The Calm Before the Storm: The Week Prior to Gettysburg
Posted by Capt Browne on Friday 21 June 2013 The Calm Before the Storm: The Week Prior to Gettysburg June 23-30 1863
Following the fight at Upperville, the 22nd MVI returned to camp in Aldie and encountering only a lone chicken on the route, which was "converted into rations" by means of a fast-acting private soldier and his little hatchet, despite standing orders strongly against foraging. Once back in Aldie (Map Location A), the lads endured "...a fearful storm flooded th
From Cattlet's Station to the Battles of Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville.
Posted by webguy on Monday 17 June 2013 From Cattlet's Station to the Battles of Battles of Aldie, Middleburg, and Upperville. (June 15-22, 1863)
At 5:30 AM on June 15, the 22nd Massachusetts again got orders to march on to Bristow Station-- this time, the orders were not countermanded. Parker notes that the land they marched over was part of the old Bull Run battlefield, and that it "...bore all of the unmistakeable evidences of war's destructive hand" (Parker 324). The da
The Slow Pursuit
Posted by webguy on Wednesday 12 June 2013 The Slow Pursuit (June 8-14, 1863)While the Army of Northern Virginia continued to dash north, Hooker's Army of the Potomac continued its deliberate crawl in pursuit. The 22nd Massachusetts remained encamped near Kelly's Ford (map location A)through the first week of June 1863. On June 9th, Parker reports that the 22nd "...heard heavy booming all day, indicating a sharp cavalry fight" (Carter 323). Indeed, only thirteen miles to the
