1863 to 1 DEC |
We bivouacked upon the battlefield during the night of the 14th,
and the following morning fell back to Rappahannock Station,
destroying the railroad as we retreated, tearing up the rails
which we heated over burning piles of cross ties and twisted so
as to render them useless for the time being. Upon arrival at
Rappahannock Station we at once entered upon picket duty, engaged
in drilling and other incidental camp duty until 7 November.
About 11 o'clock Saturday night, the 7th, we received orders to
cook rations and be ready to move at a moment's notice. At the
time we supposed the army would make another advance, but instead
we fell back to a line on the Rapidan river. During Sunday, the
8th, we were in line of battle throughout the day, expecting an
attack, but were not engaged. On the 9th we were ordered on
picket duty at Peyton's Ford, where we remained until the 13th,
on which day we received orders to cook two days' rations and be
ready to move at a moment's notice, but did not receive marching
orders until the 29th. On this date we left camp at 4 o'clock
in the morning, and, proceeding by the Orange Court House and
Fredericksburg road to a point near Vidiersville, we came up with
our cavalry engaged in a skirmish with the enemy. Our skirmishers were deployed and thrown forward, engaging the enemy
until nightfall, and we held this line during the night. The
remainder of the army having arrived during the night, General
Lee formed his line of battle at Mine Run. On the morning of the 30th the enemy opened his artillery on portions of the Confederate line, and we confidently expected an attack. It seems, however, that upon an inspection of General Lee's lines General Meade recognized the position to be impregnable, and, declining battle, retired behind the Rapidan on the night of 1 December.
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1863 to 20 FEB |
Our regiment remained at this point until Thursday, 3 December,
when we returned to Camp Marshall, our winter quarters, near
Orange Court House, where we remained employed in drilling and
general camp duty until 3 February, 1864, on which day our
regiment was ordered on picket duty on the Rapidan river. On the
20th General Kirkland, having recovered from his wound received at Bristoe Station, returned to camp and again took command of his brigade.
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1864 to 27 APR |
During the month of March Governor Vance paid a visit to the North Carolina troops in the Army of Northern Virginia and made addresses to the several brigades. He had an appointment to speak to Cooke's and Kirkland's Brigades, jointly, on the 29th,
but on account of the very bad weather our commands were deprived
of the pleasure of hearing him. The regiment, having been in
winter quarters since 3 February, on 27 April vacated the cabins
and moved to an encampment one mile distant. As sickness
prevailed to a great extent about this time, the change was made
as a sanitary measure with good results.
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