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Title: Thirteenth regiment of New Hampshire volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861-1865: a diary covering three years and a day
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Thompson, S. Millet, 1838-
Subjects: United States Army New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 13th (1862-1865) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories New Hampshire -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Boston, New York: Houghton, Mifflin
Contributing Library: University of New Hampshire Library
Digitizing Sponsor: University of New Hampshire Library

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d yards. E. Position of Thirteenth, close under the top of the crest, awaiting the order to charge. The right of the Reg. 150 yards from theroad, paced along the crest, and 100 yards from culvert N, andalmost exactly in front of the centre of the pond B. F. Thirteenth halted ; after the enemy retired from his long outer line of rifle-pits Z. The Thirteenth charged 300 yards. After the charge and halt we moved about 100 yards to the left and rear into rebel rifle-jiits in the point of pines at G.I. Mr. Edward Jenkinss house built since the war. P. Edge of woods.K. Confederate battery to the right, distant about one third of a mile from the crest.L. Confederate battery to the left, distant about three fourths of a mile from the crest.T. Apple-tree where Major INIarshall rallied the 40th Mass., about 100 or 150 yards in rear of the Thirteenth when halted and lying down after the charge.Y. A second line, main line of rifle-trenches, running across the field,and occupied by rebel infantry.
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COLD HARBOR, June 1, 1864. From a sketch made by the writer in May 1885. 1864 BATTLE OF COLD HARBOR. 355 full of the suspicion, natural to such an incident, that they had met oneof the enemy. As the darkness increased, Sullivan and Prescott werepuzzled, and did not know which lines to enter; and remained on the fieldbetween the lines until there was enough of daylight to enable them todecide. Both men are courageous, but such an experience no man wouldcare to repeat. An errand early to-day took tlie writer about half a mile through thewoods to the left, and a more terrible picture of war can scarcely be im-agined. The dead are lying everywhere. The bodies show but littleevidence of suffering, but the limbs ai-e stretched out stiff and at almostevery possible angle. Many bodies are bent backwards, as if the spinewere trying to touch ends that way. One body is thus arched up, and isresting upon the shoulders and heels. The coat-capes are turned up overmany faces, other faces are bare, o

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