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regiment remained in Camp Eandall and kept in almost constant drill until June 20th, when orders from the war department assigned it to the army of the Potomac, and on the morning of that day it took the cars for Washington, D. C. At Janesville, Wis¬ consin, a sumptuous dinner was served; at Chicago we were escorted to the Eastern depot by a military organization. The regiment came into Toledo on the morning of the 21st, where a fine breakfast was served by the citizens, the boys being waited upon by the fair sex. About the same greeted them at Cleveland, the mayor making an address, which was responded to by Col. Coon. At 10 o'clock we reached Harrisburg, Pa., and pitched tents, going into camp for the first time at Camp Brady. On the journey, when near Perryville, Pa., one of the men of Company D was knocked from the car on which he was standing, while passing under a bridge. On the 24th camp was struck, cars taken for Washington, passing through Baltimore with pieces loaded and ready for action in case of molestation from rioters, arriving in Washington at daybreak of the 25th; quartered in Woodward Block on Pennsylvania Avenue. Later in the day moving to Seventh Street Park, where we go into Camp Ean¬ dall, remaining here about a week. July 2d break camp and march through Georgetown, Washington, and across the Aqueduct bridge, ten miles west of Fort Cochrane on the Fairfax road; camp at Camp Peck. While here we are brigaded with the Thir¬ teenth, Sixty-ninth and Seventy-ninth New York Volunteers, under command of Col. W. T. Sherman, afterwards Gen. Sherman. This brings them to the
Object Description
| Title | Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade : unwritten stories of that famous organization |
| Source Title | Cullen B. Aubery's Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade |
| People | Aubery, Cullen B. |
| Author/Creator | Aubery, Cullen B.; |
| Description | The stories in this pamphlet were compiled in 1900 by Cullen Bryant Aubery, who had been a newsboy during the Civil War. Aubery rode out between pauses in the action at Gettysburg on July 3, 1863, to sell newspapers about the first day of the battle to soldiers. He was attached to the Iron Brigade and was later captured and confined in Libby Prison. This unit history of the Iron Brigade gives a chronological summary of the Brigade's actions, as well as many humorous accounts of camp celebrations, camaraderie among soldiers, and tales of bravery. |
| Subcollection | Regimental Histories |
| Source | 56- 2658 |
| Source Type | regimental history; pamphlet |
| Place of Publication | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Source Creation Date | 1902 |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWUH003000 |
Description
| Title | 9 |
| Source Title | Cullen B. Aubery's Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade |
| Regiment | 2nd Infantry; |
| Event Date | 1861-06 |
| Year | 1861 |
| Month | June; |
| State | WI; PA; MD; |
| Topic | drill; |
| Source Type | regimental history; pamphlet |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2010 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | regiment remained in Camp Eandall and kept in almost constant drill until June 20th, when orders from the war department assigned it to the army of the Potomac, and on the morning of that day it took the cars for Washington, D. C. At Janesville, Wis¬ consin, a sumptuous dinner was served; at Chicago we were escorted to the Eastern depot by a military organization. The regiment came into Toledo on the morning of the 21st, where a fine breakfast was served by the citizens, the boys being waited upon by the fair sex. About the same greeted them at Cleveland, the mayor making an address, which was responded to by Col. Coon. At 10 o'clock we reached Harrisburg, Pa., and pitched tents, going into camp for the first time at Camp Brady. On the journey, when near Perryville, Pa., one of the men of Company D was knocked from the car on which he was standing, while passing under a bridge. On the 24th camp was struck, cars taken for Washington, passing through Baltimore with pieces loaded and ready for action in case of molestation from rioters, arriving in Washington at daybreak of the 25th; quartered in Woodward Block on Pennsylvania Avenue. Later in the day moving to Seventh Street Park, where we go into Camp Ean¬ dall, remaining here about a week. July 2d break camp and march through Georgetown, Washington, and across the Aqueduct bridge, ten miles west of Fort Cochrane on the Fairfax road; camp at Camp Peck. While here we are brigaded with the Thir¬ teenth, Sixty-ninth and Seventy-ninth New York Volunteers, under command of Col. W. T. Sherman, afterwards Gen. Sherman. This brings them to the |
| Digital Identifier | CWUH003007 |
