. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . MATHEW HAZLETT,Co. G. Killed at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862. PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 93 ■^^. WASH FROM THE SAMECANTEEN. through Virginia the regiment went into bivouac on thefarm of Colonel White, near Whites* Ford, where, in 1862,Company B was captured. On their return from the rebelprisons the members of the company spoke so highly ofthe treatment accorded them byWhite and his command thatnothing was disturbed on hisplace. Here the regiment wasgiven rations, a
. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . MATHEW HAZLETT,Co. G. Killed at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862. PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 93 ■^^. WASH FROM THE SAMECANTEEN. through Virginia the regiment went into bivouac on thefarm of Colonel White, near Whites* Ford, where, in 1862,Company B was captured. On their return from the rebelprisons the members of the company spoke so highly ofthe treatment accorded them byWhite and his command thatnothing was disturbed on hisplace. Here the regiment wasgiven rations, and quite a supplywas left at Whites home for useof his family, he being then ab-sent with Lees army. The regi-ment continued the march, viaPoolsville, New Market and Man-chester, to Westminister, a placenoted for its Catholic going into camp here at8 P. M. of July 1st, news was received of the battle goingon at Gettysburg, thirty-six miles away. The corps was atonce put in motion, our brigade leading, but after marchingtwo miles it was found that the guide had taken the wrongroad. By countermarching, however, the command finallystruck the Baltimore Pike. A rumor being circulated just atthis time, that Gen
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