The brothers marched on through the stifling heat of the July afternoon. It was the peak of summer. Blackberries hung ripe and succulent, ready for the picking. The marching orders were nearly never much more then in a row down along a dirt road. Marching was much prefered to hacking a path through dense the woodland scouring for firewood. My the soldiers were sent off on reconnaissance.
South Carolina had been the first of the southern states to the leave the Union, followed in succession by Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Louisiana. On April 17, 1861 Virginia also joined the Confederacy. On April 19th riots broke out in Maryland. Arkansas and Tennessee following Virgina seceded on May 6th and North Carolina on May 20th. The newly formed Confederate States had elected Jefferson Davis to be their president and on April 22nd Robert E. Lee was confirmed as Commander of the Virginia Army.
The Union men couldn't wait to see the elephant and get a shot in at a reb. The camp has heard news that General McClellan and his Army of the Potomac are defending Washington.
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