Wearing the blue in the Twenty-fifth Mass volunteer infantry with Burnside's coast division, 18th army corps, and Army of the James . here was a general expression ofregret upon the loss to the Twenty-fifth Massachusetts, of twosuch officers. After the dress parade, both officers took leaveof the camp and started for Massachusetts. October 13th, Lieutenant Henry McConville was appointedAdjutant, and it was the universal sentiment of the regimentthat a more worthy successor of Adjutant Harkness could nothave been found. October 20th, in accordance with special orders No. 50,from regimental head
Wearing the blue in the Twenty-fifth Mass volunteer infantry with Burnside's coast division, 18th army corps, and Army of the James . here was a general expression ofregret upon the loss to the Twenty-fifth Massachusetts, of twosuch officers. After the dress parade, both officers took leaveof the camp and started for Massachusetts. October 13th, Lieutenant Henry McConville was appointedAdjutant, and it was the universal sentiment of the regimentthat a more worthy successor of Adjutant Harkness could nothave been found. October 20th, in accordance with special orders No. 50,from regimental headquarters, companies G and K againmarched to the Harrison farm for another tour of picketduty, relieving companies B and I, which returned to CampOliver. The new camp at Harrisons was named CampHarkness, in honor of the late Adjutant of the regiment. On the 27th of October, [1862] Colonel Edwin Uptonresigned his commission on account of continued ill-health,which incapacitated him for field service. At dress paradeof the regiment, next preceding the movement to Upton announced his intention to leave the regiment,.
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