. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . JOHN DOUGHERTY,Co, E. Killed at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862. PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, 95 Afterwards, it moved with the brigade to the support ofthe threatened position at the Left Center. Crossing the fieldsunder a heavy artillery fire, the regiment took a position to theleft of Meades Headquarters, beyond the Taneytown road, justas the charge was repulsed and the prisoners were coming overthe slope ; here it remained in support of the Third Corps,until moved abo
. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . JOHN DOUGHERTY,Co, E. Killed at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862. PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, 95 Afterwards, it moved with the brigade to the support ofthe threatened position at the Left Center. Crossing the fieldsunder a heavy artillery fire, the regiment took a position to theleft of Meades Headquarters, beyond the Taneytown road, justas the charge was repulsed and the prisoners were coming overthe slope ; here it remained in support of the Third Corps,until moved about half mile further to the right, being held inreserve. The Twenty-third was continued in this capacity until6 A. M. of the 4th, when, by order of General Meade, it re. FIRE IN CAMP. joined the division, where it remained until the morning of theSth, when, with the Sixth Corps, the regiment joined in pursuitof Lee. The losses were two officers, Lieutenant Joshua , killed, and Lieutenant Edward B. Wilson, wounded,and twenty-nine enlisted men killed and wounded. LOSSES AT GETTYSBURG. Killed and Wounded. Missing. Total. Union, i7,556 5434 22,900 Confederate, 15,298 4,150 20,448 96 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT REPORTS OF BRIG. GEN. ALEXANDER SHALER, Commanding First Brigade, Third First Brigade, Third Division, Sixth Corps, July 27, :—I have the honor herewith to submit the following re-port of the movements and operations of this brigade during the battleof Gettysburg : At 7 P. M. on the 2nd instant, by direction of Brigadier-GeneralWheaton, commanding the division, the brigade was formed in line ofbattle on the left of the position held by the army, in rear of the SecondBrigade. At 8 A. M. of the 3rd instan
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