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Feb. 12th. The Second and Sixth Eegiments go down the Potomac on a foraging expedition; return by boat at night. March ten miles, bring back a quantity of hams, grain and bacon, horses, mules and prominent Confederate prisoners.
March 25th. The routine of dull camp life is again broken by an expedition under Col. Fairchild to Mechsdoe Creek, with a detachment of cavalry men on a steamer.
April 9th. Our corps is to-day reviewed by Gen. Hooker, President Lincoln, Secretary Seward, Gen. Stoneman of cavalry fame. Gen. Sickles, accompanied by their wives. April 14th. Supplied with eight days' rations. April 33nd the regiment is visited by Gov. Soloman. April 38th break camp, form bri¬ gade line, march in rain by White Oak Church toward the Eappahannock and bivouac near Fitzhugh Cross¬ ing. Evidently spring campaign has begun. Distance seven miles. April 39th, about midnight, the Iron Brigade moves down to the river and lay a bridge at Fitzhugh Crossing, Sixth Wisconsin and Twenty- fourth
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 | 33 |
| Source Title | Cullen B. Aubery's Echoes from the marches of the famous Iron Brigade |
| Regiment | 6th Infantry; ; 2nd Infantry; 7th Infantry; ; |
| Event Date | 1863 |
| Year | 1863 |
| Month | February; March; April; May |
| Topic | camp life; review; naval combat; |
| 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 | Feb. 12th. The Second and Sixth Eegiments go down the Potomac on a foraging expedition; return by boat at night. March ten miles, bring back a quantity of hams, grain and bacon, horses, mules and prominent Confederate prisoners. March 25th. The routine of dull camp life is again broken by an expedition under Col. Fairchild to Mechsdoe Creek, with a detachment of cavalry men on a steamer. April 9th. Our corps is to-day reviewed by Gen. Hooker, President Lincoln, Secretary Seward, Gen. Stoneman of cavalry fame. Gen. Sickles, accompanied by their wives. April 14th. Supplied with eight days' rations. April 33nd the regiment is visited by Gov. Soloman. April 38th break camp, form bri¬ gade line, march in rain by White Oak Church toward the Eappahannock and bivouac near Fitzhugh Cross¬ ing. Evidently spring campaign has begun. Distance seven miles. April 39th, about midnight, the Iron Brigade moves down to the river and lay a bridge at Fitzhugh Crossing, Sixth Wisconsin and Twenty- fourth |
| Digital Identifier | CWUH003024a |