Arrival at Thoroughfare Gap

Saturday, June 20, 1863

Continuing their northern march the Second Corps, of which the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut was a part, arrived at Fairfax Station and Centerville for a two-day rest. This morning the Twenty-Seventh Connecticut reached the Bull Run battlefield and arrived at Thoroughfare Gap by nightfall for a four-day rest.¹

References:
¹Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 72.

On the Long Northward March

Sunday, June 14, 1863

The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut received final orders to march, and at 3:00 P.M departed from Falmout. They marched in advance of the rest of the brigade to Stafford Court House, which they left behind in flames before proceeding to Occoquan.¹

References:
¹Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 72.

Officers Return for Service

Thursday, June 11, 1863

Colonel Richard Bostwick, Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Merwin, Major James Coburn, and Lieutenants Frank Chapman, Burdick, Muhler, Rice, and Cross returned for command. Colonel Bostwick was suffering from a illness that prevented him from taking command of the regiment, and Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Merwin assumed command. Three companies were formed from Companies D, F and the remnants of the remaining companies and placed under the command of Captain Jedediah Chapman.¹

References:
¹Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 70.

Preparation for March

Monday, June 8, 1863

The Twenty-Seventh Connecticut received orders to prepare for march at any time with three-days rations.¹

References:
¹Winthrop Dudley Sheldon The "Twenty-Seventh," : A Regimental History (New Haven, Connecticut: Morris and Benham, 1866), 72.