August 2nd, and S. O. 70, Headquarters 2nd Army Corps.) Instruction was given that the men march as light as possible. The extra baggage of the regiment to be sent to Dunn Loring to be shipped by rail to Manassas Junction. The work of packing the extra baggage proceeded immediately, though the heaviest thunder storm of the season was raging at the time. The Quartermaster's Department was up all night drawing and issuing supplies, in order that there might be no delay when the order for march was given on the 3rd inst. By 6 o'clock on August 3rd the regiment, with the exception of the Third Battalion, consisting of Companies I, K, L and D, who were detailed for provost duty under Major Hall, were ready to march. Shortly after 8 o'clock word was received from Corps Headquarters that something was wrong with the wagon trains, and to prepare noon mess in camp. At 10 o'clock this order was countermanded and assembly sounded. At 10.05 a. m. the command to march was given, and the regiment as part of the First Brigade, Second Division, marched to the camp of the 159th Indiana, and took position as rear regiment of the First Brigade. The heavy rain of the night previous had settled the dust, so the nain cause for complaining on the recent march to Allen's farm, or Difficult Run, was removed, but the temperature was high, in the neighborhood of ninety, and the humidity near the point of saturation. Under the circumstances, the rests were frequent and of sufficient duration to allow for recovery from the heat and fatigue. The regiment had not marched more than two miles from camp before the stragglers from the preceding commands began to line both sides of the road, due to temporary exhaustion and lack of discipline. At 12.25 a halt was made and arms were stacked in an open field without a vestige of shelter from the sun. There was five minutes rest at 10.35; eleven minutes rest at 10.55; two minutes rest at 11.25; five minutes rest at 11.35; twelve minutes rest at 11.48; halted for dinner at 12.25 and the march resumed at 1.45 p. m. Up to this time very few men from this regiment left the ranks, but as the afternoon wore on and the heat increased, men were dropping every few moments, though in a great many instances, they did so under instructions from their commanding officers, in order to look after men who, more or less, were in need of assistance. The record of the rests in the afternoon shows, conclusively, that the greatest care was taken to save the men as much as possible under the circumstances. Rests were as follows: eighteen minutes rest at 2.05; sixteen minutes rest at 2.49; twenty minutes rest at 3.19; ten minutes rest at 3.52; ten minutes rest at 4.32. The regiment arrived at Burkes Station at 5.25 p. m., in better condition physically and numerically than any other regiment of the Second Division. The Captains of the eight companies reported a total of only thirty-five men missing at retreat roll call. Camp was pitched in an open field, abutting the embankment of the main line of the Southern Railroad, at the bottom of a slight slope, adjoining the Marshall estate on the east. Water was scarce and of questionable purity. The main source of supply was from the tank at Burkes Station, ordinarily used to supply the locomotives. This was soon riled by men indiscriminately dipping their canteens into it, which made it unfit for further use. There was a small stream about one-eighth of a mile west of the camp with water three feet deep, in which the men bathed. The regiment was called upon for a large number of details for outpost duty, fully one hundred and fifty officers, non-commissioned officers and men, being dispatched to surrounding estates, to prevent depredations. On the morning of the 4th the First Battalion under Major Wilson, were ordered out as provost guard. They were relieved in the afternoon by the Second Battalion under Captain J. G. Butler, Major M. B. Butler being detailed as Brigade Officer of the Day, and Colonel Hoffman as Division Officer of the Day. The regiment continued on Provost duty until the march was taken up the next day. The wagon trains reached camp early in the morning of the 4th, so there was an abundance of supplies of hard-tack and coffee, potatoes and canned meats. Company F under Captain Fales and Lieutenant Nice were detailed to round up the stragglers, who had journeyed to Manassas by train, their intention being to remain until the arrival of the Division. They succeeded in capturing about eighty of the wayward ones from different commands, among which, the Third New York was not represented. The rain descended in torrents from 9 p. m. on August 4th until 3 a. m. August 5th. The regiment left camp at Burkes Station Friday, August 5th, as rear guard to the Second Division, at 6.45 a. m., moving in a southwestward direction. The morning was clear and cool, and the preceding commands had worked the roads into an excellent condition. The regiment was halted at 7.05, and resumed march at 7.18,, a thirteen minute rest; rested again at 7.27, and started at 7.54, a rest of twenty-seven minutes; rested again at 8.04 and started at 8.39, a rest of thirty-five minutes. Up to this point there lay considerable up-hill marching. Rests were more than sufficient to allow the men to recover. Rested from 9.05 to 9.08. At 9.10 passed the Happoldt estate on the right. At 9.24 reached Sangsters Cross roads, where the troops rested until 9.45, and then swung around to a north of west direction, in an opposite direction to the road leading to Wolf Run Shoals. Halted at 10.10, started at 10.25, and marched through a mountainous défile, over a heavy and hilly road. Rested from 10.57 to 11.17. At 11.51 halted at the Crouch estate, where the men filled their canteens. Started at 12.22 and halted at 12.38. Arrived at Bull Run Field at 12.50. A resume shows that the regiment was actually marching three hours and seven minutes and resting two hours and fifty-eight minutes. That the day was an ideal one for marching is proved by the fact, that all the men answered to their names at roll call, immediately after reaching camp. Tents were pitched on a slight bluff, adjoining the woods, which aligned the east bank of Bull Run Creek. The efficiency of the Quartermaster's Department is conclusively proved by the fact that though the regiment was the rear guard of the Division, the supply wagons were parked close to the regiment not later than 3.30 p. m. and the hue and cry about lack of food was entirely without foundation. Headquarters was situated close to an old redoubt, at the northwesterly end of the line of intrenchments, thrown up by the Confederate General Jubal A. Early in 1861. The whole Second Division was encamped in one large field, this being made feasible by the nature of the ground, which was undulating. Considerable difficulty was again encountered in the water supply. Drinking water was only obtained after carrying it from points from a half mile to two ་ |