The Second Rhode Island Regiment: A Narrative of Military Operations in which the Regiment was Engaged from the Beginning to the End of the War for the Union |
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appointed April 6th army attack August 1st battery battle of Bull battle of Sailor's battle of Salem brevet brigade Bristol Bull Run Burnside camp Captain cavalry Charles Charles W command Company G corporal date of muster December 26th deserted died discharged division duty East Greenwich enemy enemy's February ferred to Company fighting George George W Henry hospital at date infantry Ireland James January John July 13th July 21st July 9th June 17th June 20th June 6th killed Lieutenant-Colonel March Massachusetts mustered into Company November o'clock October officers Olneyville Pawtucket Petersburg Potomac Private promoted reënlisted resigned Rhode Island Richmond Sailor's Creek Salem Heights Samuel Scituate second lieutenant Second Rhode Island September sergeant Sheridan Sixth Corps Smithfield South Kingstown surgeon's certificate taken prisoner tered Thomas trans transferred to Company transferred to veteran troops uncertain Veteran organization veteran reserve corps Warwick Wheaton Wilderness William H Woonsocket wounded
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Page 312 - And wider still those billows of war Thundered along the horizon's bar, And louder yet into Winchester rolled The roar of that red sea, uncontrolled...
Page 313 - Temple of Fame, — There with the glorious General's name, Be it said, in letters both bold and bright, " Here is the steed that saved the day By carrying Sheridan into the fight, From Winchester, twenty miles away !
Page 313 - Were beating like prisoners assaulting their walls, Impatient to be where the battle-field calls ; Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play, With Sheridan only ten miles away. "Under his spurning feet, the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind, Like an ocean flying before the wind ; And the steed like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on with his wild eye full of fire.
Page 313 - Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust, like smoke from the cannon's mouth; Or the trail of a comet, sweeping faster and faster, Foreboding to traitors the doom of disaster. The heart of the steed, and the heart of the master Were beating like prisoners...
Page 312 - But there is a road from Winchester town, A good, broad highway leading down; And there, through the flush of the morning light, A steed as black as the steeds of night Was seen to pass, as with eagle flight...
Page 290 - In pushing up the Shenandoah Valley, where it is expected you will have to go first or last, it is desirable that nothing should be left to invite the enemy to return. Take all provisions, forage, and stock wanted for the use of your command ; such as cannot be consumed, destroy.
Page 313 - Under his spurning feet the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind Like an ocean flying before the wind, And the steed like a bark fed with furnace ire Swept on with his wild eyes full of fire ; But, lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire, He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring fray, With Sheridan only five miles away.
Page 313 - mid a storm of huzzas, And the wave of retreat checked its course there, because The sight of the master compelled it to pause. With foam and with dust the black charger was gray; By the flash of his eye, and the red nostril's play, He seemed to the whole great army to say : "I have brought you Sheridan all the way From Winchester down to save the day.
Page 295 - Charlestown, and he pointed out so distinctly how each army lay ; what he could do the moment he was authorized, and expressed such confidence of success, that I saw there were but two words of instructions necessary — Go in ! For the conveniences of forage, the teams for supplying the army were kept at Harper's Ferry.
Page 312 - UP from the South at break of day, Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay, The affrighted air with a shudder bore, Like a herald in haste, to the chieftain's door, The terrible grumble, and rumble, and roar, Telling the battle was on once more, And Sheridan twenty miles away.