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Sept. 21, '61. Sept. 20, '61, Sept. 12, '61, Sept. 19, '61. 3 3 Not accounted for. Aug. 30, 61. 3 3 Not accounted for. Transferred to company I, November, 1864-Vet. Discharged-date unknown. Aug. 30. '61, S Not accounted for. Sept. 19, '61, Oct. 10, '61. S Transferred to company I, November, 1864-Vet. Not accounted for.
Oct. 19, '64,
149
THREE YEARS' SERVICE.
NAME.
RANK.
DATE OF MUSTER INTO SERVICE.
REMARES.
Black, Jesse L ...
Private
Sept. 19, '61,
Not accounted for.
Cuisen, Christ'r B ..
.do
Sept. 24, '61,
Not accounted for.
Cumnings, Robert
.. do
Sept. 21, '61.
Not accounted for.
Craven, James.
do
Sept. 24, '61,
Not accounted for.
Clark, James
.do
Sept. 24, '61,
Calloway, William
.. do
Oct. 1, '61,
Transferred to company C, Nov., 1864-Vet. Not accounted for.
Callender, Clinton .. .do Cunningham, D. do
Oct.
4, '61,
Not accounted for.
Carrigan, James. .do
Feb.
29, 64,
Claffy, James do
Sept
5, '64,
1
Duckworth, J. P.
do
Sept. 19, '61, 3 Not accounted for.
Dollar, John do
Sept. 24, '61, 3 Not accounted for.
Dornemann. do
Sept. 24, '61,
3 Not accounted for.
Dotteser. Samuel do
Ось. 1, '61,
3 Not accounted for.
Dedaker, Henry. do
Oct.
4, '61,
Dengler, Henry do
Oct.
4, '61,
Duckworth, David ... do Mar.
May 4, '64,
Eisenhart, Simon A .. do
Sept. 28, '61,
3 Not accounted for.
Ettinger, Nathaniel do
Sept. 23, '61,
3
Transferred to company C, Nov., 1864-Vet.
Flack. George M. do
Sept. 19, '61,
Not accounted for.
Farley, Peter do
Sept. 24, '61.
3
Not accounted for.
Fisher, Henry. ao
Oct. 4, '61,
3 Not accounted for.
Gorman, Patrick. .. do
Sept. 24, '61,
3 Not accounted for.
Griffith. John .do
Sept. 24, '61,
Groff. William S .. do Oct. 4, '61,
Gillespie. John ... do
Aug. 29, '64, 1 Transferred to company C, November 4, 1864.
Gamble, Edward do
Feb. 27, '64,
3 Transferred to company C, November 4, 1864.
Hart. James W .do
Sept. 24, '61, S Not accounted for.
Higgins, Peter .. do
Sept. 24, '61, 3 Not accounted for.
Hovaer, William do
Oct. 2, '61,
3 Not accounted for.
Hutchinson, J. E. do
Oct. 4, '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Harpst. Fulton no
Oct. 4, '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Herr, Ferdinand. do
Aug. 29, '62.
Horn. George do
Feb. 26. '64,
3: Transferred to company C, November, 1864.
Jackson, Andrew. do
Sept. 24, '61,
Johnson. James. do
Sept. 24, '61,
Kerr. William. do
Sept. 24, '61,
3 Transferred to company C, Nov., 1864-Vet.
Keichline, William do
Oct. 2, '61,
3 Not accounted for.
Kase, David. do
Oct.
4,'61,
Keffenriter, Nich's .do
Sept. 23, '61, 3 Not accounted for.
Kee, William do Feb. 26, '64,
S
Leonard. Lewis W .do Sept. 24, '61,
Livengood, John ... do Sept. 24, '61,
Lake, Hiram H. do Oct. 4, '61, 3 Not accounted for.
Ludy, Alfred
.do
Oct.
4, '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Lake. Franklin
Oct.
4, '61, 4, '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Ludy, Urias do
May
4, '64,
Not accounted for.
Mover, James C .... do
Oct.
1, 61,
S Not accounted for.
3 Not accounted for.
Mutter, Joseph
.do
Oct.
4, '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Miller, Henry. .do
Oct.
4, 64,
3 Transferred to company C, November, 1864. Not accounted for.
Neeld, David P do
Sept. 19, '61. 3
Nunamaker, Israel do Mar. 10, '64,
Ott. Edward H do
Feb. 26, '64,
3
O'Neal, Peter do
Feb. May
29, '64, 2, '64. 4, '61,
$
Pennebecker, H
do
Oct.
3
Ryan, Joseph
do Sept. 19, '61, 3
Ryan. Isaac L .: do Sept. 19, '61.
Ryan. William D.
.do
Oct.
4. '61,
3
Reidenanr. Peter .do
Oct.
4, '61. 3
Reidenaur, J. R
do
Oct.
4. '61,
3
Reidenaur, George
.do
Oct.
4, '61, 3
Rhodes. William. do
Oct. 4, '61,
Transferred to company C. Nov., 1864-Vet.
3 | Transferred to company C, November, 1804.
Reidenauer, D. R ... do Sept. 23, '61,
1, '64, 3 Transferred to company C, November, 1864. 3 3 Transferred to company C, November, 1864. Not accounted for.
Ettingham, Mark ... .. do
Oct. 1, '61,
1 Not accounted for.
Fetherson, P. L. do
Sept. 19, '61, 3
3 Transferred to company C, November 4, 1834.
3 Transferred to company C, November, 1864.
3 Not accounted for.
3 Not accounted for.
'Transferred to company C, November, 1864.
3
Not accounted for.
3
Died at Frederick, Md., December 18, 1862.
3
Not accounted for.
do Livengood, Michael .do
Oct.
Aug. 28, '62,
3 Transferred to company C, November, 1864. Transferred to company C, November, 1864. 3 3
Murphy, Timothy .. .do
Sept
Miller, John do
Oct.
4, '61,
Oct. 4, '61, 3 Not accounted for.
4, '61, 3 Not accounted for.
M'Getigan, Thomas do
May
3 Transferred to company C. November. 1864. Transferred to company C, November, 1864. Transferred to company C, November, 1864. Died at Philadelphia, Pa., September 6, 1864. 3 Not accounted for.
Transferred to company C, Nov., 1864- Vet. Not accounted for.
3
Richards. Thomas .i do
Sept. 19, '61,
3
Transferred to company C, Nov., 1864-Vet. Transferred to company C. November. 1864. Discharged Dec. 14. 1So4-expiration of term. Transferred to company C, November, 1864. Not accounted for.
Owen. James do
3| Captured-died at Andersonville, Ga., April 14. 1864-grave, 546.
3 Transferred to company K-date unknown.
Devens, Henry .. do
Feb. 26, '64,
Transferred to company C, November, 1864. Transferred to company C. November, 1864. Transferred to company C, November, 1804.
3 Transferred to company F, Nov., 1864-Vet.
3 Not accounted for.
Lewis. Samuel. do
M'Cann, Andrew. do
150
EIGHTY-NINTH REGIMENT-EIGHTH CAVALRY.
NAME.
RANE.
DATE OF MESTER INTO SERVICE.
REMARKS.
Reidenauer, D. B ...
Private
Sept. 23, '61,
3 Not accounted for.
Roberts, Crispin ..
.do
Mar.
1, '64,
3
Transferred to company C, November, 1864.
Repass. Milton B do
Sept. 6, '64,
1
Transferred to company C, November, 1864.
Stale, William H
do
Sept. 24, '61,
3 Not accounted for.
Short, John T.
do
Sept. 24. '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Strayline, Charles ..
do
Sept. 24, '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Smith. John H. do
Sept. 23, '61, 3 3 Oct. 1, '61, Promoted to 2d Lt. company K, June 21, 1862. Not accounted for.
Shilling, Leonard ... .do
Oct.
4, '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Snovel. Stephen H .. do
Oct.
4, '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Shide, William D ...
.do
Oct.
4. '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Stubbs, Charles W
.. do
Oct.
4, '61,
Not accounted for.
Sands, James D.
do
Aug. 28, '62. 3 Transferred to company C. November, 1864.
Sailor, Franklin ..
do
Aug. 27, '62,
3 Transferred to company C, November, 1864.
Smith, George W
do
Feb. 26, '64.
3 Transferred to company C, November, 1864.
Townsend, Stephen
.. do
Sept. 19, '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Tesomer, John.
.do
Sept. 24, '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Vanluvance, J. R ... do
Sept. 24, '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Vardy, George ....
do
Oct.
1, '61,
3
Not accounted for.
Watson, Joseph .. do
Sept. 24. '61,
3
Not accounted for. .
Walton, Einor .. do
Oct. 4, '61,
3 Promoted to 2d Lt. company C, July 16, 1862.
Ward, John
do
Mar. 10, '64, 3 Transferred to company C, November, 1864.
Young, Michael.
... do
Oct. 10, '61, 3 Transferred to company C, Nov., 1864-Vet.
UNASSIGNED MEN.
Berterant, Charles .. Private Jan. 19, '65, 1
Tr. to Co. F, 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865.
Burns, George .do Jan.
5, '64, 3 Not accounted for.
Brinton, Lewis C do Feb. 26, '64,
3
Tr. to Co. L, 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865.
Brein, William do Feb. 22, '64,
3 Not accounted for.
Clark. George. do Feb. 16, '65,
1 Not accounted for.
Crawford, Thos. H .do
Mar. 10, '64,
3 Not accounted for.
Elliott. Fred'k. B ... do
Aug. 25, '64, 1 3 Discharged by General Order, May 23, 1865. Not accounted for. Mar. 2, '64,
Edwards, Benj do
Feb.
6, '65,
1 Tr. to Co. K, 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865.
Foy, Patrick .. .. do
Oct.
1, '64,
1 Not accounted for.
Fisher, John. do
Sept. 19, '64, 1
Not accounted for.
Gilmore, James .. do
Mar. 7, '64,
3 Not accounted for.
Gage, Squire L do
Feb. 22, '64,
3 Not accounted for.
George, Henry C. do
Feb. 18, '64,
Feb. 17, '65,
April 18. '64,
1 Not accounted for.
Helt, John .. do
Nov. 4, '63,
Not accounted for.
James. William do
Sept. 6, '6+,
1 Not accounted for.
Kelly, Robert E .do
Feb. 22, '64,
3
Tr. to Co. M. 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865. Not accounted for.
Leon, Frank. .do
May
9, '64,
3
Discharged by General Order, August 8, 1865.
Maze, Robert
do
May 23, '64,
3 Not accounted for.
M' Allister, John. do do
Feb. 22, '64, April 2, '64,
3
Not accounted for.
.do Nille, Christian .. ...
Feb. 21, '65, 1
Newcomer, Jas. H ..
do
Feb. 20, '64, 3
O'Neill, James.
do July 28, '64, 3
Phillips, Daniel .do
Feb. 20, '64,
3
Page, Isaac ....
do Feb. 19. '64,
Quinn, Dennis .do
Feb. 14, '65,
Ruff, Albert .. do
Feo. 21, '65),
1
Rubican, Allen ao
Mar. 16, '64, 3
Substitute-not accounted for.
Repass, George W .. .do
Sept. 3, '64, 1
1
Tr. to Co. L, 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865. Not accounted for. Not accounted for.
Taylor, George R ... .do May 16, '64.
3
3
Not accounted for.
Not accounteu for.
Weaver, Joseph J. .. to Feb. 14. '65,
1
Discharged by General Order, May 23, 1865.
Walker, John .... .do Feb. 20, '64. 3 Not accounted for.
Williams, Charles .. .. do Feb. 19, '64, 3 Not accounted for.
Williams, John .. do Feb. 20, '64, 3 Not accounted for.
Discharged by General Order. Sept. 25. 1865. Tr. to Co. M, 161st regiment P. V., July 24. 1865. Tr. to Co. L. 16Ist regiment P. V., July 24, 1865. Not accounted for.
3 1 Tr. to Co. M, 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865. Tr. to Co. D, 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865. Substitute-not accounted for.
Substitute-not accounted for.
Spade, Harrison .do Feb. 10, '65, ... Seymore, William .. .do Mar. 29, '64,
Shaffer, Robert ... do Feb. 20, '64. Feb. 13, '65,
3
1 Tr. to Co. M. 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865. Not accounted for.
Thompson, Michael .(0 Jan. Urspring, Nicholas do April 19. '64,
4, '64,
3
3 1 3 Tr. to Co. M, 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865. Tr. to Co. F. 161st regiment P. V., July 24, 1865. Not accounted for.
Heishley, Jacob. do
Hoffman. Frauk do Sept. 8. 64,
Maring, Lewis do Oct.
27,
1
Feb. 23, '65, 1 Not accounted for.
M'Namara, Patrick
3 Not accounted for.
M'Carty, James. .do
Seid, Simon .. do
do
Aug. 27, '62, 3
Transferred to company C, November, 1864.
Schweitzer. Charles do
Shade, Charles.
Egner, Conrad. do
Hogan, Jaines do
NINETIETH REGIMENT.
TE THE Second Regiment of the First Brigade, First Division, Pennsylvania Militia, known during the three months' service as the Nineteenth of the line, and during the three years' service as the Ninetieth, belonged exclusively to the city of Philadelphia. On the 29th of August, at a meeting of the com- mand held at its armory, a resolution was unanimously adopted tendering its services to the government, and on the 3d of September notice was received of its acceptance by the War Department. A camp of rendezvous was established at Oxford Park, three miles above Frankford, Philadelphia County, where re- cruiting was vigorously prosecuted. A regimental organization was effected by the choice of the following field officers: Peter Lyle, who had commanded it in the three months' service, Colonel; William A. Leech, who had been Major of the Seventeenth, Lieutenant Colonel; Alfred J. Sellers, Major. The line officers, and many of the men, were skilled in militia duty, and had served in the three months' campaign.
At the beginning of December the regiment moved to Camp M'Clellan at Nicetown, where, engaged in drill and camp duty, it remained during the winter. On the evening of the 31st of March, 1862, it left Philadelphia, nine hundred strong, and proceeded to Baltimore, encamping at Patterson Park Barracks, where it received its arms, altered smooth-bore muskets, which were not ex- changed until July, 1864. Three weeks later it was ordered to Washington, and after a halt of three or four days at the Soldiers' Rest, proceeded to Acquia Creek Landing, where it reported to General M'Dowell, in command of the Department. Four companies under Lieutenant Colonel Leech were detached for fatigue and guard duty at Belle Plain, the rest being employed at the Landing, and in re-laying the track of the Fredericksburg Railroad. It was assigned to the Second Brigade, Second Division of M'Dowell's Corps,* and on the 9th moved to the vicinity of Fredericksburg, where the corps was en- camped.
On the 25th of May Ricketts' Division was ordered to make a forced march to the Shenandoah Valley, the enemy, under Stonewall Jackson, displaying great activity. Upon the arrival of the regiment at Piedmont Station, it was ordered to leave knapsacks and baggage, and with three days' rations to move rapidly to Front Royal. General Ord was here relieved by General Ricketts, Colonel Christian, of the Twenty-sixth New York, assuming command of the brigade. The column moved all night through a drenching rain, pursuing the line of the railway. On the following morning heavy firing was heard in the distance,
*Organization of the Second Brigade, General Ricketts, Second Division, General Ord, Third Corps, General M'Dowell. Twenty-sixth Regiment New York Volunteers, Colonel Christian ; Ninety-fourth Regiment New York Volunteers, Colonel Adrian R. Root ; Eighty- eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Colonel George P. M'Lean; Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Colonel Peter Lyle.
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NINETIETH REGIMENT.
1862
arising from the skirmishing with Jackson's rear guard. The column was im- mediately put in motion and crossed the Shenandoah River; but it having been ascertained that the enemy had passed up the valley in advance of the Union column, the command went into camp on the Winchester Road. After a few days' halt it re-crossed the river ; on the 18th of June it moved back to Manassas Junction ; on the 4th of July to Gainesville; on the following day to Warrenton; and on the 22d to Waterloo. Here General Pope assumed command of the army, and on the 4th of August M'Dowell's Corps marched to the assistance of Banks' army at Cedar Mountain. At dark the division was ordered to relieve a portion of Banks' forces at the front. It was in line of battle during the night, and exposed to a vigorous shelling. On the following morning the regiment was sent to the right, to prevent the enemy from turning that flank, which was anticipated; but a reconnoissance disclosed the fact that the enemy had fallen back.
On the 15th of August the brigade marched to Mitchell's Station, and after effecting the destruction of the railroad bridge, acted as rear guard to the army which was falling back across the Rappahannock. At Rappahannock Station a stand was made and for three days the enemy was held in check, the Nine- tieth supporting batteries. A part of the brigade was sent across the river, and destroyed rebel fortifications and the bridge over the river. The regi- ment had three wounded, private Donahoe losing his left arm. On the 24th the brigade was at Warrenton, on the 25th at Waterloo, on the 26th at Sul- phur Springs, where it supported General King's Division, and on the 27th at New Baltimore. A part of the rebel army under Jackson was already in Pope's rear, and a heavy column, under Longstreet, was moving towards Thoroughfare Gap, to form a junction with Jackson. Thither, on the 28th, Ricketts' Division hastened, to hold the pass and check the progress of Long- street, until Pope could concentrate his forces, and throw them between the two wings of the rebel army. For eight hours Longstreet was held at bay, and when at length the division was obliged to yield, it fell back in good order to Gainesville. On the 29th it moved to Groveton where it stood in line of battle during the day, and on the following morning took position awaiting attack. At two P. M., the enemy seemingly retreating from that part of the field, the brigade was ordered forward, but soon found itself assailed from the rear, and was quickly withdrawn to its first position, where it was hotly en- gaged. It was brought into position by the left flank, the character of the ground and the haste with which the movement was executed, causing some confusion in the brigade, the regiments in some places overlapping each other. The enemy bore down in heavy force upon front and left flank, causing the line to yield. General Tower, who led the brigade, was badly wounded, and carried from the field, and his command suffered severely in killed and wounded. At night the regiment, with the army, fell back to Centreville. Its loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners was about two hundred. Captain Jacobs, and Lieutenants Raymond and Harris, were severely wounded. For two weeks the men had marched, with little rest night or day, and were in no condition for a battle, many of the men falling out of the ranks from sheer ex- haustion.
While the action at Chantilly was in progress on the evening of September Ist, the regiment was ordered to relieve the Twenty-first New York, and while advancing in line of battle, a severe thunder-storm burst upon the combat-
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153
·
ANTIETAM AND FREDERICKSBURG.
1862
ants, and darkness coming on, the fighting ceased. The regiment remained in position until the following day, the enemy declining to attack, and while here, the body of General Kearny, who had fallen on the previous evening, was sent in, by the enemy, under flags of truce, and was received by Major Sellers and Adjutant Weaver.
Retiring to Hall's Hill, the brigade remained until the 6th, when the divi sion having been attached to General Hooker's command, moved on the Mary land campaign. At South Mountain, where the enemy was found, the brigade was formed and promptly attacked, driving him out, and rested at night under arms in line of battle. He attempted a surprise under cover of darkness, but was repulsed with heavy loss, leaving his killed and wounded on the field. On the afternoon of the 16th the brigade was ordered across Antietam Creek, to the support of the Pennsylvania Reserves, who had been sent to feel the enemy's position, and bivouacked at night, in line of battle. At daylight of the 17th the battle was opened by the Third Brigade, and the Ninetieth was sent to the support of Matthews' Battery. When the Third was overcome and driven back, the Second, to which the regiment belonged, and to which it had now returned, relieved the Third, and remained in action until its ammu- nition was exhausted, when it was withdrawn. It was later in the day sent to the extreme right to cover the Hagerstown Road, where Colonel Lyle was placed in command of the brigade, Lieutenant Colonel Leech assuming com- mand of the regiment. The loss in this battle was ninety-eight. Colonel Lyle, Captain Charles F. Maguire, and Lieutenants Samuel W. Moore, An- thony Morin and James M. Moore were among the wounded.
Soon after the close of the campaign the division was transferred to the First Corps, commanded by General Reynolds, and changes in the brigade were made so as to comprise the Eighty-eighth, Ninetieth, and One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Pennsylvania, and Twenty-sixth and Ninety-fourth New York, Colonel Lyle in command. Soon after the return of the army into Virginia, General Ricketts was superseded in command of the division by General Gib- bon ; the Eighty-eighth Pennsylvania and Ninety-fourth New York were trans- ferred to other commands, and the Twelfth Massachusetts was added to the brigade.
In the battle of Fredericksburg, the First Corps formed part of Franklin's Grand Division, which had the left of the line, and crossed the Rappa- hannock two miles below the town. Gibbon's Division crossed on the 12th, and forming in line of battle, moved forward to near the Bowling Green Road, where skirmishers were thrown out, which were soon engaged, and in this posi- tion it lay during the night. On the morning of the 13th, as soon as the fog, which prevailed, had lifted sufficiently, the division moved forward to the at- tack, the Second Brigade forming the second line. For several hours the ar- tillery of the two armies was hotly engaged, when the action became general along the entire line, and the Second Brigade was ordered to relieve the Third, which was in advance. Remaining upon the front until its ammunition was exhausted, it was in turn relieved by the First Brigade. Retiring and re-form- ing it was again ordered forward, and entered the enemy's works; but his lines being reinforced, he attacked in overpowering numbers, and the brigade. being unsupported, was forced back to its former position, losing the advantago gained. After dark the brigade was moved to the extreme left, where it re mained until the night of the 15th, when, with the army, it retired across the
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NINETIETH REGIMENT.
river. The loss was about ninety in killed, wounded, and missing. Lieutenant Charles W. Duke was among the killed, and Major Sellers and Lieutenant Edmund J. Gorgas among the wounded.
On the 19th of December the brigade proceeded to Belle Plain, and upon its arrival the Ninetieth was detached for fatigue duty at Pratt's Point, where, with the exception of a short interval in January, when it was out upon the " Mud March," it remained until the 1st of April, 1863. On the 28th, the Chan- cellorsville campaign having opened, the division moved out to the Fitz Hugh House, a mile back from the river, a short distance below Fredericksburg. On the following day, pontoons were thrown across the river, and the division moved down to the river bank and encamped. On the morning of the 30th tents were struck, and the command lay in column of brigades closed in mass. At four P. M. the enemy opened with his heavy artillery, from the opposite shore, throwing shells among the troops and causing considerable loss, the regiment having eight wounded. The infantry was moved back five hundred yards under shelter, and our batteries answered, the cannonade being kept up until after dark. The operations of the First Corps at this point were de- signed as a demonstration to cover the march of the main body to Chancellors- ville, and on the morning of the 2d, Reynolds marched away to United States Ford. Crossing the river upon pontoons the troops went into camp near the stream ; but at nine o'clock at night it was aroused, and put upon the march for Chancellorsville, where the battle was raging, the Eleventh Corps, occupy- ing the right, having been routed. It arrived at midnight and was posted upon the extreme right of the line, where it was immediately employed in throwing up breast-works. At five on the morning of the 3d the enemy at- tacked, and until noon the battle raged without interruption, when, finding the Union line immovable, he retired. During the 4th the army remained in posi- tion, the enemy making repeated feints, but no sustained attack. Meanwhile, heavy firing was heard in the direction of Fredericksburg, where the Sixth Corps, in attempting to form junction with the main body, was turned upon by the enemy in overwhelming force, and driven back. During the 5th the army remained in position, and towards evening a heavy rain-storm set in, cold and chilling. At two on the following morning the army withdrew across the river and returned to its old camps. Upon the departure of the nine months' regiments, at the expiration of their terms, the corps was re-organized, the Second Brigade having the Eleventh, Eighty-eighth, and Ninetieth Penn- sylvania, Twelfth Massachusetts, and Ninety-seventh New York.
About the middle of June the regiment broke camp and moved on the Gettys- burg campaign. Passing Manassas Junction, Centreville, Edwards' Ferry, Frederick City, and Emmittsburg, it arrived on the evening of 30th in Penn- sylvania, a few miles across the southern border, where it encamped for the night. At nine o'clock on the following morning it marched by the Emmitts- burg Road until within two miles of Gettysburg, where the brigade turned to the left across the fields and past the seminary. The First and Third di- visions, which had preceded the Second, were already engaged, when the latter arrived, and moving under cover of the ridge across the Chambersburg Road and the railroad bed, the brigade was halted. The Eleventh Pennsylvania and Ninety-seventh New York were first sent forward, and formed on the right of the line. The enemy was pressing heavily upon the front, and threatening to turn the right. General Baxter, who was in command of the brigade, soon
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followed with the balance, and took position still further to the right along the ridge facing to the west, the line of the Ninetieth, the flanking regiment, being refused, stretching along the Mummasburg Road, and facing to the north. By this disposition the enemy was held in check, and soon afterwards the Eleventh Corps came up and took position on the right, on a prolongation of the line of the Ninetieth; but too scant in numbers to connect with the First left a dangerous break. The enemy, too prudent to take advantage of this weakness, reached out upon the right of the Eleventh Corps, until its flank was turned, and that corps was forced to retire. This compelled the First Corps to abandon its position, and the entire force retreated rapidly through the town to Cemetery Hill, on the opposite side. The brigade was posted on the new line to the left of the Taneytown Road, facing the Emmittsburg Pike, where slight breast-works were thrown up. Upon reaching this position Colonel Lyle was ordered to assume command of the First Brigade, Major Sellers taking command of the regiment, in the absence of Lieutenant Colonel Leech on ac- count of sickness. During the 2d the regiment was employed in strengthen- ing the breast-works, and frequent details were furnished for the skirmish line. During the 3d the division was moved to different points along the line, and though not actively engaged was frequently held under fire, at dark returning to its position of the previous day, where it remained during the 4th. The Ninetieth entered the battle with one hundred and ninety-one men, and lost in killed, wounded, and missing one hundred. Chaplain Horatio S. Howell was among the killed, falling in the retreat through the town, on the evening of the first day. Captains J. T. Durang and W. P. Davis, and Adjutant D. P. Wea- ver, were among the wounded, and Lieutenant E. J. Gorgas was taken prisoner.
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