north bank of the Rappahannock. The pontoon bridge had been taken up the day before, by order of General McCall, the trestle bridge at the Lacy House gave way, and its timbers lodging against the railroad bridge, caused that to separate and float down the stream. The weight of these two striking the bridge of canal boats, swept it before them. Fortunately, the gunboat fleet succeeded in saving the materials, and enabled the engineer corps speedily to reconstruct the bridges. When the citizens of Fredericksburg saw the rising torrent sweeping away the bridges, they collected on the shore, and manifested great joy, the men cheering wildly, and the women waving their white handkerchiefs. They knew that the First brigade was cut off from communication with the two other brigades north of the river, and they already began to meditate an attack on the troops in the city. They were reminded, however, that General McCall's artillery commanded the city, and that it would open on it with all its force if any hostile demonstrations were made against the troops on that side of the river.

Without waiting for the absent divisions of McDowell's corps to return to Fredericksburg, the authorities at Washington ordered General McCall to move his division of Pennsylvania Reserves to the Peninsula. A fleet of transports had been ordered up the Rappahannock to convey the troops to White House. Accordingly, on Sunday morning, the 8th of June, the regiments were ordered to cook rations and prepare to march. At sun-set the tents were struck, and knapsacks hastily packed, and in the darkness. and stillness of night, the whole division marched through the woods, along the river bank to Gray's landing, about ten miles below Falmouth, where the brigades bivouacked at two o'clock on Monday morning. At daylight, the work of embarkation began, and was pushed forward with great vigor. Early in the afternoon, the vessels carrying the First and Second brigades, steamed into line and moved down the river; the music of the bands and the cheers of

north bank of the Rappahannock. The pontoon bri
been taken up the day before, by order of General
the trestle bridge at the Lacy House gave way, an
bers lodging against the railroad bridge, caused th:
rate and float down the stream. The weight of
striking the bridge of canal boats, swept it be
Fortunately, the gunboat fleet succeeded in sav
terials, and enabled the engineer corps speedi
struct the bridges. When the citizens of Freder
the rising torrent sweeping away the bridges, !
on the shore, and manifested great joy, the
wildly, and the women waving their white
They knew that the First brigade was cut
munication with the two other brigades no
and they already began to meditate an atta
in the city. They were reminded, howev
McCall's artillery commanded the city, and
open on it with all its force if any hostil
were made against the troops on that side

Without waiting for the absent division
corps to return to Fredericksburg, the au
ington ordered General McCall to mov
Pennsylvania Reserves to the Peninsul
sports had been ordered up the Rappa
the troops to White House. According
ing, the 8th of June, the regiments w
rations and prepare to march. At s
struck, and knapsacks hastily packed,
and stillness of night, the whole divi
the woods, along the river bank to
ten miles below Falmouth, where th
at two o'clock on Monday morning.
of embarkation began, s
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n board.