Identifier: historyof121stre02penn (find matches)
Title: History of the 121st regiment Pennsylvania volunteers. "An account from the ranks."
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Pennsylvania infantry. 121st regt., 1862-1865 Strong, William W., b. 1840 or 41, ed
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. Press of Catholic standard and times
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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as possible. On the morning of May 2d the march was commenced from theposition on the extreme left of the Union line toward the right, cross-ing on a pontoon bridge at United States Ford, and following a roadthrough the Wilderness, which was on fire; the rattle and roar ofbattle in the immediate vicinity being most appalling, while woundedmen were passing along the road to the rear in great numbers. Con-tinuing on until i oclock on the morning of the 3d, the brigade reacheda point on the Orange and Gordonville turnpike, near Elys Ford,and was placed in reserve. The day was very oppressive and themen greatly wearied, but, notwithstanding, there was little or nostraggling, the men being in good spirits during the entire march,which was enlivened more or less by occasional vigorous fire fromrebel batteries to which they were exposed, and by the prospects of amarch on to Richmond, for which march ten days rations had beenissued. After sleeping on their arms imtil 5 oclock, the men were 44
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COLONEL ALEXANDER BIDDLE. CHANCELLORSVILLE. 45 aroused and ordered to be in readiness for an attack that was expectedbut did not come. Proceeding to Chancellorsville, still in reserve, thetime was employed in building breastworks, which were strengthenedduring the following night and day, but were abandoned on the morn-ing of the 6th, when at i oclock the brigade marched to United StatesFord and recrossed the river during a heavy rain-storm, and returnedto Falmouth. Although not actually engaged during the battle of Chancellors-ville, the men suffered severely from the fatigue of the long and heavymarches, and the building of works almost the entire time, and wereunder artillery fire much of the time; and fatigued as they had beenwith constant marching and alarms, both night and day, while on theright, they were not in the best condition for so speedy a counter-march. But even this would have been comparatively trifling had theweather been at all propitious; but as if to add the littl

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