. Geschichte des Zwölften Regiments, Rhode Island Freiwillige, im Bürgerkrieg, 1862-1863 . s Sie hatten den Mann mit dem Ochsenwagen 230 HISTOET DES ZWÖLFTEN REGIMENTS voller guter Dinge begegnet. Er hatte ihnen nicht von unserem Zug erzählt, sonst wären sie nicht so überrascht gewesen, als sie uns trafen.wie es war, hatten sie den alten Mann von all seinen Süßspeisen gereinigt. Die Straße, auf der sie sich zurückzogen, war fast eine halbe Meile mit Pasteten, Kuchen, Keksen usw. übersät. Die Pris-oners, die wir genommen hatten, sagten, sie hatten sechzig Männer und erwartete Wiederverstärkungen vor Nacht. Über Mittag CaptainHigley dachte es am besten

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. History of the Twelfth Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers, in the Civil War, 1862-1863 . s they had come across the man with the ox-cart 230 HISTOET OF THE TWELFTH REGIMENT full of good things. He had not told them about our train, or else they would not hare been so surprised when they met us.As it was, they had cleaned the old man out of all his sweet-meats. The road where they retreated was strewed withpies, cakes, cookies, etc., for nearly half a mile. The pris-oners whom we had taken said they had sixty men andexpected re-enforcements before night. About noon CaptainHigley thought it best to send a messenger ahead to campfor re-enforcements. He did so, and some fifty of ColonelWolfords cavalry met us about five or six miles from theregiment, all of them just crazy for a fight. They scouredall around that afternoon and the next day, and took twenty-eight more prisoners, making thirty-five in all. Colonel Brownehad charge of the prisoners, and we had them on our return trip, which took a week more. The last we saw of them was at Stan-ford, where there was a rebel prison.. ^^^I.■^KR a. scott. (From a recent picture.) REMINISCENCES. Bt WALTER A. SCOTT. Although the battle of Fredericksburg was replete withmany historically important incidents, to me it is most remem^bered because of two happenings of a purely personal nature.In the early morning hours of the 11th of December, 1862, whilethe artillery coming from aJl directions was taking position onthe heights to support the crossing of the army, I with others, was looking for Rhode Island batteries as they passed. While80 engaged I heard some one inquiring for me and was overjoyedto meet my father, who was in Hazards Battery B. He graspedmy hand and asked about my health and for news from home.This meeting was all too brief as he was obliged by duty toleave hurriedly ^ind rejoin his command. Two days later, in theevening after the battle, one of his comrades came to me withthe information that he had been severel

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