Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-24
Extracts from DiarT kept while in the Army
OF the Potomac review of Battles. Skirm-
ishes, Marches, &c. Of the 2Rd Wis. Vols.

Il
ishes, Marches, &c. of the End Wis. Vols.
CHAPTER II.
May AT eleven o'clock A NJ receive
marching orders-pack Up in a hurry to re-
join the brigade at Potomac Creek, thence
to within about two miles of Fredericks burg
and camp. Distance marched, II miles
] May john Gibbons, Capt Battery "B,"
/ 18th Z. S. Artillery, having been appointed
| Brigadeer General Of Volunteers is assigned
| to, and assumes command of our brigade,
/ and Col. Cutler returns to his regiment.
| May 10.-Move down to the river and
| camp Immediately opposite the city of Fred
ericksburg.- Distance two miles.
| May l1.-Major Dutfeia, in a reconnaissance
/ with a squadron of the Harris Light Cavalry,
| ID n. Y, makes dash upon the enelay's
/ picket on the plain at the mouth of Massapo-
max Run. Captures a secesh officer and sew
| eral men, and succeeds in getting up quite an
excitement in our camps, from which the
action is visible. The troops for the most
| part being on "Dress Parade" were held
under arms for time till the firing ceased
! We learn that the dashing Major is nlaced
| under arrest for disobedience of orders in
| bringing on this skirnlish, although it was
| eninently successful and without much loss
| While in this camp companies D and F are
| detached with the Construction Corps, and
/ assist in repairing the railroad bridge across
| May 23--Our division is reviewed by Pres
/ idenr Lincoln and Gen. Mcdowell \ divis-
! ION Of the army FRONT the Shenandoah Valley,
| commanded by Gen. Robert Shields, Joins
| our corps to-day.
! May 25.-Cross the Rappahannock and
! pass out through the city on the Bowling
| Green road to Ginney's Station, and camp
/ on ground occupied, A few days ago, by reb-
els, and called by them Camp Alexander
/ no
was to form a junction with the army on the
! Peninsula, a portion of which is at this time
| occupying Hent yer Junction, twenty-six miles
distant
May 29.-Byeak camp and march back
| through Fredericksburg, recross the Kappa
| hammock, out through Falmouth, bivouacing
on the Catlett's Road after march of / 3 ms
ay 30.-Up at an early hour but do not
march till A. NJ, by which time it is very
| warm. During the forepart of the day, in
! consequence Of the hot sun and dusty roads
many of the men fall out and straggla after the
! marching column, when the ambulances are
| full In the afternoon we are refreshed with
| shower of rain and march easier At
| Town Run we halt and make coffee, at dusk
| thence to Elk Run and byouac. Dist. % MS
| May 3l.-March to Catiett's Station, four
miles. Gen Augur's brigade takes cars for
| Front Royal, in "The Valley" 1t is tho CHIT
| the whole division will be carried by rail to
reinforce Gen. Banks. We lay at this place
one dav till
June 2,-When the balance of Gen Kings
| Div. march via Greenwich to Haymarl<et
under scorching sun, which causes the men
| to struggle badly Camp about sunset
| Distance marched, II miles.
| June 3.-Rain came down in torrents all
! night, and We are nearly drolnaed out. Blank
! cts and clothing all as wet as water can
| make them Continues raining till the 5th.
| Gen. King has orders to concentrate hi dvis-
ion at this place, and
Jtne 6,-At an early hour we march ont to
| the Warrenton Pike and on it through New
| Baltimore to Warrenton and camp, about /
o'clock P ". Distance Is miles
June Remain quiet in camp near the
! beautiful little town Of Warrenton, the Cap
ital of Fauquie County. 1t contains a hand
| some Court House, jail, Il town hall, four
churches, two academies, Zone for males and
the other for females several stores, two
printing Offices and in time of peace more
than 2000 inhabitants.
June S.-Fine summer morning and many
| of the soldiers assemble at an Episcopal
Church TO spend portion of this Sabbath as
they did at home bat before the text is an
nounced by the minister, Rev Mr.-- We
have marching orders, and the service is
abruptly and uncerem5niOusly broken up.
| and each soldier hastily repairs to his regi-
|
bowed in solemn devotion, are marching to
national airs in martial array toward Freder-
| cl<sburr. We camp at Warrcnton Junction,
having marched 10 miles
June 9.-March to Elk Run,-1O miles.
June 10.-March at an early hour 1t
rains ard renders the marching very heavy.
Bivovac for the night near Uarwood Church
Distance, 10 miles.
June Il-Marcli to fredericksburg and
go into camp on Nr. Lacy's farm Immediately
opposite the upper end of the city. 80 ms
The Object Of thi5 campaign was to have
caught the rebel General jackson between
the forces OF fremont, Banks and Mcdowell,
but il i defeated ut Front ~. al, and he
! escapes towards Richmond having accom-
plished his ohiest,--to make a depression in
/ our advance toward the rebel capital, and we
I0y find ourselves no further ON than we
( were 4 month ago, and the rebel armies are
amassed in defence Of Richmond
Here we have orders to make ourselves
comfortable, rs it IS thought we shall re-
main for some time. FredericLs burg is sit
uated on the south bank of the Rappahan
mock River at the head of tide water and
about mid wav between Washington city and
| Richmond. 1t is surrounded by high land
/ and being built with perfect regularity. il
/ presents a beautiful appearance when viewed
/ from the heights around it. 1t contains
F.! many handsome private residences and pub
lie buildings that make up the city in SPLEEN
did STYLE The Rappahannock Falls supply
it with abundant water power. The city
took its name from and in honor of George
| the Thirds father, Prince Frederick mar
/ ble monument in an old graveyard in the up-
per suburbs of the city, marks the last rest
/ Jig place Of Washington's mother 1t has
/ been shamefuIly mutilated and disfgurcd by
/ the Confederate soldiers who recently occu-
/ pied this place. TIE population in time of
/ peace NAV be set down at about 5000.
June l3.-The 81 and 9Th Wis. Inf Regis
/ , section of Battery Il" 1st \. Y. Art'v aud
( a squadron of cavalry cross the river to re-
! connoiter the country Immediately south
west of the city, March out a few miles on
| the Telegraph Road thence across the country
To the plank road. Discovering no cuen1v
the troops return to camp in the evening
Remain in camp little more than month,
preparing for the fall campaign
july - The regiment IS part of large
detachment of infantry from Gen. Kings Div.
/ with Battery 3D. 4th Aat'y, and part of
/ the 81 Ind. Cav, sent under command of
Z. y.