Sunday, June 21, 1863
On Friday the Twentieth Massachusetts departed from Sanger's Station, passing Centerville yesterday and the Manassas (Bull Run) battlefield this morning. By evening the regiment arrived at Thoroughfare Gap for evening camp and four days rest.
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References:
1George A. Bruce, The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861 - 1865 (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1906), 263.
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Friday, June 21, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Rest at Sanger's Station
Wednesday, June 17, 1863
The Twentieth Massachusetts continued their northward progress, camping at Occoquan River on Tuesday and at Sanger's Station this evening. As the weather remained exceedingly hot, the Second Corps camped two days at Sanger's Station for rest. 1
References:
1George A. Bruce, The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861 - 1865 (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1906), 263.
The Twentieth Massachusetts continued their northward progress, camping at Occoquan River on Tuesday and at Sanger's Station this evening. As the weather remained exceedingly hot, the Second Corps camped two days at Sanger's Station for rest. 1
References:
1George A. Bruce, The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861 - 1865 (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1906), 263.
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