The Seventy-seventh Pennsylvania at Shiloh : History of the regiment ; the battle of Shiloh . rable piece of ground, to give battle untilit finally reached the Murfreesborough pike, where in thewoods it found the remnants of the other regiments of thedivision. Lieutenant Colonel Housum was the only field officer withthe regiment in this engagement. After his fall, the com-mand devolved by seniority upon Captain Thomas E. Rose, ofCompany B. At this point, the special part taken by the Seventy-seventhhaving been just set forth, it becomes necessary to revertback again to the beginning of the bat
The Seventy-seventh Pennsylvania at Shiloh : History of the regiment ; the battle of Shiloh . rable piece of ground, to give battle untilit finally reached the Murfreesborough pike, where in thewoods it found the remnants of the other regiments of thedivision. Lieutenant Colonel Housum was the only field officer withthe regiment in this engagement. After his fall, the com-mand devolved by seniority upon Captain Thomas E. Rose, ofCompany B. At this point, the special part taken by the Seventy-seventhhaving been just set forth, it becomes necessary to revertback again to the beginning of the battle to show how theother commands fared. In their original attack, the Con-federates moved on the right, so as to completely flank Kirksline, thus rendering his position entirely untenable. On theycame like a huge, irresistible tidal wave. The Thirty-fourthIllinois soon became engaged at close quarters, and, in afew moments, lost a dozen killed and five times that numberwounded. Over its colors the strife was terrible. Five color-bearers fell in rapid succession. At last their colors were. LIEUT. PRINT. JULIUS BI EN S CO. NEW YORK The Battle of Stone River. 107 handed to one of Edgartons men, who was mounted, to carryto the rear, but he too was shot. Then the flag fell into thehands of the enemy. The Confederates now rushed upon Edgartons told his men to save themselves, while he, with one of hislieutenants, stood by one of his guns, loading and dischargedit into the column as il closed upon him, until he was takenprisoner. Many of his men refused to leave him, and foughtthe foe with their swords, until they were either killed or cap-tured. General Kirk, having lost his guns, hastily withdrewhis regiments to another position, there to renew the contestwith the oncoming enemy. He dashed to Willichs brigade,which was also suffering heavily from the enemys fire, andappealed for aid. A portion of one of his regiments aided-inthe new defense. The other re
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