Soon after the battle, Abbott's brother Fletcher, who was suffering from dysentery, joined him in the hospital. Abbott recovered by November 1862 and returned to the regiment camped at Falmouth, Virginia across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was accompanied on his return by Holmes, who was returning after recovery from a wound suffered at the battle of Antietam.
Shortly after the fight, Abbott's brother Fletcher, who was experiencing dysentery, joined him in the hospital. Abbott regained his health by November 1862 and returned to the regiment's camp at Falmouth, Virginia, situated across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was accompanied on his return by Holmes, who was returning after recovering from a wound sustained during the battle of Antietam.