History of the Second Massachusetts Regiment of Infantry: Beverly Ford.

by Daniel Oakey

HISTORY
OF THE
SECOND MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.

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BEVERLY FORD.

A PAPER READ AT THE OFFICERS' REUNION IN BOSTON,
MAY 12, 1884,
BY
DANIEL OAKEY,
CAPTAIN SECOND MASSACHUSETTS REGIMENT OF INFANTRY.

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BOSTON:
Geo. H. Ellis, Printer, 141 Franklin Street.
1884.

BEVERLY FORD.
JUNE 9, 1863.

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In taking up the thread of Captain George A. Thayer's admirable chapter upon the Chancellorsville campaign, we find the regiment baling out their old log pens, on a dark night, in the rain. They had stripped the canvas roofs before starting for Chancellorsville. The return to a deserted camp, even in fine weather, flushed with victory, is not agreeable. The failure of Chancellorsville made the discomforts of this memorable night harder to bear, and it seemed very much like some of the worst experiences of the "Mud campaign."