Mr. King
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2014
- Location
- Carolina Coast
I have an account with audible.com, and enjoy the heck out of it. This month, I downloaded and am listening to "Hearts Touched by Fire", which is a collection of first hand accounts by surviving officers, all written in the 1880s. It's been great so far. It contains 48 solid hours of listening pleasure.
I am currently listening to Brig. Gen. Henry Hunt give his account of Gettysburg. He just related a story about him inspecting the positions on Culps Hill on the morning of July 2nd, and he found the men digging in with a jovial and happy manner. After watching them for a second, one private approached him asking if the news was true. On asking what he was referring to, the man said that twice that morning word has come down the line that McClellan was back in command, and the second time they heard it, it was said that he was on his way to the field to take the reins. He said "the boys are a jubilant, for they know if he takes command, everything will be alright."
Hunt then goes on to say that he was told a similar story by the commander of a 5th Corps battery having heard similar rumors on the night march in the evening of the 1st, and the men tossed their caps and hurrahed.
He said he did not set them straight, as it looked like it renewed their vigor.
The editor notes similar stories by Lt. O. S. Barrett of the 4th Michigan Infantry wrote about a similar story in the 2nd Corps.
I am currently listening to Brig. Gen. Henry Hunt give his account of Gettysburg. He just related a story about him inspecting the positions on Culps Hill on the morning of July 2nd, and he found the men digging in with a jovial and happy manner. After watching them for a second, one private approached him asking if the news was true. On asking what he was referring to, the man said that twice that morning word has come down the line that McClellan was back in command, and the second time they heard it, it was said that he was on his way to the field to take the reins. He said "the boys are a jubilant, for they know if he takes command, everything will be alright."
Hunt then goes on to say that he was told a similar story by the commander of a 5th Corps battery having heard similar rumors on the night march in the evening of the 1st, and the men tossed their caps and hurrahed.
He said he did not set them straight, as it looked like it renewed their vigor.
The editor notes similar stories by Lt. O. S. Barrett of the 4th Michigan Infantry wrote about a similar story in the 2nd Corps.