Sunday, April 20, 1862
Easter Sunday afforded no rest for the regiment, who was ordered to march under arms and form a line of battle for the entire day. After turning in briefly during the evening, the regiment was ordered into battle formation again until 1:00 AM on Monday.1
References:
1George A. Bruce, The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861 - 1865 (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1906), 84.
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