. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . ds, two years ago, on the occasion of the unveiling of the monu-ment of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania regiment, I took occasion torefer to an injustice which had been unintentionally done us, in the reportof the battle by the Army Commander. As the remarks I then made 808 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT in reference to the Twenty-third Regiment are appHcable to each and allthe regiments of our Brigade, I quote them verbatim. After speakinga word of praise in beh
. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . ds, two years ago, on the occasion of the unveiling of the monu-ment of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania regiment, I took occasion torefer to an injustice which had been unintentionally done us, in the reportof the battle by the Army Commander. As the remarks I then made 808 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT in reference to the Twenty-third Regiment are appHcable to each and allthe regiments of our Brigade, I quote them verbatim. After speakinga word of praise in behalf of General Doubleday, of the First Corps,and General Sickles, of the Third Corps, for the services they renderedon the first and second days respectively, I say, And while claimingthis special recognition for them, I have a less pleasing, but to you amore important duty to perform, and that is, to demand an officialrecognition of the services, in this battle, of the Brigade to which youwere attached. The student who in future years peruses the officialreports and records in the War Department, will there find Gulps Hill. This was the second position of Shalers Brigade. On its arrival hereGeneral Geary of the 12th Corps placed it in the ravine immediately inrear of this position. During the morning the regiments of the brigadewere engaged in the breastworks, which will be observed runningalong just below the brow of the hill towards a large boulder in theworks. It remained here as relieving regiments, until ordered to leftcentre, in support of ist Corps during repulse of Picketts charge. over the signature of the commander of the Army of the Potomac,that in the battle of Gettysburg, Wheatons Brigade was ordered tothe right, to aid in driving back the enemy and in retaking the other words the troops of Wheatons Brigade were credited, inthe official report of the battle, with the service performed by yourBrigade. Upon learning of this error, I spoke to Gene
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