Through the Wilderness to Richmond
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Excerpt from Through the Wilderness to Richmond: A Paper Read Before the Ohio Commandery of the Loyal Legion of the United States The cavalry of the Army of the Potomac never set out upon a campaign in lighter marching order than that of 1864, when it took up the march toward Richmond. One wagon to a regiment and two lead horses to each company constituted the transportation equipment. It was generally realized by the troops that a campaign of unusual severity was before them; hence, every man put as little burden upon himself and horse as possible, carrying nothing that he could do without. If one had a preference for a blanket, he left behind his overcoat; or, if the overcoat was thought indispensable, the blanket was thrown out. Cooking utensils were commonly reduced to a pint tincup and a half of a canteen, which latter, with a stick split at one end for a handle, served for a frying and stewing pan. Yet some, who were likely to mourn for the "flesh pots of Egypt" in the wilderness, clung fondly to a light skillet and a coffee-pot. On the 4th of May, 1864, the camps around Culpepper Court-house were broken, and the columns were set in motion for the Rapidan. Quietly the march was conducted; conversation was hot indulged in to any great extent, every one being apparently occupied by his own reflections. The soil moved over had been the scene of many a conflict, to which recollection recurred, and a fresh encounter was momentarily looked for, where the foe had been so often met. Bivouacking for the night at Stony Mountain, the march was resumed at 3 o´clock upon the morning of the 5th, crossing the Rapidan at Ely´s Ford. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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