. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . at nightI was directed to fall back with my whole division and cross WhiteOak Bridge. Crossing that bridge, I was ordered by General Keyesto take position at the junction of the James River, New Market and Charles City roads. This impor-tant post was occupied by mydivision, Peck, with a part of hissmall division, occupying groundto my right and left. On the morning of the 29thof June some of our cavalry onthe James River road were drivenin by a battalion of Nort
. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . at nightI was directed to fall back with my whole division and cross WhiteOak Bridge. Crossing that bridge, I was ordered by General Keyesto take position at the junction of the James River, New Market and Charles City roads. This impor-tant post was occupied by mydivision, Peck, with a part of hissmall division, occupying groundto my right and left. On the morning of the 29thof June some of our cavalry onthe James River road were drivenin by a battalion of North Caro-lina cavalry, who charged clearinto my lines, which were somasked as not to be seen. Fiveguns and a few rifie shots brokethem completely up in a fewminutes, killing, wounding andcapturing 80 to 100 of them, withno loss to the division. In the course of the morningSykes brigade crossed the swamp and formed on my right, and manyother troops in the course of the day came up. That night my divi-sion formed the advance of the corps, making a night march to Haxallsbelow Turkey Bridge, on the James River. It was accomplished by. JOHN F. KEEN,Sergeant Company G. PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 73 sunrise, being one of the most fatiguing marches imaginable, but itwas borne by all without a murmur. The Second Rhode Island andSeventh Massachusetts were ordered forward to Turkey Bridge, andat noon, the 30th instant, Abercrombies brigade in the same between 3 and 4 P. M. I was directed by General McClellan tomove toward Malvern Hill, and attack the enemy in flank should theysucceed in forcing our lines on the hill. They did not, and I movedforward and took a strong position for the night, but at dark had
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