and destroyed. Over the hills and through the beautiful valleys ofMarj-land the army pressed in the pursuit. Our divisionpassed through Emmettsburg and Frederick City, overmany portions of the Antietam battle field, and on the 148 SECOND X. ir. IfEGIMENT. twclftli, Avith the entire Army of the Potomac, confrontedLe
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