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2nd New Hampshire Infantry
Second Battle of Manassas
August 29, 1862 3:00 p.m.
1st Brigade (Grover), Second Division (Hooker)
Third Corps (Heintzelman),
Army of the Potomac, USA
2nd New Hampshire Infantry
Col. Gilman Marston
"There was a crash of Rebel musketry, an answering roar of Yankee cheers, and almost instantly the 2nd was pouring over the railroad embankment. The first Confederate line was driven in upon a second, and here occurred the most desperate fighting of the day -- a hand to hand fight with bayonets and clubbed muskets. The second Rebel line was routed and scattered. A third Rebel line was encountered, but by now our charge had spent its force. The 2nd held on until overwhelmed, then the men made a break to escape capture."
-- Pvt. Martin Haynes |