. Three years in the army. The story of the Thirteenth Massachusetts Volunteers from July 16, 1861, to August 1, 1864 . rlington : General Porter has been instructed to relieve the pickets of the Third Corpsimmediately, and to remove the heavy guns from Uptons Hill during the night,leaving an advance guard in the works there to hold it against an attack of picketsof inferior force. (Signed) S. WILLIAMS, Assistant Adjutant- General. Special Orders, I No. 224. J War Department, Adjutant-Generals Office, Washington, Sept. 6, Major-General McDowell, at his own request, is hereby relieve
. Three years in the army. The story of the Thirteenth Massachusetts Volunteers from July 16, 1861, to August 1, 1864 . rlington : General Porter has been instructed to relieve the pickets of the Third Corpsimmediately, and to remove the heavy guns from Uptons Hill during the night,leaving an advance guard in the works there to hold it against an attack of picketsof inferior force. (Signed) S. WILLIAMS, Assistant Adjutant- General. Special Orders, I No. 224. J War Department, Adjutant-Generals Office, Washington, Sept. 6, Major-General McDowell, at his own request, is hereby relieved fromthe command of the Third Army Corps, and Major-General Reno is, by directionof the President, assigned to the command. By order of the Secretary of War, E. D. TOWNSEND,Assistant Adjutant- Orders, I No. 3. / Headquarters, Washington, Sept. 6, 1S62. XVII. Major-General Hooker is assigned to the command of the Third Corps,Army of Virginia, lately commanded by Major-General McDowell. He willassume command immediately. By command of Major-General McClellan. S. WILLIAMS,Assistant Adjutant- THIRTEENTH MASS. VOLS. 131 CHAPTER VII. 1862. At daylight we halted, having marched all night. Sunday, \ye were about ten miles from Washington on the Balti-ep 7 more road. About 9 we resumed our march, andafter tramping five miles went into camp. We were back in Maryland, which we left six months the progress we had made toward crushing the rebellion wasnot very flattering, it afforded us pleasure to be again marchingamong loyal people who had an interest in our welfare. We were now about half-way between Washington and Monday, Darnestown, the place where we were encamped a year Sept. 8. ago. Then we were a thousand strong; but now we had dwindled to half that number. Some were killed, and a good many in hospitals, wounded or sick, never to return. Yesterday at we marched to Mechanicsville,Wednesday, about eight miles, where we now
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