. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . mbers of this magnificent company of young men, after-ward known as Company F, Third New Jersey InfantryVolunteers, proved derelict and basely deserted, a very smallpercentage indeed. The rank and file of the Greys wascomposed of the flower of the county of Cumberland, andnowdiere in this broad land was a finer body of young menenrolled under the flag. It became the company to whosecustody was committed the stars and stripes and the reg-imental standards. As the color company of the gallantThir
. Historic days in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1855-1865 : political and war time reminiscences . mbers of this magnificent company of young men, after-ward known as Company F, Third New Jersey InfantryVolunteers, proved derelict and basely deserted, a very smallpercentage indeed. The rank and file of the Greys wascomposed of the flower of the county of Cumberland, andnowdiere in this broad land was a finer body of young menenrolled under the flag. It became the company to whosecustody was committed the stars and stripes and the reg-imental standards. As the color company of the gallantThird New Jersey it carried the national flag throughforty-three bloody engagements. Beginning with tlie firstBull Run. its service ended with the surrender of Lee atAppomattox. Company F lost the following members on Southernbattlefields, death coming by bayonet and bullet: SylvesterW. Randolph, killed in action at Gaines Farm, Va., June27, 1862; Enoch B. Pew, died of wounds received in actionat Spottsylvania, Va., May 8. 1864: Charles H. Bacon,killed in action at Cramptons Pass, Md., September 14,.
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