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HISTORY
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OF THE 10th
TENTH REGIMENT OF CAVALRY
NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEERS
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AUGUST, 1861, TO AUGUST, 1865
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BY
N. D. PRESTON
ORY YONNE & ALLER CO.
HE PUBLIC LIPKALY
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY GEN. D. MOM. GREGG
PUBLISHED BY THE TENTH NEW YORK CAVALRY ASSOCIATION
NEW YORK D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1892
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Preston, Noble D.
History of the Tenth regiment of cavalry New York state volunteers, August, 1861, to August, 1865, by N. D. Preston, with an introduction by Gen. D. McM. Gregg; pub. by the Tenth New York cavalry association. New York, D. Appleton and company, 1892.
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COPYRIGHT, 1891, BY N. D. PRESTON.
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PREFACE.
IT was with many misgivings that I yielded to the demands of my comrades, and consented to undertake the preparation of a his- tory of the Tenth New York Cavalry. Fully realizing my unfitness for the work, I felt, nevertheless, the desire so universally entertained by the members, that the record of the Regiment's services should be put in an enduring form ; and, actuated by a sense of duty, I entered upon the task.
The volume is presented as the result of nearly three years' labor. The difficulties attending the collection of material and data have been greater than I had anticipated, but in the necessary corre- spondence I have derived much pleasure in the revival of auld lang syne with comrades " who drank from the same canteen."
It has been my endeavor to record the facts fairly and impartially. Such sins of omission and commission as may be found in the chroni- cle are not due to any predisposed views or opinions on the writer's part, but rather to the difficulty of getting exact information on many points, and of arranging from a confusion of details a con- nected narrative with proper discrimination.
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It is very natural that every soldier should regard his regiment as the best. It was this pride that gave to an army the esprit de corps which rendered it efficient at all times. It is pleasant to record the fact that the men who were banded together as the Tenth New York Cavalry entertained this feeling to an unusual degree. A perusal of the pages of this volume will, I believe, convince any one that their pride was fully justified. No apologies or explanations are necessary for any of the actions of the Regiment. Its members acquitted them-
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selves as men on all occasions. When the time of their terms of service had about expired, they enrolled themselves for three years more, determined to continue the struggle to the end.
I desire to acknowledge my obligations to the comrades who have so generously responded with whatever they possessed that would aid me in the making up of the volume, as well as to those who have contributed directly to its pages by personal reminiscences, etc.
To the chairman of the Publication Committee, Henry E. Hayes, I am under many obligations. He has been indefatigable in his efforts in every way, and has lightened my labors and cheered me in the work. This Committee, composed of H. E. Hayes, D. Getman, Jr., and E. M. Tuton, has been active and efficient at all times, and ren- dered every possible assistance to facilitate the work. To their broad views the comrades are indebted for the handsome and durable vol- ume herewith presented. They were unanimous in the opinion that in the printing and binding of the book the best would be none too good. That it comes from the press of the well-known publishing house of D. Appleton & Co. is sufficient proof of their wisdom, and insures a work that in its mechanism will be another fitting monu- ment to the memory of the men whose heroic services it records.
I take this opportunity of tendering thanks to Colonel Fred Phisterer, Chief of the Bureau of Records of the War of the Rebel- lion, of the Adjutant-General's Office of the State of New York, Major George B. Davis, of the War Record's Office at Washington, D. C., Mark Brownell and C. W. Wiles, Corresponding and Recording Secretaries, respectively, of the "Tenth New York Cavalry Associa- tion," John L. Kendlehart, of Philadelphia, formerly of Gettysburg, Hon. A. T. Bliss, Walter Kempster, and M. Mahany, formerly of the Tenth New York Cavalry, and to Mr. Edgar Vanderbilt, brother of Captain George Vanderbilt, for many favors extended me in the prepa- ration of the volume; also to General Ordway, of Washington, D. C., and to Colonels George Meade and J. Edward Carpenter, of Philadel- phia, for photographs of prominent cavalry generals loaned me.
To those comrades who have contributed their prison experiences I also desire to acknowledge my obligations. These narratives will
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be found of thrilling interest, particularly to those who shared in the sufferings, the hopes, and the despair of the days and scenes of which they write.
The map showing the position of troops in the cavalry engage- ment on the right flank at Gettysburg, July 2 and 3, 1863, I made from the maps prepared by authority of the Secretary of War, per- mission having been obtained from the Engineer-in-Chief of the Army to use them. The map will, I think, be found interesting and reliable. 'The other maps, which I also prepared especially for this work, will aid the reader in following the movements of the- regiment, and assist in a comprehension of the magnitude of the theatre of operations of the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac.
The book will be found to possess some features not often met with in a volume of its kind. Artistic reproductions of photographic portraits of all the prominent cavalry generals who served in the Army of the Potomac-a galaxy of leaders the peers of whom it would be difficult to find in modern times, faces that awaken memories of wise administration and gallant leadership; endeared to every man in their respective commands-adorn its pages.
The "charger " seen plunging through the book, indicates that it is horse from cover to cover.
Comrades, the history is in your hands. In your criticisms, I trust that the broad charity which has always been so prominent a char- acteristic of the intelligent American soldier will be extended, keep- ing in mind the fact that no two actors in the great drama saw things from the same standpoint nor with the same eyes. In the individual records no doubt many errors will be found; but I have been com- pelled to follow the " official " statements where nothing different, from living witnesses or papers in my possession, proved the contrary.
It has been my earnest endeavor to place in the hands of the com- rades a truthful and impartial record of the gallant Regiment and its members. If the work proves acceptable to them, I shall feel abun- dantly rewarded for my labor.
N. D. PRESTON.
PHILADELPHIA, December 1, 1891.
INTRODUCTION.
THE following pages will be read by three classes with both interest and instruction. The first of these, the more general, com- posed of those who willingly read all that is published concerning the Great War of the Rebellion, after having followed the author through the story of the services of the Tenth New York Cavalry, will have a better knowledge of the magnitude of a war which con- tinued for nearly four years, whose theatre extended from the Po- tomac to the Rio Grande, and in which the one Regiment under consideration participated in a hundred battles and skirmishes, and met such enormous losses in killed and wounded; and in deaths from disease in hospitals and rebel prisons.
The second class of readers, the immediate friends and relatives of the good and true men whose names were borne on the rolls of the Tenth New York, will in the narrative find peculiar interest. What their loved ones suffered from wounds, disease, the fatigue and hardships of campaigns, amid the ice and snow of winter and the heat and dust of summer, will be better understood after they shall have followed the author to the end.
The veterans of the Regiment will read with great pride and satis- faction its story, the history which they made with the keen edges of their sabers and the unerring bullets of their carbines. Their memories freshened, they will be better able to fight their battles o'er, and to recall associations with the dear comrades who have preceded them to the reassembling of the grand old Army of the Potomac on the other shore.
Grand Tenth New York Cavalry ! The writer of this brief intro-
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duction had the honor of commanding the division in which it served. In two and a half years of service he never knew it to fail in its duty. Led by such gallant soldiers as Irvine and Avery, to it belongs a full share of the glory won by its division and its arm of service.
The author of the history is to be complimented on the successful completion of his work. It has involved much labor in the necessary examination of official records and in extensive correspondence. The result of his patient labor will prove a valuable contribution to the true history of the War of the Rebellion.
D. MOM. GREGG,
Late Brigadier and Brevet Major-General of Volunteers.
READING, PA., September 3, 1891.
N. D. PRESTON, . Historian.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
ORGANIZATION AT ELMIRA .- IN WINTER QUARTERS AT GETTYSBURG.
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Authority granted John C. Lemmon to recruit the Regiment .- Difficulty in raising the necessary men .- The Porter Guards .- Christened before birth .- Recruiting commenced .- The first company and first men enlisted .- Where the men came from .- Arrival of Company A in Elmira rendezvous .- Barracks No. 2 .- Camp scenes and incidents .- Arrivals in camp of the various companies .- Captain Avery in command of the barracks .- Roster of the Regiment .- Roster of Field, Staff, Non-commissioned Staff and Band .- Election of field officers .- Clothing received. -Major Bernstein, drill-master .- Material of which the Regiment was composed. -Company A's cold-water bath .- The Morgan Cavalry disbanded .- Company C's skirmishing experience .- Grand review .- Numerical designation and muster into service of the Regiment .- Ordered to Gettysburg .- Gettysburg ? ? ?- A happy crowd .- Arrival there Christmas night, 1861 .- Reception in Gettysburg .- First dress parade .- Locating a camp .- Assignment of the companies to temporary quarters .- Address of Colonel Lemmon to the citizens .- General Order No. 20. -Tents erected .- Camp abandoned .- Death of John W. Congdon .- The first death in the Regiment, and first Union soldier interred in the Gettysburg ceme- tery .- The Secretary of War asked to have barracks erccted for the Regiment. -First Regimental review .- Sham prize-fight .- Bad effect of the faetional differ- ences among officers .-- Barraeks ordered built .- Location .- First troops in bar- raeks .- Presentation of silk banner by Miss Elizabeth Porter .- Care of the siek. -Celebrating Union vietories and anniversaries .- A home guard cavalry com- pany .- Social mentions .- Ordered to Perryville, Md .- Farewell to Gettysburg. -Kind mention by the newspapers .- Card from Surgeon Pease .- How the Tenth came to be quartered in Gettysburg . ·
CHAPTER II. PERRYVILLE, HAVRE DE GRACE, BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON.
The journey to Perryville .- Characteristics of the place .- Growing discontent among the men .- The Regiment ordered to Havre de Grace .- Companies A, C, F, and G, under Major Avery, assigned to guarding railroad .- The ferry-boat Maryland .- The Secretary of War petitioned to disband the Regiment or send it into active service .- Non-commissioned officers reduced for complicity .- Muskets stored .- Company A makes a capture of schooner and embryo rebel soldiers .- Corporal John P. White's and Lieutenant Weed's accounts .- Issue of' pistols and earbines to the Regiment .- Rumors of a transfer to Virginia .- Companies B, D, E, F, H,
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and regimental head-quarters transferred to Patterson Park, Baltimore .- Reviewed by General Wool .- Importance of the bridges of the P. W. & B. R. R .- Historic Patterson Park .- Attractions about the eity .- Issue of horses .- Off for Washing- ton, D. C., mounted .- Arrival at the National Capital .- Companies A, C, and G arrive next day .- Reunited and eneamped near Bladensburg Toll-gate .- Histori- cal grounds .- Breaking horses and bones .- Drills and dress parades .- President Lincoln and Secretary Seward interested speetators .- Orders for recruiting a third battalion .- The detail .- It proceeds to New York State. - Elmira the ren- dezvous .- Enlistment and muster-in of Companies I, K, L, and M .- The roster of each .- Off for Washington of the three first companies .- Issue of horses .- Join- ing the Regiment at Brooks's Station . 25
CHAPTER III.
FIRST VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN .- FROM SECOND BULL RUN TO FREDERICKSBURG.
Companies A, B, D, and E, under Major Avery, ordered to Falls Church .- Crossing the long bridge in a severe storm .- The Regiment receives its full complement of horses .- Companies C and F, under Major Kemper, ordered to Fort Whipple .- Scouting .- Capture of Captain H. S. Pratt and thirty men near Centreville .- Captain Pratt's account .- General Cox's report .- Colonel Thomas T. Munford's (Confederate) report .- The first blood fight of the Regiment, Leesburg .- A gal- lant charge .- Account of the engagement by Corporal E. W. Stark, Company A, and reports of Colonel Davies .- Composition of Bayard's Brigade .- Foraging incident .- A forward movement .- Skirmishing .- " Joe Bailey." -- A letter from Major Avery's benefactress .- The fight at the Gold Mines .- Company H loses several men .- Reports of General Bayard and Lieutenant-Colonel Irvine .- Captain Peek in arrest .- Pieket duty .- Foraging faets and faneies .- Bayard's Brigade on a reconnoissanee .- A eold time and great suffering .- General Bayard on guard .- On pieket again .- An attack on the relief .- Account of Sergeant Mor- timer Spring, of Company D .- Companies L and K on detached service .- Captain Vanderbilt's graphic account of eseort duty with a new company .- Battle of Fredericksburg .- Death of General Bayard .- General D. MeM. Gregg sueceeeds him in command .- Return of the prisoners paroled at Centreville .- Kilpatrick in command of the brigade .- The march to Belle Plain .- In camp, preparatory to going into winter quarters . 40
CHAPTER IV.
SPRING CAMPAIGN, 1863 .- FROM CAMP BAYARD TO BATTLE OF BRANDY STATION.
In winter quarters at Camp Bayard .- Camp seenes and ineidents .- Return of Com- panies L and K from detached service .- Muster-in of part of Company M at Elmira, and arrival at Camp Bayard .- Colonel Lemmon comes to eamp, and re- mains a few days .- Part of the Regiment on pieket .- Entire Regiment on outpost duty at Lamb Creek Chureb .- Terrible storms .- Burnside's mud march .- A tedious, disagrecable mareh to Mathias Point .- On pieket again .- Severe snow- storm .- Company M joins the Regiment .- The regimental organization complete. -Foraging foibles and pieket paragraphs .- Surgeon Clarke tells some amusing anecdotes .- Captain Vanderbilt and the pet pig .- R. G. King, of Company A, relates his experience .- The oscillations between Camp Bavard and King George County .- Grand review of the Army of the Potomac by President Lineoln and
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General Hooker .- The cavalry makes an impression-in the mud .- Punishment of two deserters .- Organization of the Cavalry Corps .- Changes in the Tenth .- Roster of officers .- Good-bye to Camp Bayard .- Opening of the spring campaign. -Marching and countermarching in the vicinity of Warrenton and Bealton .- The Stoneman raid .- The delay in starting .- Dispatches of General Hooker and President Lincoln .- Charge of the Regiment through Louise Court-House. -Sergeant l'ettis, of Company K, attempts horse-trading under difficulties .- Detail to destroy bridge .- A stampede .- George Hines, of Company A, and his chicken .- Sleepy soldiers snoring .- Arrival and crossing at Kelly's Ford .- Cap- tain Getman's account of the raid .- Colonel Kilpatrick's march to Gloucester Point .- Surgeon Clarke remembers the raid .- Some reflections .- Following the cavalry wagon train to Chancellorsville .- The rebels shell the camp .- Ludicrous scene .- Joining the corps at Bealton .- To Potomac Creek bridge .- Back to Bealton .- On picket .- Capturing a guerilla .- Another case .- A lover's flight and plight .- On picket at Warrenton Junction . 58
CHAPTER V.
GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN .- FROM BRANDY STATION TO GETTYSBURG.
Return of Colonel Kilpatrick from Gloucester Point .- Keen blades for a promised contest .- Battle of Brandy Station .- The first great cavalry combat of the war. -Strength of General I'leasonton's force .- Accounts and incidents of the battle by Lieutenant B. B. Porter, of Company L., Elias D. Evans and Joseph F. Ashtenaw, of Company D .- Operations of Company L .- Losses in the Regiment. -Confederate report of capture of the standard of the Tenth New York .- Rela- tive strength of the forces engaged .- Effect of the encounter on the Union cavalry .- Reorganization of the Cavalry Corps .- General D. M. M. Gregg in command of the Second Division .- The Tenth in the Third Brigade, Colonel J. Irvin Gregg commanding .- The march northward .- Action at Aldie .- Middle- burg engagement .- Accounts by Major Kemper, Sergeant Edson, of Company D, Corporal David L. Wallace, of Company A, Sergeant John B. Buffum, of Company B .- Prisoners and wounded sent to Aldie .- Incident by W. W. Williams, of Com- pany D .- Engagement at Upperville .- The Confederate cavalry driven to Ash- by's Gap .- Falling back .- The Regiment under a brisk artillery fire .- Ordered to service with the Twelfth Corps .- Arrival at Leesburg .- Marching northward with the infantry .-- Arrival in Frederick, Md .- General Meade supersedes Gen- eral Hooker in command of the Army of the Potomac .- The Regiment back in the Third Brigade .- The march continued to Newmarket, New Windsor, West- minster .- Crossing the Pennsylvania line .- Halt at Hanover Junction .- Arrival at Hanover .- A royal reception .- Seenc of Kilpatrick's fight .- Arrival on the right flank at Gettysburg .- Adventure and capture of Surgeon Lyman W. Bliss. -Impatience of the men to visit friends in the village .- Sounds of the raging con- flict .- John Madole, Company L, the first to enter Gettysburg . 82
CHAPTER VI.
GETTYSBURG CAMPAIGN CONTINUED .- ON THE RIGHT FLANK AT GETTYSBURG .- TO HARPER'S FERRY.
On the right flank at Gettysburg .- Home again, almost .- Speculation and expecta- tion .- Ordered forward .- The first advance to Brinkerhoof's Ridge .- First troops engaged on the right flank .- Rank's Battery .- Second action on Brinkerhoof's Ridge .- Colonel Brooke-Rawle's account .- Accounts by Sergeant B. W. Bonnell,
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of Company H, Captain Lownsbury and Corporal Dow, of Company K, Sergeant Edson, of Company D. Sergeant D. W. Pletcher, of Company F, Lieutenant Matthews, of Company M, and Lieutenant Porter, of Company L .- Incidents by Sergeant John A. Freer and W. E. Phelps, of Company M, and Hospital Steward Walter Kempster .- Scene of the battle at night .- Reports of Generals Johnson and Walker (Confederate) .- The Tenth New York Cavalry Monument .- Skirmishing at night on the right of the Twelfth Corps .- Incident .- Engagement of July 3d. -General Gregg apprised of the approach of the Confederate cavalry .- Accounts by Major Mcclellan and the Comte de Paris .- MeIntosh opens the fight .- Custer recalled .- Irvin Gregg's Brigade in reserve .- A brilliant encounter .- Gregg vic- torious .- Strength of the opposing forces .- Losses .- Extract from General Gregg's address at the dedication of the Cavalry shaft .- On picket at night .- Foraging .- A night-scene in the rear of the great battle-field .- Refugees returning to town. -Familiar forms and faces .- In Gettysburg again .-- Irvin Gregg's Brigade the first troops to enter the village .- The Porter Guards welcomed .- Interesting reminiscences .- Arrival of Early's Confederate Division en route for York, Pa. -His demand for food and clothing .- A prompt refusal from Mr. D. Kendel- hart, on behalf of the village .- Old John Burns the bearer of the documents .- Incident of the "Hero of Gettysburg."-Letter from C. J. Tyson .- The spirit of the Confederates broken .- Lec falls back during the night of July 3d .- Mr. Kendelhart the bearer of the news to General Meadc .- Gregg's Division in pursuit on the Chambersburg Road .- Scenes of death and devastation on the route .- Great numbers of prisoners taken .- Sufferings from hunger .- Foraging. -Fodder and food freely furnished .- Arrival in Chambersburg .- To Quincy, Waynesboro, Middletown, Boonesboro .- Rest and rain .- To Harper's Ferry .- Encamp on Bolivar Heights .- First Union troops to cross the Potomac . 106
CHAPTER VII.
FALL CAMPAIGN, 1863 .- FROM HARPER'S FERRY TO WINTER QUARTERS AT TURKEY RUN, NEAR WARRENTON.
Harper's Ferry .- Incidents and scenes .- Surgeon Clarke's close call .- Arrival at Shop- berdstown .- Issue of bacon .- " Dinner fo' de hands."-On picket .- Outposts attacked .- First Maine's opportune arrival .- Account of Company H's operations by Corporal Harrison .- A severe struggle .- General Gregg withdraws to Harper's Ferry during the night .- Experience of Sergeant Peck, of Company M .- Con- federates also decamp in the night .- Losses in the Regiment .- General Gregg's report .- Colonel Gregy's report .- The march sonthward taken up .- To Lovetts- ville, Goose Creek, Bull Run, Broad Run, Catlett's Station, Warrenton Junction. -On picket duty .- To Amissville. - Skirmish at Little Washington, August 3d .- Again on the 4th .- George Ilines, of Company A, swaps horses with his antagonist in the fight .- Account by Surgeon Clarke .- To Sulphur Springs .- Brigade desig- nation changed to the Second .- Companies M and K on detached service with the Second Corps .- On picket near Jefferson and Oak Shade .- To Culpeper, Brandy Station, and Fayetteville .- Back to Culpeper .- The Army falling back. -To Sulphur Springs .- Adventure of the First Maine Cavalry .- Battle of Sulphur Springs .- An uncqual contest .- Night fighting .- Cut off .- A discouraging out- look .- Opportune arrival of Colonel Taylor's brigade .- Arrival at Fayetteville .- Experiences of Sergeant W. N. Harrison, of Company H, and Elias D. Evans, of Company D .- General Gregg's report .- Experience of A. L. Eldridge, of Company D .- To Auburn .- Captain Vanderbilt, with his squadron, on picket .- An attack and heroic stand .- Captain Vanderbilt's account .- Lieutenant Johnson's gallant
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charge .- He is captured .- Graphic account by Lieutenant I. E. Hayes .- A des- perate but short struggle .- Stuart in a tight place .- Skirmish at Bristoe .- Picket- ing near Fairfax Court-House .- Following the retreating Confederate army .- On picket at Fayetteville and Morrisville .- Lieutenant M. R. Woodruff and a small force attacked .- Woodruff severely wounded and the men captured .- Ac- count by Warren W. Irish, of Company D .- Mine Run .- Attacked in rear .- Repulse of the rebels .- A sharpshooter's fate .- Captain Snyder sent to open com- munication with Colonel Taylor .- The army falls back .- General Lee's intended attack on the Union left in reverse-A bitter cold night .- Covering the retreat .- Encamped at Turkey Run 132
CHAPTER VIII.
SPRING CAMPAIGN, 1864 .- FROM TURKEY RUN TO RETURN FROM SHERIDAN'S RAID TO RICHMOND.
In winter quarters at Turkey Run, near Warrenton .- Camp pranks .- Small-pox .- A midnight alarm .- Capture of "Bob Ridley."-The regimental flags .- Re-enlist- ment .- Special Order No. 11, A. of P .- Off for Elmira .- Destruction of printing office and saloon in Sunbury .-- The boys at home .- Return to camp at Turkey Run .- Scouting and picketing again .- Statement of Miss Patton .- Arrest of Mrs. Monroe .- Major Weed's account .- Reorganization of the Army of the Potomac. -General Sheridan in command of the Cavalry Corps .- Composition of the Union and Confederate Cavalry Corps .- Wounded sent to Washington .- Lieutenant Hayes severs his connection with the Regiment .- Companies K and M return from detached service with the Second Corps .- March to Morrisville .- Skir- mishes near Morrisville and Tockett's Mills .- General Sheridan reviews Gregg's division .- Hurried march to Sulphur Springs .- Detachment under Major Weed at Morrisville returns to camp .- Farewell to Turkey Run .- March to Paoli Mills .- Order No. 177 .- Sand-storm .- Opening of the spring campaign .- Crossing at Ely's Ford .- Fighting at Todd's Tavern and the Catharpin Road .- A friendly ad- monition .- Account by Lieutenant Van Tuyl .- The march back to Aldrich's .- Start on the raid to Richmond .- An attack .- Custer's captures at Beaver Dam. -A rude awakening .- Engagement at Ground Squirrel Bridge .- Letter from Colonel Treichel .- Account from Sergeant John P. White, Company A .- Close upon the Confederate capital .- A night of great interest .- Death of Generals Stuart and Gordon .- Inside the Confederate fortifications .- A hard all-day fight. -The Confederates repulsed and the march resumed .- Aların in Richmond .- On "from" Richmond .- Malvern Hill .- Shelled by the Union gunboats .- Arrival at Haxall's Landing .- Food, forage, and fire-water obtained from General Butler. -The Tenth transferred to General Davies's Brigade .- Start on the return to the army .- Incidents .- Poor eggs for good money .- Crossing the Pamunkey River. -A severe thunder-storm .- With the army again .- A worn-out command 156
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