. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . own as the right charging column. When they goton the heights General Shaler, looking down to the field infront of the stone wall, found that the Twent3-third was notthere. Seeing a line of blue over near the little bricked-walledcemetery on the apex of the heights, he dispatched LieutenantJohnson to learn what troops they were. He returned and re-reported it was the 23d Penn-sylvania, which had joinedColonel Burnhams line as itswept over them on thecharge. Nobody co
. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . own as the right charging column. When they goton the heights General Shaler, looking down to the field infront of the stone wall, found that the Twent3-third was notthere. Seeing a line of blue over near the little bricked-walledcemetery on the apex of the heights, he dispatched LieutenantJohnson to learn what troops they were. He returned and re-reported it was the 23d Penn-sylvania, which had joinedColonel Burnhams line as itswept over them on thecharge. Nobody could findout who gave the order; itwas spontaneous, and just ata most critical moment, whenthe regiment was badlyneeded to assist in capturingthat strong position. General Longstreet, inhis Memoirs—Manassas toAppomattox, says as to theassault in December, 1862 : A series of braver, moredesperate charges than thosehurled against the troops inthe sunken road was never known, and piles and cross-piles ofdead marked a field such as I never saw before or since.(Page 315.) As to the assault of May 3, 1863, he says, on page 330,. Dewitt c. palmer, Co. H, 23d P. V. and Co. E, Sad Pa. at Winchester, September 19, 1864. 90 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT that it was probably a mistake to draw McLaws away fromhis position at Maryes Hill where he and Ransom had success-fully held against six or seven severe attacks of the Burnsidebattle, with three brigades, two of his own and one ofRansoms.
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