Journal History of the Seventy Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry

tion of tllc part borne by n single bnttalioi. Tllc writer presents tllc rcsult of his lalors, to tlie iuolllers and friends of tllc regiment, with tllc llopc that it will bc a valuable record. -- CONTENTS . -- Organization of the Regiment , .............................. Ordered to the Field , ......................................... Forced Marches on Romney and Moorfield , ............ Return to, and Encampment at, Clarksburg , ............ Change of Position to Weston , ............................. March across the Mountains , ................................ Battle at McDowell, ........................................... Position at Franklin, .......................................... The Army of the Mountains , ............................... Battle of Cross Keys , ......................................... Return to Strasburg , ........................................... Encampment at Middleton , ................................... Crossing the Blue Ridge , .................................... Camp Life at Sperryville , .................................... Battle of Cedar Mountain , ................................... ...................... The Rapidan and the Rappahannock , Battle of Freemans Ford , .................................. Artillery Duels, ............... . ......................... . Movements of the two Armies , ............................. 33 Battle of Second Bull Run. ............................. 35 In Front of Washington , ................................... 44 On the War Path Again , ................................... 46 Pairfax and Germantown, .................................... 47 March to Falmouth , ........................................... 48 Battle of Fredericksburg , .................................... 48 Encampment at Falmouth , ................................... 49 Burnside Stuck in the Mud. ............................... 50 Move to Stafford Court House , ............................. 53 The Spring Campaign , ....................................... 53 Battle of Chancellorsville , .................................... 55 Back to the Hills of Stafford , .............................. 61 The March into Maryland and Pennsylvania , ........... 63 The Battle of Gettysburg , ................................... 66 Return to Virginia , ............................................ 78 From Manassas Junction to Bridgeport, Ala.,.- ........ 81 The Situation , ................................................... 82 Up the Tennessee River , ..................................... 84 Midnight Charge at Lookout Valley , ..................... 86 g ttle of Nissidn Ridge , ..................................... 91 Campaign of East Tennessee , ............................... 98 ....................................... ........................ Veteran Re.Enlistment, 106 . Homeward Bound , ................ 108 Back to Lookout Valley ,.. .................................. 110 CONTENTS . vii Camp at Raccoon Ridge ...................................... 110 The Army . Iovos , ........................................... 113 Rocky Faced Ridge , ......................................... 113 Battle of Resacca , ............................................ 116 On to Cassville , .................. . ....................... 121 Flanking Allatoona, ............................................ 125 Battle of New Hope Church , .............................. 125 ............... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.