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At Gettysburg the One Hundred and Sixth came on the field at midnight of July 1st and took position behind the low stone wall on the right centre of the line, in front of and to the left of Meade's headquar- ters. On the afternoon of the 2d, when Sickles' line was broken the One Hundred and Sixth was part of Webb's brigade which marched to the gap in the line, and when it reached the crest the enemy, not sixty yards in front, were pressing on as to certain victory. The brigade fired a close musketry volley at the ad- vancing foe aud then charged, striking the enemy on the left flank, hurling back his advancing column. The One Hundred and Sixth and two companies of the Second New York pursued the retreating enemy as far as the Emmettsburg road. The following day it was at Cemetery Hill, to support the Twelfth Corps, and stationed on the right of the Baltimore pike, near Rickets' Battery, it remained under the terrific cannonading of that day until the close of the bat- tle. During the Wilderness campaign it was almost constantly in action, and took part in Hancock's fa- mous charge at Spottsylvania in the gray of the morning of May 12th. It was engaged at the North Anna, and in the battle of Cold Harbor the brigade of which the One Hundred and Sixth was part at- tempted to drive the enemy from his intrenchment, but they were too strong, and the men, dropping on the ground, remained until night, when they threw up a breastwork, which they held. Crossing the James, it took part in the action of June 14th before Peters- burg, and the movement upon Jerusalem plank-road a week later. The regiment was mustered out of ser- vice Sept. 10, 1864.
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COMPANY I.
William A. Hughes, 2d lieut., must. in Aug. 24, 1861; pro. to 2d lieut. June 10, 1863 ; must. out with company Sept. 10, 1864.
James D. Witter, Ist sergt., must. in Ang. 24, 1861; pro, to lat sergt. Oct. 1, 1862 ; must. out with company Sept. 10, 1864.
Samuel Hill, corp., must. in Aug. 24, 1861 ; must. out with company. Jefferson Arthur, corp, must. in Aug. 26, 1861 ; captured at Petersburg, Va , June 22, 1864 : trans, to Co. II, date unknown.
Jacob Pyewell, corp., mnet. in Aug. 28, 1861; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps Dec. 15, 1863.
Reuben Dansfield, corp., must. in Aug. 28, 1861 ; died Aug. 16, 1862.
Privates.
Isaac Campbell, muet. in Aug. 28, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Novem- ber, 1862.
William Gamble, must. in Aug. 24, 1861 ; died Jan. 12, 1863.
Alfred J. Mudford, must. in Aug. 21, 1861; muet. out with company Sept. 10, 1864.
Charles Roxborough, must. in Aug. 28, 1861 ; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps; died Aug. 28, 1864, at exp. uf term.
John Stevenson, must. in Aug. 24, 1861 ; killed at Savage Station, Ve., June 29, 1862.
John Knife.
William McNeil.
Howard Helms.
COMPANY C.
Edward Lilley, private, must. in Sept. 21, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. March 22, 1863.
COMPANY E.
John Mclaughlin, private, must. in Aug. 28, 1861 ; killed at Antietam, Md., Sept. 17, 1862.
One Hundred and Twelfth (Second Artillery) Regiment .- On the recommendation of Gen. McClel- lan, Charles Angeroth, of Philadelphia, in October, 1861, was authorized by the Secretary of War to re- cruit a battalion of heavy artillery,-afterwards en- larged to a regiment,-the Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, the One Hundred and Twelfth of the line. On Feb. 25, 1862, seven companies were ordered to Washington. Remaining in the fortifica- tion there until the spring of 1864, the regiment had increased by enlistments to three thousand three hun- dred men, when it was divided into two regiments, the second body under the name of the Second Pro- visional Heavy Artillery. The new regiment was dispatched to the front, aud, as infantry, assigned to duty in the Ninth Corps. It took part in all the battles of the Wilderness campaign, and suffered se- verely, June 17th, in the charge at Petersburg. In May, 1864, the original regiment was ordered to join the Army of the Potomac, and assigned to the Eigh- teenth Army Corps under Gen. Baldy Smith. The story of this organization-two in one-is that of the severe year of battle until the fall of Richmond and surrender of Lee. The Second Division, or Provisional Regiment, had hard service before Petersburg, losing in four months about one thousand men. It was part of the brigade which charged into the crater when the mine was exploded, and on the 29th of Septem- ber, 1864, after Fort Harrison had been captured, the Second Pennsylvania Artillery and Eighty-ninth New York were ordered to charge on Battery Gil- more, but the movement not being supported it re- sulted disastrously, the Second Artillery losiug in killed, wounded, and prisoners two hundred men. The history of the regiment is most honorable, but, . therein, as he saw them, are graphically pictured.
being intrusted with the defenses of Washington for two years, it was deprived, until the last year of the war, of displaying on the blood-stained battle-fields, before Grant became commander of the Army of the Potomac, that valor which in a few months earned for the One Hundred and Twelfth merited distinc- tion.
The following men were recruited from Delaware County :
BATTERY L.
Marion Litzenburg, lat lieut., must. in Sept. 1, 1862; pro. ta corp. Nov. 1, 1862; to sergt. June 1, 1863 ; to let sergt. November, 1864 ; to 2d lieut. Dec. 3, 1864; to let lieut. Dec 17, 1864; absent in detailed service in Freedmen'e Bureau at muster out.
BATTERY E.
Lewis Moulder, private, must, in Nov. 23, 1863 ; captured ; died at Sal- isbury, N. C., Jan. 14, 1865.
Charles Barges, private, must. in Nov. 23, 1863; killed at Petersburg, Ve.
Jubn H. Weaver, private, must. in Nov. 23, 1863 ; absent, sick, at muster out JaQ. 29, 1866.
Samuel Long, 2d lieut., must. in Oct. 9, 1861 ; pro. to corp. Feb. 1, 1864 ; tu sergt. Jen. 1, 1865; to 2d lieut. June 16, 1865; must. out with battery Jan. 29, 1866; veteran.
Thomas Chambers,1 corp., must. io Dec. 21, 1863 ; captured at Chapin's Farm, Va., Sept. 29, 1864 ; pro. to corp. June 20, 1865 ; captured at Salisbury, N. C .; disch. by G. O. July 14, 1865.
Jobn Dover, private, must. in Oct. 28, 1861 ; disch. Oct. 27, 1864, et exp. of term.
John Moulder, private, must. in Jan. 4, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 8, 1865.
William Neal, private, must. in Oct. 7, 1861 ; diech. Oct. 6, 1864, et exp. of term.
Alexander Phillips, q.m .- sergt., must. in Oct. 9, 1861; pro. to corp. April 22, 1864; to let sergt. Jan. ¿ , 1865; must, out with battery Jau. 29, 1866; veteran.
The One Hundred and Nineteenth Regiment (Three-Years' Service) .- On Aug. 5, 1862, Peter C. Ellmaker, of Philadelphia, who had been authorized by Governor Curtin to enlist a regiment, began re- cruiting for the One Hundred and Nineteenth Penn- sylvania. William C. Gray, of Chester, had raised a company in Delaware County known as the Delaware County Guards, which he tendered to the authorities here to be credited to this county, but was told that the quota was full and the commissioners did not feel justified in accepting them. Capt. Gray thereupon offered the company to Col. Ellmaker. The offer was accepted, and the organization was mustered in as Company E, of the One Hundred and Nineteenth Regiment, on Aug. 10, 1862. The demand for troops became so pressing that on August 31st, before the regiment was perfectly organized, it was ordered to Washington, the following day reported at the capital, and was assigned for the protection of the arsenal. About the middle of October it joined the Army of the Potomac, then in camp near Antietam, being assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, Sixth Army Corps. "Though suddenly thrown among veterans of two campaigns," says Bates, "it
1 In 1867, Thomas Chambers contributed to the Delaware County Re- publican a series of noticeably well-written papers, entitled “ Memoirs of Life and Death in Rebel Prisons," in which the incidents happening
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was prepared by its thorough training to hold its place with credit." On Dec. 15, 1862, at Fredericks- burg, the regiment was for the first time in action, and, although exposed to heavy artillery fire, main- tained its ground like veterans. Subsequently, when the " Light Division" was organized, it was assigned to the Third Brigade, First Division, under Gen. Russell. On April 28, 1863, when Hooker advanced, under cover of night the brigade crossed the Rappa- hannock at Banks' Ford on pontoon-boats, drove in the Confederate pickets and held the position on the right bank of the river. The next morning it moved forward in line of battle and drove the ememy from the rifle-pits, which it held until May 3d, when the Confederates retreated and the corps was sent in pur- suit, the One Hundred and Nineteenth and Ninety- fifth Pennsylvania Regiments detached and marched along the plank-road in the direction of Chancellors- ville. At Salem Church the latter force coming upon the enemy posted in a woods, concealed from sight, an immediate engagement followed at close quarters. The One Hundred and Nineteenth, posted on the left of the road, were confronted by a largely supe- rior force, but gallantly maintained its position, al- though it suffered severely, losing out of four hun- dred and thirty-two men twelve killed and one hundred and twelve wounded. The following day Sedgwick, learning that Hooker had been defeated and finding that the corps was outnumbered and would be overwhelmed, tecrossed the river.
On July 1, 1863, the brigade was at Manchester, Md., when it was hastily summoned to Gettysburg, and at nine o'clock began its march, which, without intermission, was continued until four o'clock the next afternoon, when it reached the field of battle. On the morning of the 3d it moved to the extreme left of the line, in rear of Round Top, to meet any flank movement which might be made, but was not engaged, the enemy making no determined assault at that part of the field. On the 4th it was stationed at Little Round Top, and on the 5th was in advance in pursuit of the retreating enemy, with whom it had a slight engagement at Fairfield. Pursnit was then aban- doned by Meade, but the One Hundred and Nine- teenth, on the 13th of July, came upon the enemy at Hagerstown, and at once engaged the latter's skir- mishers, but during the night the Confederates de- camped.
On November 7th, at Rappahannock Station, the Confederates were in strong position, covering three pontoon bridges, when, at the earnest desire of Gen. Russell, he was ordered to storm the works, and, in the face of a murderous fire, the intrenchments were carried at the point of the hayonet, the whole of the enemy being captured. Gen. Meade, in his order, publicly thanked the storming party for their gal- lantry in the assault," in which four guns, two thou- sand small-arms, eight battle-flags, one bridge-train, and sixteen hundred prisoners were taken. In this
short, fierce struggle the One Hundred and Nine- teenth lost seven killed and forty-three wounded.
In the Wilderness campaign, on the 4th of May, 1864, the brigade crossed the Rapidan at Germania Ford, and at noon on the 5th became engaged, the One Hundred and Nineteenth holding the centre. The fighting continned until nightfall, and during it four color-bearers were killed or wounded. On the 10th the fighting was very severe, and in the terrible charge through the iron storm of death that after- noon the colors of the regiment were borne to the front and planted on the enemy's works, but being unsupported, it was finally forced to fall back, suffer- ing fearfully as it retired. On the 12th it was in ac- tion from seven o'clock in the morning until nightfall, in the struggle known as the "Bloody Angle," or "Slaughter Pen," where it expended two hundred rounds of ammunition per man. From the 4th to the 12th of May, out of four hundred men fit for duty, the regiment lost two hundred and fifteen in killed and wounded. During all this series of severe engagements the One Hundred and Nineteenth was led by Capts. Gray and Landell, Col. Clark resuming command of the regiment on the 12th of that month.
On June 1st, at Cold Harbor, the brigade was ordered to feel the position of the enemy, and on the 12th it lay within one hundred and fifty yards of the Confederate line, under a constant fire. During all the fierce fighting which had occurred from the 1st to the 12th, Maj. Gray was in charge of the regiment, and afterwards continued to direct its movements at Bermuda Hundred and before Petersburg.
When Early was demonstrating in the valley of the Shenandoah, the Sixth Corps was dispatched to the support of the army there. On September 19th, at the battle of Winchester, the One Hundred and Nineteenth drove the entire rebel line for half a mile, until the latter, falling back on a strong position, its advance was temporarily checked. At four o'clock the Union line was strengthened, and Sheridan lead- ing it forward, the enemy were driven before it in utter rout. On the 20th the brigade was detached for garrison duty in Winchester, where it remained until the following November.
During the last struggle of the war the One Hun- dred and Nineteenth was highly distinguished, for on April 2d the regiment, unaided, and under a fierce fire from front and flank, stormed and carried part of the enemy's intrenchments in front of Petersburg, capturing the opposing force, with all the artillery, small-arms, and colors. Col. Clark having been wounded early in the action, the command devolved on Lieut .- Col. Gray. The enemy in fleeing, on the 6th, was overtaken, strongly posted on Sailor's Creek. The brigade forded the stream, waist-deep in water, and charging on the demoralized Confederates cap- tured them in mass. This was the last engagement in which the One Hundred and Nineteenth took part.
After the surrender of Johnston (the regiment had
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marched to Danville, Va., to unite with Sherman's army) it returned to Washington, and on the 6th of June was mustered out at Philadelphia. On May 13, 1864, Maj. Gray was commissioned by Governor Cur- tin lieutenant-colonel, and on April 6, 1865, the Pres- ident commissioned him lieutenant-colonel by brevet, for gallant and meritorious services before Petersburg and at the battle of Little Sailor's Creek, ou March 10, 1865.
The following is the roll of
COMPANY E.
William C. Gray, capt., must. in Aug. 10, 1862; pro. to maj. June 29, 1864.
James Cliff, capt., must. in Aug. 20, 1862 ; pro. from sergt. to 1st lieut. May 31, 1864 ; to capt. July 24, 1864; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
James Dutton, let lieut., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; pro. from 1st sergt. July 25, 1864; to capt. April 6, 1865 ; must, out with company June 19, 1865.
Jacob Bardsley, Ist sergt., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; pro. to Ist sergt. Nov. 16, 1864 ; com. 2d lieut. Juns 9, 1865; not must. ; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
Frederick Williams, sergt., must. in Ang. 11, 1862; wounded at Fort Steadman, Va., March 25, 1865; disch. by G. O. July 5, 1865.
George Mcclintock, sergt., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; pro. to sergt. Nov. 16, 1864; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
Benjamin S. Tiodall, sergt., must. in Ang. 22, 1862; pro, to sergt. Jan. 6, 1863 ; prisoner from May 10, 1864, to April 19, 1865; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
Jeremiah O'Leary, sergt., must. in Aug. 11, 1862; pro. to sergt. Dec. 31, 1864; captured; ret. March 17, 1865; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
Robert E. Cuskaden, sergt., must. in Ang. 30, 1861 ; trans. to Co. F, 88th Regt. P. V., Dec. 6, 1862.
Nathan Heacock, sergt., must. in Aug. 22, 1862; died at Winchester Oct. 4, of wounds received at Opequan, Va., Sept. 19, 1864.
James Elliott, corp., must. in Aug. 22, 1862 ; pro. to corp. Feb. 24, 1863 ; disch. by G. O., date unknowo.
Thomas M. Seth, corp., must. in Ang. 25, 1862; pro. to corp. April 20, 1864; diech. by G. O. June 8, 1865.
Thomas Brunner, corp., must. in Aug. 20, 1862; absent, with leave, at muster out.
Prirates.
Henry Aull, must. in Aug. 19, 1862 ; must, out with company June 19, 1865.
Samuel Braden, must. in Aug. 25, 1862; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
John Baker, must. in Aug. 29, 1662; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps Dec. 12, 1864; disch. by G. O. July 10, 1865.
James Burns, must. in Aug. 20, 1862 ; died at Charleston, S. C., October, 1864.
David P. Congleton, must. in Aug. 22, 1862; must. out with company June 14, 1865.
Isaac Collesio, must. in Aug. 25, 1862; prisuner from June 1, 1864, to May 14, 1865; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
Jonathan Culbert, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; died at Fredericksburg, Va.,
May 20, of wounds received at Spottsylvania Court-House May 10, 1864.
Samuel Clayton, must. in Aug. 30, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Joseph Denight, must. in Aug. 27, 1862 ; must, out with company June 19, 1865.
William Ewing, must. in Aug. 20, 1862 ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court- House, Va., May 10, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
Robert Elliott, must. in Aug. 22, 1862; wounded in Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864 ; disch. by G. O., date unknown.
Armstrong Elliott, must. in Aug. 27, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 8, 1862.
Nathaniel Ewing, must. in Aug. 20, 1862 ; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps Dec. 12, 1864.
Henry Hall, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
James C. Hughes, must. in Sept. 28, 1862 ; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
Francis Hall, must. in Ang. 20, 1862.
John Kincaid, must. iu Aug. 30, 1862 ; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
Frederick Kyle, must. in Aug. 18, 1862; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
William Keers, must. io Aug. 19, 1862; disch. by S. O. April 15, 1863. Matthew Linten, must, io Aug. 19, 1862 ; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
James Louther, must. io Aug. 19, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 5, 1865.
Thomas G. Lee, must. in Aug. 27, 1862 ; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
Adam Lord, must. in Aug. 22, 1862 ; disch. on surg. certif. Nov. 9, 1864. William Logao, must. in Aug. 29, 1862 ; not on muster-out roll.
Newton H. Morgan, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps Jan. 24, 1864
George Mills, must. in Aug. 25, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
William McCone, must. in Aug. 29, 1862; must, out with company June 19, 1865.
James McGee, must. in Aug. 25, 1862; wounded at Wilderness, Va., May 5, 1864; disch. by G. O., date unknown.
John A. Peterman, must. in Ang. 20, 1862; captured; returned; disch. by G. O., date unknown.
Isaac Pike, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; died at Washington, D. C., Aug. 15, 1864, of wounds received at Wilderness, Va .; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
W. H. Richardson, must. io Aug. 27, 1862; disch. by G. O. May 26, 1865.
Robert Beaney, must. iu Aug. 20, 1862; com. 2d lieut. Aug. 20, 1863 ; not mustered; killed at Rappahannock Station, Va., Nov. 7, 1863.
William Roberts, must. in Aug. 28, 1862; died at Belle Plain, Va., Jan. 21, 1863.
William Rapine, must. in Ang. 25, 1862; died at Washington, D. C., May 8, of wounds received at Salem Church, Va., May 3, 1863.
John Scull, must. in Aug. 25, 1862; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
John C. Steel, must. in Aug. 23, 1862; must. out with company June 19, 1865.
George S. Smith, must. in Sept. 28, 1962; wounded at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862; disch. by G. O., date unkoowo.
John Steel, must. in Aug. 20, 1862 ; died at Annapolis, Md., Dec. 8, 1863; burial record Oct. 9, 1863; buried in Camp Parole Hospital Cemetery.
William Stewart, must, io Aug. 19, 1862 ; died at Washington, D. C., of wounds received at Rappahannock Station, Va., Nov. 7, 1863.
David Sloan, must. in Aug. 19, 1862; killed at Spottsylvauia Court- House, Va., May 12, 1864.
Joseph Stevens, must. io Aug. 22, 1862.
John B. Tetlow, must. in Aug. 20, 1862 ; killed at Salem Church, Va., May 3, 1863.
William J. Woritoo, must. in Ang. 25, 1862; must. out with company June 19, 1665.
Ebenezer C. Welser, must. io Aug. 20, 1862; disch. by G. O., date un- kuown.
Robert Wright, must. in Aug. 25, 1862 ; drafted; disch. by S. O. March 24, 1864.
Ebenezer Wilson, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
Martin Wolf, must. in Aug. 30, 1862; not on muster-out roll. Robert Walker, must. in Aug. 28, 1862; not on muster-out roll. David Young, must. in Aug. 20, 1862; not on muster-out roll.
One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Regiment (Nine-Months' Service) .- Three companies of this regiment-Company B (the Delaware County Fusi- leers), Capt. Simon Litzenberg, Company D (Gideon's Band), Capt. Norris L. Yarnall, and Company H (Delaware County Volunteers), Capt. James Barton, Jr .- were recruited in Delaware County. The regi- ment rendezvoused at Camp Curtin, but before an or- ganization was effected the One Hundred and Twenty- fourth was ordered to Washington, and on Aug. 12, 1862, was hurried forward. At the national capital it was organized, with Joseph W. Hawley, of West
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Chester, as colonel ; Simon Litzenberg, captain of the Delaware County Fusileers, lieutenant-colonel ; and Isaac Lawrence Haldeman (Major Haldeman was previously on Gen. Dana's staff), first lieutenant of Gideon's Band, major. The One Hundred and Twenty- fourth was assigned to the First Brigade, First Di- vision of the Eleventh Corps. On the evening of Sept. 16, 1862, having marched all day without rations, it reached Antietam Creek, and the hungry men had just received provisions, when an order came com- manding it to move at double-quick to the support of Gen. Hooker, on the right wing. In the early dawn of the next morning, while the light was so indistinct that the several captains could hardly distinguish their companies, they were ordered to advance and became engaged with the enemy. Here they fought, being driven back and recapturing their position several times, holding their ground finally when the enemy's guns were silenced at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weary men, who had been engaged for eight hours, were then relieved and ordered to the rear, where Gen. Hancock held it in readiness to support the batteries on the right. That night it bivouacked on the field. In its first battle fifty men were killed and wounded, Col. Hawley being among the latter. The One Hun- dred and Twenty-fourth was subsequently assigned to the brigade commanded hy Gen. Kane, and when it was transferred to the Twelfth Corps, Kane still con- tinued its brigade commander in Geary's division. In the disastrous campaign culminating at Chancel- lorsville it took an active part. On May 1, 1863, it was on the right wing of the Twelfth Corps, and in the advance had puslied the enemy before it until it was in danger of being flanked, when it was ordered to retire to the position it held the evening previous. On May 2d it advanced along the Fredericksburg plank-road, and the brigade being unable to dislodge the enemy from their intrenchments, returned to their breastworks, and had hardly reached them when the demoralized Eleventh Corps came rushing in from the extreme right wing. Geary's division was immediately formed to check the pursuing enemy, and from ten in the morning nntil three o'clock in the afternoon it held its ground nobly until, outflanked, it was com- pelled to return to a second position, at which it readily repulsed every assault made upon it. On the 6th it recrossed the Rappahannock, and on the 9th of May, its period of service having expired, it was forwarded to Harrisburg, where it was discharged on the 16th of the month.
The following are the roll of the Delaware County companies :
COMPANY B.
Simon Litzenborg, capt., must. in Aug. 9, 1862; pro, to lieut .- col. Aug. 16, 1862.
John Woodcock, capt., must. in Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. from Ist lieut. Aug. 16, 1862 ; must. out with company May 17, 1863.
Ralph Buckley, let lieut., must. in Aug. 9, 1862; pro. from 2d lieut. Aug. 16, 1862; must. out with company.
William H. Litzenberg, 2d lieut., must. in Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. from 1st sergt. Aug. 16, 1862 ; must. out with company.
R. T. Williams, Ist sergt., must, in Aug. 9, 1862; pro. from sergt. Aug. 16, 1862 ; must. out with company.
Alex. E. Crozier, sergt., must. in Aug. 9, 1862; pro. from corp. Aug. 16, 1862; must. out with company.
James Carrick, sergt., must. in Aug. 9, 1862 ; must. out with company. George Fields, sergt., must. in Ang. 9, 1862; pro. from private Oct. 10,
1862; wounded at Chancellorevilla, Va., May 2, 1862; must. out with company.
John Shaw, sergt., must. in Aug. 9, 1862 ; must. out with company.
Daniel Crowder, corp., must. ín Aug. 9, 1862; pro. to corp. Aug. 16, 1862; must, out with company.
John B. Silbey, corp., must. io Aug. 9, 1862; must. out with company. William Major, corp., must. in Aug. 9, 1862 ; pro. to corp. Dec. 6, 1862 ; must. out with company.
Edwin Bouden, corp., must. in Aug. 9. 1862; must. out with company. Lewis P. Watkins, corp., must. in Aug. 9, 1862; must. out with com- pany.
Jobu B. Trainor, corp., must. in Aug. 9, 1862; must. out with com- pany.
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