After these delays, Percy's brigade, about 1,000 strong, left Boston at about 8:45 am.
From 8 July through 17, the entire brigade left the battlefield and moved to Richmond where the men were allowed to take a well-deserved rest.
On the next day, the brigade left France to return to Italy.
On 5 July, the brigade left for the Jordan Valley to resume their place in the front line.
The brigade left the 2nd Mounted Division on 18 and 19 January 1916.
The other brigade guided by Jean Baptiste Bruce had left a week earlier.
On May 3, 1864, the brigade left Cleveland to take part in the Atlanta Campaign.
By the time the brigade left Iraq it had collectively suffered nine killed.
After a period of reorganisation the full brigade left Alexandria on 7 April for France.
The brigade could cross, even through this shell fire, but would leave the supply train behind.