. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . RICHARD A. GRIFFITH,Lieutenant Co. D. 170 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT Prime (now Washington Avenue) and Swanson streets. Theseplaces of entertainment could provide 2,500 at one setting andhad facilities to ration 30,000 daily. This generous hospitalitywas maintained during the four years of the war. At all hours , of the day and night the fire bells of the neighborhoodwould bring the people tothese saloons to care for thesoldiers passing through thecity. For
. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . RICHARD A. GRIFFITH,Lieutenant Co. D. 170 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT Prime (now Washington Avenue) and Swanson streets. Theseplaces of entertainment could provide 2,500 at one setting andhad facilities to ration 30,000 daily. This generous hospitalitywas maintained during the four years of the war. At all hours , of the day and night the fire bells of the neighborhoodwould bring the people tothese saloons to care for thesoldiers passing through thecity. Formal expressions ofthanks were extended by thePresident of the United States,Governors of the States ofMaine, New Hampshire, Ver-mont, Connecticut, Massachus-etts, Rhode Island, New York,New Jersey and Pennsylvaniafor their liberal volunteer work, the freegift of its citizens, gave toPhiladelphia a national reputation for patriotism and ANDREW J. ALBAN\, JAMES KELLVCorporals, Co. D. The following members of the Twenty-third Pennsylvaniawere honored by promotion in other commands: ColonelDavid B. Birney was promoted to Brigadier General and diedOctober, 1S64, while Major General commanding the TenthArmy Corps; Colonel Thomas H. Neill promoted to BrigadierGeneral commanding a brigade in Sixth Army Corps; ColonelJohn Ely promoted to Brigadier General United States Vol-unteers, commanding brigade in Veteran Reserve Corps; MajorGeorge C. Spear was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel Sixty-firstPennsylvania and was killed while Colonel commanding sameregiment at Maryes Heights, May 3, 1863; Lieutenant JohnW. Crosby Company A was promoted to Captain in Sixty-firstPennsylvania, wounded at Fort Stevens and killed while Lieu-tenant Colonel commanding the Sixty-first Pennsylvania at theassault of lines at Petersburg, April 2, 1865; Arthur F. Keene,Lieutenant Company B was promoted to First LieutenantCompany I Eighty-second Pennsylva
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