. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . Co. G. WILLIAM GRAHAM,Died of wounds received at ColdHarbor June, 1864. PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 103. ers. Abandoning the direct line of pursuit, the Corps moved tothe left, through Emmettsburg, and attempted to cross themountains with artillery to Middletown ; but, the road being avery difficult one, the night dark, and the rain descending in tor-rents, the guns were soon fastin the mud, and had to be takenapart before they could be gotback on the main
. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . Co. G. WILLIAM GRAHAM,Died of wounds received at ColdHarbor June, 1864. PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 103. ers. Abandoning the direct line of pursuit, the Corps moved tothe left, through Emmettsburg, and attempted to cross themountains with artillery to Middletown ; but, the road being avery difficult one, the night dark, and the rain descending in tor-rents, the guns were soon fastin the mud, and had to be takenapart before they could be gotback on the main road throughFrederick. A fragment of theCorps reached the Summit atmidnight, while the greater por-tion were either resting on theroad or lost on the march daylight of the 9th, theregiment was moved to the sup-port of the cavalry and placedon the skirmish line. Loss, twomen wounded. On the loth andI ith, they had a severe skirmishwith the enemy at Funkstown—loss, several men the 12th, it was ascertained that the enemy had fallen back,during the previous night, to a strongly entrenched positionon the heights about Williamsport. Our lines were formed atonce in front of it, with orders to build breastworks and to be inr
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