Monday, December 7, 1863
Early this morning the Twentieth Massachusetts redeployed on Cole's Hill near Stevensburg, establishing their winter quarters. The Army of the Potomac was situated in a wide half-circle around Culpeper Court House, facing the Rapidan River and headquartered at Brandy Station.
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References:
1George A. Bruce, The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861 - 1865 (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1906), 324-25.
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Saturday, December 7, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
Army of Potomac Returns to Camp
Wednesday, December 2, 1863
Union General George Meade ordered his forces to withdraw from Mine Run on Tuesday. After crossing the Rapidan River in an all-day march, the weary Army of the Potomac reached camp before nightfall. 1
References:
1George A. Bruce, The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861 - 1865 (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1906), 323.
Union General George Meade ordered his forces to withdraw from Mine Run on Tuesday. After crossing the Rapidan River in an all-day march, the weary Army of the Potomac reached camp before nightfall. 1
References:
1George A. Bruce, The Twentieth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry 1861 - 1865 (Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Riverside Press, 1906), 323.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Orders to March on Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 26, 1863
On Monday evening the Twentieth Massachusetts received orders to march the following morning at dawn. Tuesday morning, at the appointed time, heavy rain descended on the camp and subsequently delayed the march for two days. At 6:00 A.M. this morning, Thanksgiving Day, the Twentieth Massachusetts began a march toward the Rapidan River.1
References:
1Richard F. Miller, Harvard's Civil War: A History of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Lebanon, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 2005), 306.
On Monday evening the Twentieth Massachusetts received orders to march the following morning at dawn. Tuesday morning, at the appointed time, heavy rain descended on the camp and subsequently delayed the march for two days. At 6:00 A.M. this morning, Thanksgiving Day, the Twentieth Massachusetts began a march toward the Rapidan River.1
References:
1Richard F. Miller, Harvard's Civil War: A History of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Lebanon, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 2005), 306.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Meade Launches a New Offensive
Saturday, November 7, 1863
Under pressure from President Abraham Lincoln to pursue Confederate General Robert E. Lee Army of the Potomac commander George Meade planned a new offensive movement to strike the Confederates near Brandy Station. Early this morning the Army of the Potomac began a march to cross the Rappahannock River, with the Second Corps crossing at Kelly's Ford. General Robert E. Lee, however, declined to meet Meade near Brandy Station, and withdrew to a position on the south side of the Rapidan River. General Meade decided to relocate the Army of the Potomac for winter quarters positioned between the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers near Stevensburg.1
References:
1Richard F. Miller, Harvard's Civil War: A History of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Lebanon, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 2005), 304-5.
Under pressure from President Abraham Lincoln to pursue Confederate General Robert E. Lee Army of the Potomac commander George Meade planned a new offensive movement to strike the Confederates near Brandy Station. Early this morning the Army of the Potomac began a march to cross the Rappahannock River, with the Second Corps crossing at Kelly's Ford. General Robert E. Lee, however, declined to meet Meade near Brandy Station, and withdrew to a position on the south side of the Rapidan River. General Meade decided to relocate the Army of the Potomac for winter quarters positioned between the Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers near Stevensburg.1
References:
1Richard F. Miller, Harvard's Civil War: A History of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Lebanon, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 2005), 304-5.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Front Lines along the Rappahannock River
Saturday, October 10, 1863
The Twentieth Massachusetts Regiment remained encamped along the Rappahannock River since the end of July, and during this time events had been quiet, but not so in Tennessee. On September 19 and 20 Union General William Rosecrans and Confederate General Braxton Bragg clashed at Chickamauga, Tennessee, resulting in a decisive Confederate victory. As a result the Twentieth Massachusetts was deployed south of the Rappahannock along the Rapidan River from September 18. Today Union General Meade ordered the Twentieth Massachusetts to fall back to the Rappahannock River.1
References:
1Richard F. Miller, Harvard's Civil War: A History of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Lebanon, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 2005), 291-92.
The Twentieth Massachusetts Regiment remained encamped along the Rappahannock River since the end of July, and during this time events had been quiet, but not so in Tennessee. On September 19 and 20 Union General William Rosecrans and Confederate General Braxton Bragg clashed at Chickamauga, Tennessee, resulting in a decisive Confederate victory. As a result the Twentieth Massachusetts was deployed south of the Rappahannock along the Rapidan River from September 18. Today Union General Meade ordered the Twentieth Massachusetts to fall back to the Rappahannock River.1
References:
1Richard F. Miller, Harvard's Civil War: A History of the Twentieth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (Lebanon, New Hampshire: University Press of New England, 2005), 291-92.
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