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Title: Thirteenth regiment of New Hampshire volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861-1865: a diary covering three years and a day
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Thompson, S. Millet, 1838-
Subjects: United States Army New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 13th (1862-1865) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories New Hampshire -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Boston, New York: Houghton, Mifflin
Contributing Library: University of New Hampshire Library
Digitizing Sponsor: University of New Hampshire Library

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stops her. She merely says : I want tofind mamma, and passes on. That is her only answer to every inquiry. DESCRIPTION OF PLAT. A. National Cemetery. B. South wall of same. C. Superintendents lodge near where Maryes house stood. D. New street, made since the battle, from town to Cemetery gate. E. Telegraph road with stone bank-wall; the stone of the wall is now removed, and built into the Superintendents lodge. The rebelbatteries were on Maryes Hill just west of this road. F. Steep side of bluff up which the Thirteenth charged into field on the top. G. Ditch running down to unfinished railroad. H. Continuation of blufi-side with lone oak tree and spring : * o.I. Bank and ditches of unfinished railroad. K. Richmond & Fredricksburg Railroad crossing Hazel Run, L.M. Low, level field or meadow. N. Thirteenth and Brigade formed for the assault. The arrow show-ing nearly the direction of the assault.P. Brick house, as near as can be located on the plat.The distances are given in yards.
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FREDERICKSBURG. — GEN. GETTYS ASSAULT.From a sketch, made by the writer in May 1885. 1862 BATTLE OF FREDERICKSBURG. 45 After a while an officer cares for the motherless child, and sends her toa place of safety. A more touching little scene rarely occurs. The remains of the citys destruction are piled and strewn on everyhand. Whole fronts of buildings have been torn out and smashed intosplinters. Furniture of all sorts is strewn along the streets. Houses areripped, battered and torn, windows smashed and chimneys thrown down.Every namable household utensil or article of furniture, stoves, crockeryand glass-ware, pots, kettles and tins, are scattered, and smashed andthrown everywhere, indoors and out, as if there had fallen a shower ofthem in the midst of a mighty whirlwind. To-night Hawkins Zouaves go on picket to the front. Troops havebeen pouring into the city for the last twenty-four hours, and to-night wehear the ceaseless tramp, tramp, tramp, through the streets, of the regi-ment

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