. History of the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers in the war of the rebellion--1862-1863; regimental re-unions, 1885-1906; history of monument; . igo6. REMINISCENCES OF WILLIAM \V. POTTS, SERGEANT COMPAXY AT OF When the 124th Kcj;iment was en-camped at Arlington, the night afterthe second battle of Bull Run, orderswere received to send a detail under acommissioned officer to form a picketline in the rear of Arlington. Adetail was made from Company F,under command of Captain Crosby—[he line was formed as ordered. Itwas a rainy night an
. History of the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers in the war of the rebellion--1862-1863; regimental re-unions, 1885-1906; history of monument; . igo6. REMINISCENCES OF WILLIAM \V. POTTS, SERGEANT COMPAXY AT OF When the 124th Kcj;iment was en-camped at Arlington, the night afterthe second battle of Bull Run, orderswere received to send a detail under acommissioned officer to form a picketline in the rear of Arlington. Adetail was made from Company F,under command of Captain Crosby—[he line was formed as ordered. Itwas a rainy night and at about 10oclock 1 was ordered to report to theCaptain ; he said Sergeant, I am going back to camp. Ill be if I iSd,;. will stay out here in the rain, and if a commissioned officer is needed dur-ing the night, I order you to represent me. About midnightthere was an alarm on the line. I went to investigate and founda Brigadier-General in command of a brigade, who wished topass through lines. He told me that he was just in from BullRun and had orders to report to Chain Bridge. I asked for thecountersign. He said he hadnt any. I asked him what regimentswere in his brigade, and he told me what they were ( I think theywere niostly New England regiments). I
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