. History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . Lieutenant Colonel, 106th Regt., Penna, Vols. 1864.] SPOTTSYLVANIA. 205 In these two assaults it is estimated that the two corps lost nearly5000 men, while the enemy could not have lost 1000. Still furtheron the left the Sixth Corps now commanded by General Wright,General Sedgwick having been killed the day before, with a rifle bulletwhile placing a battery in an exposed position along his front, weremore successful. They had carried the first line of w
. History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . Lieutenant Colonel, 106th Regt., Penna, Vols. 1864.] SPOTTSYLVANIA. 205 In these two assaults it is estimated that the two corps lost nearly5000 men, while the enemy could not have lost 1000. Still furtheron the left the Sixth Corps now commanded by General Wright,General Sedgwick having been killed the day before, with a rifle bulletwhile placing a battery in an exposed position along his front, weremore successful. They had carried the first line of works, capturingnearly about twelve hundred prisoners, several guns and held their captured line until dark and then retired for want ofsupport. All day of the nth no attempt was made to renew the assault, butcontinual and heavy skirmishing was kept up upon our men, whowere erecting works. The position of the One Hundred and Sixth wassomewhat an exposed one, in a hollow, and they experienced great diffi-culty in constructing their intrenchments; several of the men were shot,and in the afternoon Lieutenant-Colonel Curry fel
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