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Title: Vermont in the civil war. A history of the part taken by the Vermont soldiers and sailors in the war for the Union, 1861-5
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Benedict, G. G. (George Grenville), 1826-1907
Subjects: Vermont. Militia Vermont -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories Vermont
Publisher: Burlington, Free Press Association
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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hese, with the guard, moved on theforenoon of the third day, in consequence of a threateningmovement of the enemys cavalry, across Rock Creek and upthe Taney town road to a field near the barn occupied as thebrigade hospital, and remained there during the fighting ofthe third day. THE SECOND DAY. The commanders of the armies were hurrying forwardtheir men to the field during the night of the 1st. By morn-ing of the 2d almost all of Lees army wasThursday, July 2. >^<. ,i * t on the ground, or near by. Ui the Army oi the Potomac, the First and Eleventh corps, now reduced tothe size of divisions, and the Twelfth, were the only corpswholly up. The others were in large part still strung outalong the roads, and were arriving by brigades and divisionsall along from seven a. m. to four p. m. As the troops pouredin and lines extended and batteries multiplied, the Yermontersof the Second Brigade awoke to the full reaUzation of thefact that they were in the centre of the vast field of what
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u :«, LENOX AN» jjiH FO^:lNfiAT^©^W. THE SECOND BRIGADE. 449 might be tlie decisive battle of the war. The men ofthe Sixteenth on picket had been relieved at daylight bytroops of the Third Corps, and the brigade joined Double-days division to which it belonged, which was lying in therear of Cemetery Hill, a little east of the Taneytown road.Here they got their breakfast. That they had anything toeat was owing to the energy of Acting Brigade QuartermasterCharles Field. Aware that the men had not over a daysrations with them, he took the responsibility when the trainswere ordered back, of going forward with four wagons loadedwith hard breafl, pork and coflee. He reached the field withthese after dark of the first day. Coming in by the Emmitts-burg road, he would have gone unawares into the Confed-erate lines if he had not been halted by the Third Corpspickets who directed him to the position of the brigade. Hehad a cordial welcome from General Stannard, and the regi-ments were thus s

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