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Chapter II.
Picket Duty on the Potomac—Camp at Chain Bridge - W© Near Gfen. NancooU: Whisper to his Brigade—To ArUngton Heights —The Iron Brigade in Bmbryo—Of fleers Weeded out—Reviews and Reviews—The Battle Hymn of the Republic—The Grand Rev^e^X'—Our Drum Major—Thanksgiving and Mince Pies—A Visit to Ohio—Amusements in the ^Vinter Camp—The Arlington Mouse—I Reconnoitre a Seminary for Young Ladies—Tossed In a Blanket—Gambling and Vice—On Picket in the mud- Interviewed by a Congressional Committee—Washington's Birthday Celebrated—A March to the Pront—The Bnemy Gone Hard Campaigning-Revie-iVS-More Hard Campaigning—The Bi'igade Stampeded by a Bull—Camp Life in Stormy 'SVeather —Bull Prog Concerts—My Brother in Battle at Shiloh—Picnic at St. St©plien'3 Chapel—On to Frederioksbursb—A WTiiskey Ration—News Prom Shiloh—Camp Opposite Fredericksburgh —Practical Emancipation.
Bivouac near Chain Bridge, on Potomac, Six Mii,es above Washington,
September 8th, 1861. "It is very difficult now for me to write at all, so do not be alarmed at a little irregularity in my correspondence. We left the old camp on Kalorama Heights, a week ago to-morrow night (Sept. 2nd.) Since then we have been moving around from one place to another, wherever our presence has been deemed necessary. We left our tents, extra clothing, cooking utensils, everything but one woolen blanket and one oil cloth. We sleep on the ground with nothing above us but the canopy of heaven. To intensify our discomfort, the weather has been cold and rainy. This is rather a hard road to travel, but I keep healthy, hearty and happy, and feel better than when I first began to sleep in a tent. Our regiment has been doing picket duty along the Potomac river on the Maryland side from Chain Bridge to Falling Waters. My company has been deployed along about four miles. The rebel pickets and cavalry could be occasionally seen along the other side of the river. I have really enjoyed this week's work. The scenery on the Potomac here, is very romantic. The people generally sympathize with the rebels.
Object Description
| Title | Service With the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers |
| Source Title | Rufus R. Dawes' Service With the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers |
| Regiment | 6th Infantry |
| Volume | 1 |
| Author/Creator | Dawes, Rufus R. (Rufus Robinson), 1838-1899 |
| Description | Rufus Dawes (1838-1899) was a 20-year-old recent college graduate when the war broke out. He quickly formed a company of lumberjacks and farmers from the vicinity of Mauston, in Juneau Co., and they were mustered in as Co. K of the 6th Infantry in the summer of 1861. Over the next three years, Dawes rose to be colonel of that regiment and a leader of the Iron Brigade. He wrote this memoir in 1890 using his original letters and journals from 1861-1865. He describes in vivid detail life in camp and on the march, encounters with famous generals, and the fighting at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse and Petersburg. His book pulls no punches, and reveals what it was like for a young man to be thrust into authority amid great challenges and horrors. After the war, Dawes became a prosperous merchant in Marietta, Ohio, and served a term in Congress before dying in 1899. |
| Subcollection | Personal Narratives |
| Source | Microfiche |
| Source Type | personal narrative |
| Place of Publication | Marietta, Ohio |
| Source Creation Date | 1890 |
| Source Publisher | E.R. Alderman & Sons |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2011 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN003010000 |
Description
| Title | 22 |
| Source Title | Rufus R. Dawes' Service With the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers |
| Regiment | 6th Infantry |
| Volume | 1 |
| Event Date | 1861-09-08 |
| Year | 1861 |
| Month | September |
| State | DC |
| Place | Washington |
| People | Dawes, Rufus R., Lt. Col.; |
| Topic | Iron Brigade; |
| Source Type | personal narrative |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2011 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2011 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Full text | Chapter II. Picket Duty on the Potomac—Camp at Chain Bridge - W© Near Gfen. NancooU: Whisper to his Brigade—To ArUngton Heights —The Iron Brigade in Bmbryo—Of fleers Weeded out—Reviews and Reviews—The Battle Hymn of the Republic—The Grand Rev^e^X'—Our Drum Major—Thanksgiving and Mince Pies—A Visit to Ohio—Amusements in the ^Vinter Camp—The Arlington Mouse—I Reconnoitre a Seminary for Young Ladies—Tossed In a Blanket—Gambling and Vice—On Picket in the mud- Interviewed by a Congressional Committee—Washington's Birthday Celebrated—A March to the Pront—The Bnemy Gone Hard Campaigning-Revie-iVS-More Hard Campaigning—The Bi'igade Stampeded by a Bull—Camp Life in Stormy 'SVeather —Bull Prog Concerts—My Brother in Battle at Shiloh—Picnic at St. St©plien'3 Chapel—On to Frederioksbursb—A WTiiskey Ration—News Prom Shiloh—Camp Opposite Fredericksburgh —Practical Emancipation. Bivouac near Chain Bridge, on Potomac, Six Mii,es above Washington, September 8th, 1861. "It is very difficult now for me to write at all, so do not be alarmed at a little irregularity in my correspondence. We left the old camp on Kalorama Heights, a week ago to-morrow night (Sept. 2nd.) Since then we have been moving around from one place to another, wherever our presence has been deemed necessary. We left our tents, extra clothing, cooking utensils, everything but one woolen blanket and one oil cloth. We sleep on the ground with nothing above us but the canopy of heaven. To intensify our discomfort, the weather has been cold and rainy. This is rather a hard road to travel, but I keep healthy, hearty and happy, and feel better than when I first began to sleep in a tent. Our regiment has been doing picket duty along the Potomac river on the Maryland side from Chain Bridge to Falling Waters. My company has been deployed along about four miles. The rebel pickets and cavalry could be occasionally seen along the other side of the river. I have really enjoyed this week's work. The scenery on the Potomac here, is very romantic. The people generally sympathize with the rebels. |
| Digital Identifier | CWPN003010031 |