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Title: Reminiscences of the Twenty-second Iowa volunteer infantry, giving its organization, marches, skirmishes, battles, and sieges, as taken from the diary of Lieutenant S.C. Jones of Company A
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Jones, S. C. (Samuel Calvin), 1838-1932
Subjects: Iowa infantry. 22d regt., 1862-1865. (from old catalog) United States -- History Civil war, 1861-1865 Regimental histories Ia. inf. 22d. (from old catalog)
Publisher: Iowa City, Iowa
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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e two Regimentslay on their arms on the open field. On the morning ofthe 14th the two Regiments were ordered forward atdaylight. As they moved forward the enemy fell backwithout resistance, and the two Regiments returned tocamp. On the evening of the 18th the Twenty-second Iowawith the Brigade received orders to be ready to move at3 a. m. the following morning on a reconnoissance. Ac-cordingly, the Brigade was up and in line as ordered,ready to move. While waiting for orders to move outheavy firing was heard on the extreme left flank of thearmy. It was found that the enemy had furiouslycharged the Eighth corps and w^ere driving them intothe rear of the Nineteenth and Sixth corps. Increasingnoise of battle was coming nearer and nearer. TheTwenty-second was then detached and ordered todouble quick about a mile to save a battery. Whenwithin two hundred yards of the batter)^ it was in thehands of the enemy, the Regiment returned to theBrigade in perfect order, although it was compelled to
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Sergt. W. S. TuttlkCorpl H. H. Jones Lieut. J. S. TurxhullCom. Sergt J. W. Lee . IOWA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 89 about face and return the fire of the jjursuing enemyfour different times. The whole Union Army was nowbeing driven doggedly in the direction of Winchesterfor three or four miles. At this point, Sheridan ar-rived on the field, and with his staff rode along the new-ly formed line of battle encouraging the men and offi-cers. The enemy appeared in front, driving the skir-mish line in. They came no further, the main line open-ed on them, then the order for the whole line to ad-vance came and the whole Union line moved forward.The enemy turned and fled in retreat over the breast-works, through the camp, and across Cedar Creek. TheCavalry was then sent in pursuit. The Regiment re-turned to its former camp. On the morning ofthe 20th the Brigade was sent out in the direction ofStrausburg. The Twenty-second was detached and or-dered up the Blue Ridge where they succeeded in cap-turing a

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