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unsteadiness of our marches up the Peninsula, and the short distance usually gained in a day, were owing to the badness of the roads- which were more wretched than any description can set forth- and to the positions of our corps a considerable distance towards the rear of the column-
 
unsteadiness of our marches up the Peninsula, and the short distance usually gained in a day, were owing to the badness of the roads- which were more wretched than any description can set forth- and to the positions of our corps a considerable distance towards the rear of the column-
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Thursday ( 29th ) we moved two miles further and remained till Saturday morning  ( 31st ) when we changed camp to within a mile and a half  of Seven Pines, when the opening of the battle at 2 P. M. found us.- The brigade was moved forward about 3 p.m. and took the position assigned to them to the right and the left of the line of railroad- advancing at intervals during the afternoon, but at no time directly in action, though part of the time exposed to the fire of the enemy.- At night  the brigade occupied the extreme front, and the four let companies of our regiment-G,H,I & K under command of Capt. Pitcher, Acting Major -were sent out to the front as a picket on the railroad.-
 
Thursday ( 29th ) we moved two miles further and remained till Saturday morning  ( 31st ) when we changed camp to within a mile and a half  of Seven Pines, when the opening of the battle at 2 P. M. found us.- The brigade was moved forward about 3 p.m. and took the position assigned to them to the right and the left of the line of railroad- advancing at intervals during the afternoon, but at no time directly in action, though part of the time exposed to the fire of the enemy.- At night  the brigade occupied the extreme front, and the four let companies of our regiment-G,H,I & K under command of Capt. Pitcher, Acting Major -were sent out to the front as a picket on the railroad.-
The battle closed with daylight and the night passed quietly till 7 A.M. Sunday ( June1 ) when a sudden and furious attack was made by the enemy ,from the roads to the left of the railroad at the point where our picket was stationed.- a brigade which had taken position there in the morning bearing the brunt of the onset- Capt Pitcher immediately took position on the railroad track with his command and opened fire - effectively checking the advance of the enemy,
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The battle closed with daylight and the night passed quietly till 7 A.M. Sunday ( June1 ) when a sudden and furious attack was made by the enemy, from the roads to the left of the railroad at the point where our picket was stationed.- a brigade which had taken position there in the morning bearing the brunt of the onset- Capt Pitcher immediately took position on the railroad track with his command and opened fire - effectively checking the advance of the enemy,  
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1862
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May 25
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Battle
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of
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" Fair Oaks"
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or
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" Seven Pines"
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June 1

Latest revision as of 14:25, 12 February 2021

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unsteadiness of our marches up the Peninsula, and the short distance usually gained in a day, were owing to the badness of the roads- which were more wretched than any description can set forth- and to the positions of our corps a considerable distance towards the rear of the column-

Thursday ( 29th ) we moved two miles further and remained till Saturday morning ( 31st ) when we changed camp to within a mile and a half of Seven Pines, when the opening of the battle at 2 P. M. found us.- The brigade was moved forward about 3 p.m. and took the position assigned to them to the right and the left of the line of railroad- advancing at intervals during the afternoon, but at no time directly in action, though part of the time exposed to the fire of the enemy.- At night the brigade occupied the extreme front, and the four let companies of our regiment-G,H,I & K under command of Capt. Pitcher, Acting Major -were sent out to the front as a picket on the railroad.-

The battle closed with daylight and the night passed quietly till 7 A.M. Sunday ( June1 ) when a sudden and furious attack was made by the enemy, from the roads to the left of the railroad at the point where our picket was stationed.- a brigade which had taken position there in the morning bearing the brunt of the onset- Capt Pitcher immediately took position on the railroad track with his command and opened fire - effectively checking the advance of the enemy,


SCRIPT IN LEFT MARGIN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM

1862 May 25

Battle of " Fair Oaks" or " Seven Pines"

June 1