Crossing the Potomac into Virginia

Monday, July 20, 1863

The Army of the Potomac continued their pursuit of General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Virginia. The Twentieth Massachusetts, on the move with the Army of the Potomac, arrived at Sandy Hook last Wednesday and made camp for two days. On Saturday the Twentieth crossed the Potomac River near Harper's Ferry and moved through Hillsborough, Virginia. After traveling through Woodgrove the Twentieth made camp at Bloomfield this afternoon. ¹

References:
¹George A. Bruce, The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861 - 1865 (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1906), 301-2.

Bivouac at Ashby Gap

Monday, November 3, 1862

The Twentieth left Bloomfield early in the morning and arrived at Ashby Gap by noon to the sounds of heavy artillery fire. The regiment immediately formed a line of battle and remained in formation for the rest of the day without incident.¹

References:
¹George A. Bruce, The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861 - 1865 (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1906), 180.

March to Bloomfield

Sunday, November 2, 1862

At 8:00 A.M. the Twentieth departed from Wood Grove and began a thirteen-mile march to Bloomfield, near Snicker's Gap, where they camped for the evening, enjoying summerlike weather.¹

References:
¹George A. Bruce, The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861 - 1865 (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1906), 180.