Difference between revisions of ".NDM5.Mzg4OA"
From DigitalMaine Transcription Project
Cbellhoerth (talk | contribs) |
|||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
July 1 | July 1 | ||
Malvern Hill. | Malvern Hill. | ||
| − | + | Near City Point | |
After marching all night we reached the point early in the forenoon of today. Hunting about for the General I at last found him sleeping soundly on the side of a bank. What a scene was that the whole army seemed concentrating on that hill side, And such con-fusion. | After marching all night we reached the point early in the forenoon of today. Hunting about for the General I at last found him sleeping soundly on the side of a bank. What a scene was that the whole army seemed concentrating on that hill side, And such con-fusion. | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 7 December 2018
� 177 1862 July 1 Malvern Hill. Near City Point
After marching all night we reached the point early in the forenoon of today. Hunting about for the General I at last found him sleeping soundly on the side of a bank. What a scene was that the whole army seemed concentrating on that hill side, And such con-fusion.
Toward noon our division received orders to move its camp. In the afternoon made new dispositions for battle, and remained in position till after dark.
Genl. McClellan was with us. Said he looking at his watch -- "6 o.k.!" and then patting Genl. Slocum on the back; "Slocum it's all right'!
About midnight we