Identifier: twentyseventhind00brown (find matches)
Title: The Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865, First division, 12th and 20th corps. A history of its recruiting, organization, camp life, marches and battles, together with a roster of the men composing it ..
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: (Brown, Edmund Randolph) 1845- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (Monticello, Ind.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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carrritlges. .\fter going twelvemiles, in the direction of the upper Rappahannock, webivouacked near Ilartwood church. Here we met also thetroops of the Eleventh Corps. A limited number of small tires were allowed, to preparesupper, but before dark a detail was sent around to make surethat they were all extinguished. Wrbal orders were alsogiven prohibiting loud talking, cheering, or any kind of noise.Before the commanding general had passed us on the road,staiV officers and orderlies had ridden ahead to caution thesoldiers against demonstrations. Next morning we were again on the road early. Movingswiftly but silently we bivouacked that night near Kelleys T\VEXTV-SK\P:.\iir IMM.WA. ;3(j7 Ford. The sa.ne precautions against Hres and noi.es were:igani enforced. ^ During the night a pontoon bridge was thrown across theRappahannock, and early the next n.orning the EleventhCorps crossed over. After crossing, however, the EleventhCorps halted near the river, while the Twelfth Corps crossed
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orllle t (mr Twenty-seven.h was in the leadof the 1 welfth Corps. Send three or four smart marching blocum. This ford ,. where the Culpeper and Fredericks- 80S IIIsrOKV OF THE burg road crosses the Rapidaii ri\er. There were fifty-sixregiments to choose from, but the duty devolved upon theThird Wisconsin, Second Massachusetts and Twenty-seventhIndiana. While the Twenty seventh was the leading regi-ment, Company C was deployed as skirmishers on tlie rightof the road and Company F on the left. In advance of them,sometimes half a mile and sometimes five rods, dependingupon the attitude of the enemy, was a small detachment ofcavalry. As long as our direction was southerly, straight outfrom the river, a plucky force of mounted rebels disputed ourprogress. They kept carefully out of range of our muskets,but showed little fear of the cavalry. After our sharp turnto the left, eastward, we saw no more of them, though theyseem to have annoyed the column behind us somewhat. The march was truly s

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