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Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865, Chapter 19: at Bolivar Heights. (search)
my was refitted, material and personnel were repaired and soon everyone felt that a move was to be made. The Nineteenth Maine regiment here joined the brigade. It was a fine looking body of men, 1000 strong, and was clothed in full dress uniform, even to hat. The men made a fine showing as they marched on to the field. Two notable events happened at this place,—President Lincoln's review of the Army on the Heights, and the issuing of his Emancipation Proclamation, to take effect January 1st, 1863. There were many solid shot and shells scattered around the camp, many of the latter charged. One night three or four men of the new regiment were seated around a little fire, drinking coffee, their pots resting on some cannon balls, among which was an unexploded shell. They were yet unacquainted with the innocent looking thing. The weather was cool and they sat close to the fire, enjoying a skin roast, when their pleasure was brought to a sudden termination by a blinding flash a