. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . onial settlement of Jamestown,where the first settlers of Virginia established a colony. It washere that by tradition Pocahontas saved the life of CaptainJohn Smith. All through this section,leading up to Richmond, the once powerful tribe ofChickahominy Indians, underchief Powhatan, held posses-sion. Skirmishing with therebels at Youngs Mills andWarwick Court House, los-ing several wounded, theenemy falling back to theirentrenchments. Having possession of theene
. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . onial settlement of Jamestown,where the first settlers of Virginia established a colony. It washere that by tradition Pocahontas saved the life of CaptainJohn Smith. All through this section,leading up to Richmond, the once powerful tribe ofChickahominy Indians, underchief Powhatan, held posses-sion. Skirmishing with therebels at Youngs Mills andWarwick Court House, los-ing several wounded, theenemy falling back to theirentrenchments. Having possession of theenemys camp at this place,the boys regaled themselveswith making slap-jacks onthe iron pans they leftbehind. Here the regimentwas engaged in picket andfatigue duty ; the picket linealong the Warwick Creek being constantly engaged. Loss,nine men wounded. While here, several of the men were wounded by a rebelsharpshooter ; he was eventually shot by the Chaplain of theEighty-second Pennsylvania, who came out to the this breach of discipline he was reprimanded by GeneralMcClellan and sent home to report to Bishop Stevens, at. G. WILLIAMSON, Lieut. Co. K. Killed at Cold Harbor, June i, 1864. PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 37 Philadelphia. This was virtually a leave of absence, as President Lincoln detailed him to Lawrence, Kansas, where hearrived in time to officiate at the burial ceremonies of the
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