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Thomas Brown, substitute, wounded at Savannah, Ga .; mustered out with company.
John Barberick, discharged on surgeon's certificate May 16, 1862.
Charles Brown, discharged on surgeon's certificate January 17, 1863.
William Benedick, discharged on surgeon's certificate January 30, 1863.
Reuben Brown, discharged on surgeon's certificate February 4, 1863. Gottlieb Bendel, discharged by general order June 6, 1865.
William F. Blanchard, wounded at Dallas, Ga .; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps December 30, 1864.
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J. R. Broughton, jr., killed at Dallas, Ga., May 31, 1864.
Gilbert S. Connor, wounded at Gettysburg; mustered out with company; veteran.
William Campbell, substitute, absent in arrest at muster out.
Edgar Cobb, discharged by general order June 6, 1865.
Norman Calhoun, wounded at Gettysburg; discharged on surgeon's cer- tificate April 28, 1864.
William Collett, discharged May 1, 1865, expiration of term.
Abel Conner, discharged on surgeon's certificate October 13, 1862.
Marvin A. Caldwell, discharged on surgeon's certificate December 29, 1862.
John W. Cook, discharged on surgeon's certificate January, 15, 1863.
Andrew J. Cevell, wounded at Chancellorsville; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
Alexander Dixon, mustered out with company.
Thomas B. Disney, mustered out with company.
John Downey, substitute, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
Patrick Donahue, absent, sick, at muster out.
Silas A. Dannals, discharged on surgeon's certificate March 18, 1863.
Frank Dewey, discharged June 17, 1865.
Adelbert Dolliver, discharged June 10, 1865; veteran.
William B. Disney, discharged by general order June 6, 1865.
Samuel Doud, died at Louisville, Ky., September 17, 1864.
Henry Ernest, absent, sick, at muster out.
Henry J. Evans, discharged on surgeon's certificate May 16, 1862.
Thomas J. Fleming, mustered out with company.
William G. Glenn, mustered out with company.
George A. Goodwill, wounded at Wauhatchie October 29, 1863; absent, sick, at muster out.
George F. Goodell, substitute, wounded at Wauhatchie; died at Bridge- port, Ala., May 12, 1864.
Aaron B. Goodwill, died at Louisville, Ky., July 21, 1864.
William Gerobe, killed at Wauhatchie October 29, 1863.
Benjamin Hasson, mustered out with company ; veteran.
William H. Houster, mustered out with company.
Milo D. Hays, discharged on surgeon's certificate May 16, 1862.
George lIughey, discharged on surgeon's certificate November 21, 1862.
Richard Haskell, died at Harper's Ferry November 14, 1862.
William Johnson, substitute, transferred to United States Navy.
William Koch, substitute, wounded at Wauhatchie; transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
Charles Kuhn, substitute, killed at Wauhatchie October 29, 1863.
Springer Ludwig, mustered out with company.
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Charles Lobdell, wounded at Cedar Mountain; discharged on surgeon's certificate November 19, 1862.
Edward Long, discharged on surgeon's certificate February 14, 1863.
Mathew Lawrence, discharged by general order June 6, 1865.
William H. Light, discharged on surgeon's certificate February 11, 1865 ; veteran.
Frank Locker, discharged by general order June 6, 1865.
James M. Littlefield, died April 9, 1864, at Pittsburgh, Pa.
William Mathews, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Thomas W. Mathews, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Samuel R. Mick, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Homer J. Merrick, mustered out with company.
Mike Mulherring, absent in arrest at muster out.
John Myers, discharged on surgeon's certificate; died at Chattanooga June 27, 1864.
Freeland Moore, absent, sick, at muster out.
John Manley, substitute, transferred to United States Navy.
James T. Miller, wounded at Wanhatchie; transferred to Company D, date unknown.
Charles Miller, killed at Gettysburg July 3, 1863.
Patrick Murphy, substitute, died October 30 of wounds received at Wau- hatchie October 29, 1863.
Frederick Miller, substitute, died at Louisville, Ky., August 6 of wounds received at Pine Knob, Ga., June 15, 1864.
Perry McDonald, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Charles McLaughlin, discharged August 26, 1865.
William McGanthey, discharged by general order June 6, 1865.
William J. McGill, discharged on surgeon's certificate October 13, 1862.
James P. McGee, discharged on surgeon's certificate December 16, 1862. John J. McGee, discharged on surgeon's certificate March 5, 1863.
Henry McGinness, discharged by general order June 6, 1865. William McClellan, killed at Cedar Mountain August 6, 1862.
Chauncey McClellan, killed at Antietam September 17, 1862.
Daniel McNally, died at Bolivar Heights December 1, 1862.
Joseph B. Nobbs, killed at Culp's Farm, Ga., June 17, 1864 ; veteran.
Joseph B. O'Brian, substitute, died at Murfreesboro, Tenn., January 23, 1864.
James Pike, mustered out with company; veteran.
John R. Patton, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Edward P. Pratt, discharged on surgeon's certificate December 29, 1862. John Phillips, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
George E. Parshall, died at Nashville, Tenn., November 19, 1864.
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Henry Pike, died at Fairfax, Va., October 21, 1862.
John W. Roner, substitute, discharged September 6, to date July 19, 1865. Milo D. Rounds, discharged on surgeon's certificate July 2, 1862. J. J. Rushenberger, discharged on surgeon's certificate February 13, 1863. M. C. Richmond, substitute, discharged by general order June 15, 1865. John M. Richardson, killed at Gettysburg July 3, 1863.
George B. Reuss, substitute, missing in action at Grier's Farm, Ga., June 30, 1864.
John J. Smith, mustered out with company ; veteran.
George W. Swineford, mustered out with company ; veteran.
William Selfridge, mustered out with company ; veteran.
John O. Smith, mustered out with company.
Frederick Seyert, substitute, mustered out with company.
Gemmel Sutley, absent, sick, at muster out.
Silas Shay, discharged October 6 for wounds received at Cedar Mountain August 9, 1862.
William Snyder, substitute, mustered out with company.
John Sidmore, discharged on surgeon's certificate October 10, 1862.
Alexander Swartz, discharged on surgeon's certificate February, 14, 1863. Orrin Sweet, wounded at Wauhatchie; discharged June 10, 1865 ; veteran. James Shaffer, substitute, discharged on surgeon's certificate March 1, 1865.
Henry Starmer, substitute, wounded at Wauhatchie; transferred to Vet- eran Reserve Corps.
Hollis Streeter, died at Fort McHenry, Md., July 11, 1862.
George Smith, substitute, killed at Dallas, Ga., May 31, 1864.
James Sidmore, killed at Culp's Farm, Ga., June 17, 1864 ; veteran. Robert P. Smith, died at Atlanta, Ga., October 22, 1864.
Samuel Sturgess, killed near Broad River, S. C., February, 1865 ; veteran. Henry Smith, substitute, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
John T. Tubbs, discharged on surgeon's certificate October 9, 1862.
Manley Tuttle, discharged on surgeon's certificate December 30, 1862. H. T. Thompson, discharged on surgeon's certificate February 14, 1863. Ibhar Thompson, substitute, transferred to United States Navy.
Jonathan Van Horn, substitute, killed at Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 29, 1863.
William H. Williams, mustered out with company.
George Wilson, substitute, mustered out with company. Frank Wallace, mustered out with company.
John Winters, discharged by general order May 26, 1865. Jacob Wagner, discharged by general order June 6, 1865. David White, discharged on surgeon's certificate May 16, 1862.
John T. Watson, wounded at Cedar Mountain ; discharged on surgeon's certificate December 18, 1862.
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David Williams, discharged October, 1864, expiration of term.
Daniel Writner, substitute, transferred to Company F October, 1863. George W. White, died at Baltimore, Md., May 10, 1862.
Bruno Zimmerman, substitute, wounded at Pine Knob, Ga .; discharged on surgeon's certificate April 11, 1865.
There were, besides, twenty-four enlisted men, chiefly substitutes, who de- serted from this company after serving but a few days, whose names do not appear in the above list.
COMPANY D.
Captain Elias M. Pierce, resigned April 25, 1862.
Captain W. J. Alexander, promoted from first lieutenant to captain April 25, 1862; commissioned major March 31; lieutenant-colonel April 7, 1865 ; not mustered as a field officer ; resigned April 8, 1865. He also served for a time as provost marshal, Second Division, Twelfth Army Corps.
Captain H. R. Sturdevant, captured at Peach Tree Creek, Ga .; mustered out with company,
First Lieutenant Nelson Spencer, resigned May 13, 1863.
First Lieutenant C. W. Culbertson, prisoner from July 20, 1864, to June
23, 1865 ; mustered out with company ; veteran.
Second Lieutenant Warren M. Foster, resigned February 23, 1863.
First Sergeant George A. Head, mustered out with company ; veteran.
First Sergeant James T. Shutt, killed at Cedar Mountain, Va., August 9, 1862.
Sergeant Benson Jones, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Sergeant Edward O'Donnell, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Sergeant Calvin H. Blanchard, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Sergeant Walter G. Mead, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Sergeant Christopher G. Herrick, discharged November 2, 1864, expira- tion of term.
Sergeant Oliver P. Alexander, transferred to Company K December, 1863 ; veteran.
Corporal Lewis Pearson, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Corporal Charles F. Prophater, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Corporal Philip Beyer, mustered out with company ; veteran. Corporal Henry Lowman, mustered out with company ; veteran. Corporal Warren Mann, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Corporal Eugene Chase, discharged February, 1865, expiration of term.
Corporal Matthias Arnold, wounded at Dallas; transferred to Veteran Re- serve Corps; veteran.
Corporal, James S. Newcomb, killed at Cedar Mountain August 9, 1862.
Corporal George C. Oliver, wounded at Antietam ; captured at Peach Tree Creek; veteran.
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Musician James Curren, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Musician Edward Richmond, discharged on surgeon's certificate July 17, 1862.
Musician George Richmond, discharged on surgeon's certificate December 5, 1862.
Privates.
Isaiah A. Ashbridge, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Robert Atwell, discharged by general order June 6, 1865.
Darius Aber, discharged January 13, 1863, for wounds, with loss of arm, received at Antietam, Md.
Nelson Anderson, discharged January 13, 1863, for wounds received at Antietam.
John Anderson, died October 14, of wounds received at Antietam.
Thomas Ackley, died at Brandy Station, Va., September 26, 1863.
Nathan J. Branch, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Albert P. Berg, mustered out with company.
Stephen Baker, wounded at Cedar Mountain and at Peach Tree Creek ; absent at muster out.
James Burns, substitute, discharged by general order July 6, 1865.
John Boyle, sr., discharged June 2, 1865, expiration of term.
De Witt C. Brasington, discharged for wounds received at Antietam.
A. H. Brasington, discharged on surgeon's certificate September 5, 1862. Stephen Baker, discharged on surgeon's certificate December 1, 1862.
David M. Boyd, discharged on surgeon's certificate September 5, 1862.
Jolın T. Blakesley, died at Erie, Pa., January 18, 1862.
Arthur Bartch, died at Winchester, Va., July 8, 1862.
Francis S. Brown, died at Winchester, Va., July 30, 1862.
David L. Brown, killed at Antietam.
John W. Culver, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Robert Culverson, mustered out with company ; veteran.
John D. Coleman, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Alphonzo Carman, mustered out with company; veteran.
George O. Collins, mustered out with company.
L. J. Chase, absent, sick, at muster out.
Nathaniel Casper, discharged on surgeon's certificate January 13, 1863. Henry Chase, discharged on surgeon's certificate February 14, 1863. William Culverson, discharged on surgeon's certificate March 14, 1863. Orville Chandler, discharged November 2, 1864, expiration of term. William J. Campbell, discharged April 8, 1865, expiration of term. Austin Chandler, died at Winchester, Va., July 8, 1862.
Reuben Clark, died at Front Royal, Va., July 11, 1862.
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Vernon F. Cady, died at Washington, D. C., July 29, 1862.
Herman T. Cross, discharged by general order June 30, 1865.
John M. Dillon, substitute, mustered out with company.
John Davenport, substitute, mustered out with company.
Charles P. Dager, mustered out with company.
John H. Duross, discharged August 17, 1865; veteran.
Charles Dougherty, discharged by general order June 6, 1865.
William Dixon, discharged on surgeon's certificate April 20, 1865; veteran.
Nicholas Dych, discharged by general order June 2, 1865.
James Donaldson, discharged June 21, 1865, for wounds received at Dallas; veteran.
Emil Dorr, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
Lenford Elliott, mustered out with company.
Abraham Eggleston, wounded at Resaca; discharged June 11, 1865; vet- eran.
Jacob Fahlman, wounded at Antietam, and at Dallas, Ga .; absent at muster out; veteran.
William Fairfield, discharged on surgeon's certificate November 19, 1862.
William Fredenburgh, died November 8, 1862, of wounds received at An- tietam.
Philip Graham, mustered out with company; veteran.
John Graham, mustered out with company; veteran.
Edward Gemmil, mustered out with company.
James Glenn, discharged by general order May 31, 1865.
Frederick Gormanly, substitute, absent, sick, at muster out.
William Gibson, discharged on surgeon's certificate, January 6, 1863.
Joel Gardner, discharged October 17, 1862, for wounds received at Cedar Mountain.
William Green, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps August, 1864.
Isaac Howard, wounded at Dallas, discharged by general order July 15, 1865.
William H. Hagerty, substitute, discharged by general order June 9, 1865. Jesse Hellam, discharged by general order June 1, 1865.
Andrew Hultberg, captured at Peach Tree Creek; discharged at expira- tion of term.
Charles Hultberg, killed at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864.
David L. Hodges, captured at Peach Tree Creek July 20, 1864; veteran. Died as a prisoner of war.
Henry W. Jobson, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Robert Johnson, discharged by general order May 15, 1865.
George W. Kinnear, mustered out with company.
Edward Kerr, absent, sick, at muster out.
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Truman Kidder, discharged on surgeon's certificate, June 9, 1863.
Henry Kay, discharged November 2, 1864, expiration of term.
Joseph Kay, wounded, Resaca ; discharged November 25, 1864, expiration of term.
Adam Knopf, died October 11, 1862, of wounds received at Antietam.
George W. King, discharged on writ of habeas corpus.
Thomas Lacy, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Humphrey D. Law, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Samuel Look, discharged on surgeon's certificate April 22, 1863.
Peter Lind, died at Alexandria, Va., September 15, 1862.
Frederick Lamer, substitute, died at Chattanooga June 17, 1864, of wounds received at Dallas, Ga., May 25, 1864.
Morris Lee, captured at Peach Tree Creek, died in Southern prison Janu- ary 24, 1865.
George J. Morritz, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Archibald Murray, mustered out with company.
Thomas Maxwell, mustered out with company.
Charles Meachan, substitute, mustered out with company.
Reuben Morse, wounded at Pine Knob, Ga .; absent at muster out ; veteran.
Sheldon J. Merchant, discharged on surgeon's certificate September 4, 1862.
John C. Marsh, discharged on surgeon's certificate February 4, 1863.
John M. Mack, died at Baltimore, Md., April 19, 1862.
Levi Marsh, died at Alexandria, Va., July 23, 1862.
John Myers, died at Chattanooga, Tenn., June 27, 1864, of wounds re- ceived at Pine Knob, Ga., June 15, 1864.
James T. Miller, killed at Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 1864.
Chester L. Morton, died at Philadelphia, Pa., October 7, 1864.
Alexander Morton, wounded at Dallas, Ga .; captured at Peach Tree Creek, Ga .; died at Annapolis, Md., March 25, 1865 ; veteran.
George G. McClintock, discharged April 1, 1865.
Peter O'Neil, mustered out with company ; veteran.
Henry Osgood, discharged on surgeon's certificate March 7, 1863.
William Plumb, mustered out with company ; veteran. William Pulfrey, mustered out with company.
Abner Ploss, discharged on surgeon's certificate September 5, 1862.
Jacob l'loss, discharged on surgeon's certificate February 23, 1863.
Timothy Ploss, discharged on surgeon's certificate April 3, 1863. Wheeler Ploss, killed at Antietam September 17, 1862.
George Peters, killed at Resaca May 15, 1864; veteran.
Robert Ray, mustered out with company; veteran.
Charles H. Rainbow, mustered out with company.
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Matthias Stonaker, wounded at Cedar Mountain, and at Dallas; mustered out with company; veteran.
Edward F. Stone, mustered out with company; veteran.
John Schraeder, mustered out with company; veteran.
Jacob Schuler, mustered out with company; veteran.
James Scahill, mustered out with company; veteran.
Elisha Spencer, mustered out with company.
Bernard Schnell, mustered out with company.
Philip Schirk, wounded at Peach Tree Creek; mustered out with com- pany.
Orin F. Strickland, wounded at Gettysburg; absent, sick, at muster out. Edgar Smith, died at Alexandria, Va., August 6, 1862.
William H. Simmons, discharged December 11, 1862, for wounds received at Antietam.
Charles Sodagreen, discharged January 11, 1863, for wounds received at Antietam.
Thomas J. Spencer, discharged November 2, 1864, expiration of term.
Patrick Sheehan, discharged April 8, 1865, expiration of term.
Franklin Stilson, discharged May 29, 1865, for wounds received at Peach Tree Creek.
Peter G. Sweet, transferred to 109th P. V. December 27, 1863 ; veteran. John Salman, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
James A. Stapleton, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
John Sheemer, killed at Gettysburg July 3, 1863.
Peter N. Stanford, killed at Kenesaw Mountain June 27, 1864.
George C. Siggins, died at Chattanooga June 27, of wounds received at Dallas, Ga., May 25, 1864.
D. Porter Siggins, killed at Peach Tree Creek July 20, 1864.
John Smith, killed at Peach Tree Creek July 20, 1864.
D. W. Spencer, died at Pittsburgh, Pa., March 20, 1864.
Lloyd Trask, discharged on surgeon's certificate August 21, 1862.
William Taylor, discharged on surgeon's certificate August 4, 1862.
Job T. Toby, died at Pittsburgh March 25, 1864.
Joseph R. White, substitute, wounded at Dallas ; discharged by general or- der August 24, 1865.
George Weiderhold, discharged by general order May 27, 1865.
Benjamin Westbrook, discharged on surgeon's certificate November 18, 1862.
R. A. Winchester, wounded, with loss of arm, at Antietam ; discharged December 31, 1862.
David Williams, discharged on surgeon's certificate December 11, 1862.
Robert J. Wilson, died at Bridgeport, Ala., November 10, 1863, of wounds received at Wauhatchie.
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Henry Zeigler, wounded at Cedar Mountain ; discharged on surgeon's cer- tificate January 15, 1863.
From this company, also, thirty-five men, principally substitutes, deserted. Their names do not appear in the foregoing list.
CHAPTER XXI.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH AND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH REGIMENTS.
The One Hundred and Thirteenth Regiment of the Line or Twelfth Cavalry-Organized near Philadelphia-Joins Pope in Virginia-Subsequent Services in the Shenandoah Valley- The First Command to Diseover Lee's Northward Movement in 1863-Nearly Surrounded at Winchester-Cutting its Way Out-On the Upper Potomae-In Pursuit of Early-Its Last Battle-Muster Out-Roster of Company K-One Ilundred and Forty-fifth Regiment-Com- pany F Recruited at Tidioute-The Regiment is Ordered to the Front Without Adequate Equiments-In Line at Antietam-Assigned to the Second Corps -- Its Desperate Struggle at Fredericksburg-Great Losses -- Chancellorsville-With Hancock at Gettysburg-In the Wil- derness with Grant -- Charging the Enemy's Works at Spottsylvania-Cold Harbor -- Peters- burg-Part of the Regiment Captured-Other Movements and Battles-Names, etc., of Its Warren County Members.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH REGIMENT-TWELFTH CAVALRY.
T HIS command, of which Major Darius Titus, of Warren county, was one of its original officers, was organized near Philadelphia late in the autumn of 1861. It remained there until about the Ist of May, 1862, when it was ordered to Washington, D. C., where it received arms. On the 20th of June it was ordered to Manassas Junction, and was employed in guarding the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. It was past the middle of July, however, before the command was mounted, and little progress had been made in train- ing and discipline before active operations commenced.
At midday of the 26th of August Colonel Pierce received a telegram from General Sturgis, at Alexandria, acting under the direction of General Pope, then in command of the Union forces in Northern Virginia, directing him to procced to White Plains and ascertain the strength and position of the enemy in that locality. Colonel Pierce, who was in a feeble state of health, and in the absence of Lieutenant-Colonel Kohler, placed the regiment under com- mand of Major Titus. The regiment was scattered along the road, a distance of twelve miles, on guard, and it was six o'clock before the forces could be as- sembled and in readiness to start. Darkness soon came on, and, being without reliable guides, and having a distance of twenty miles to traverse in an enemy's
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country, some difficulty was experienced in keeping the direct route. One company was left at Pope's Run, and a battery of two pieces at Manassas. In the neighborhood of Gainesville a rebel picket was captured, who disclosed the fact that half the rebel army was in its immediate front, "Stonewall " Jackson having turned the right of Pope's army. Soon firing was heard at Manassas, and a great light showed but too plainly that the enemy was already in pos- session. Without stopping for rest the column retired towards Bristoe ; but as it approached the town found it already occupied by Jackson, with his ar- tillery and infantry in commanding positions. To escape the enemy's clutches seemed impossible ; but, determined to cut his way through or sell his com- mand at severe rebel cost, Major Titus turned towards Manassas. Discovering his designs the enemy opened with his artillery and infantry, and closing in upon it inflicted a loss of two hundred and sixty in killed, wounded, and pris- oners-Major Titus being among the latter.
The command now devolved on Major Congdon, who withdrew his shat- tered column to Centreville. He was immediately ordered to retire to Alex- andria, where he reported to General McClellan in person, giving the first reliable intelligence of the presence of Jackson at Manassas. On the following day the regiment was ordered to cross the Potomac, and patrol and picket the left bank of the river from the Chain Bridge to Edward's Ferry, in which duty it continued until the enemy crossed above, to enter upon the Antietam cam- paign.
During the battle of Antietam, the command rendered efficient service in watching the enemy's movements upon our flanks and in bringing up strag- glers and checking disorder. Subsequently it participated in the raid on Moore- field, the expedition to Woodstock, and a hot encounter at Fisher's Hill. When Lee so stealthily left his camps on the Rapidan, and began his march into Pennsylvania in June, 1863, the Twelfth was the first to discover the move- ment, though the facts as reported by the commander of the regiment were at first discredited. This delusion was soon dissipated, however, and the correct- "ness of the report made apparent, by the advance of the whole of Lee's army on all the roads leading from the south. As Lee continued to advance down the valley, General Milroy, in command of the Union forces, posted his small army in an advantageous position, at Winchester, Va., and for three days held the entire rebel army in check with a force of less than twelve thousand men. The enemy refused to assault, but gradually gathered in around the town, until nearly every way of escape was cut off. At a council of war, held on the night of Sunday, June 14, it was decided that an attempt should be made by the command to cut its way out, and push for the Potomac. Under cover of dark- ness the brigade moved out a little after midnight, in the order of their num- bers. Four miles out, on the Martinsburg road, the enemy was encountered in strong force, and a heavy night engagement took place, in which the Twelfth
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participated, sustaining considerable loss. Lieutenant-Colonel Moss, in com- mand of the regiment, had his horse shot under him, and was severely injured by the fall, the command then devolving on Major Titus.1 Taking advantage of the noise of the contest, Milroy's troops separated into two columns, to their mutual advantage, one moving towards Harper's Ferry, the other, by way of Bath and Hancock, to Bloody Run. The Twelfth was with the latter.
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