Chapter 7

McCLELLAN SUCCEEDED BY BURNSIDE.

1862.--Burnside's First Campaign.--Army of the Potomac in Three Divisions.--Advance from Warrenton to Falmouth.--General Stahel's Raid to the Shenandoah.--Laying Pontoons across the Rappahannock under Fire.--Battle of Fredericksburg.-- Daring Feats and General Heroism.--Death of General Bayard. --The Hospitals.--Sanitary and Christian Commissions.--Camp "Bayard."--Camp-Fires.--Winter Quarters.--Friendly Relations of Pickets.--Trading.--Pay-Day.--"Stuck in the Mud." 105