A Chautauqua boy in '61 and afterward; reminiscences by David B. Parker, second lieutenant, Seventy-second New York, detailed superintendent of the mails of the Army of the Potomac, United States (14739707696)

Identifier: chautauquaboyin600park (find matches)
Title: A Chautauqua boy in '61 and afterward; reminiscences by David B. Parker, second lieutenant, Seventy-second New York, detailed superintendent of the mails of the Army of the Potomac, United States marshal, district of Virginia, chief post office inspector
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Parker, David Bigelow, 1842-1910 Parker, Torrance, 1872-
Subjects: Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) -- Virginia Postal service -- United States Chautauqua County (N.Y.) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives United States -- Politics and government 1865-1900
Publisher: Boston, Small, Maynard
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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ile Mr. Lincoln was ashore with GeneralMcClellan, and rode up to our camp, and I went withhim to General Sumners headquarters where AlonzoGushing, his brother, was Chief of Artillery for Sum-ners Corps. Lieutenant Gushing could be gone but afew hours, so we all three rode back to his ship. Theenemy, whom McClellan insisted that he had whippedin each battle during the retreat, was not so badly hurtnor so afraid of McClellan but that they could haveimmediately marched northward and without stoppingat Richmond proceeded to Washington. Then ourtroops were hurried in transports around to Alex-andria and ordered to General Pope, who was incommand of the defenses of Washington, leavingMcClellan without a command, and the second battleof Bull Run and the battle of Chantilly were foughtunder General Pope. General Hooker kept his Divisiontogether, and after General Kearny was killed at Chan-tilly, had both Divisions under his command, and wascredited with covering the retreat of the army, which
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(the new YORK ) PaSLIC LIBRARY ».-?TOR, LEVSX AND;L.ff&N P0UNeAT(0N8. WAR THROUGH GETTYSBURG 23 had been ignominioiisly beaten. I remember GeneralKearnys body being brought in as I was starting forWashington, by General Hookers orders, with dis-patches. That night I rode with an Orderly throughthe village of Accotink in the moonlight, and as I didso I found that we were being chased by some cavalry-men, who I felt sure were Confederates, and after-wards I learned that they were. When we came to theplace where the road turns in to Washingtons home,I directed my tired horse into the plantation and on tothe house at Mt. Vernon. It was a rule during thewar that any one of either side was safe while in Mt.Vernon. There was no fighting there, and we werenot followed into the grounds. I remained there untildaylight and then went on to Washington. Our Divi-sion was soon placed under the command of GeneralSickles, and General Hooker was ordered to the com-mand of the First Army Corps. Gen