. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 39. not want to bring on an engagement until prepared to attack,but as the rebels would open on the regiment as soon as theygot on the picket Hne the men could not be kept from exchang-ing shots, so that it was a picket fight every time. When noton picket they were engaged in working on entrenchments andbuilding corduroy position along War-wick Creek was part of thelines facing Yorktown. Nearlythe whole time they laid herer
. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 39. not want to bring on an engagement until prepared to attack,but as the rebels would open on the regiment as soon as theygot on the picket Hne the men could not be kept from exchang-ing shots, so that it was a picket fight every time. When noton picket they were engaged in working on entrenchments andbuilding corduroy position along War-wick Creek was part of thelines facing Yorktown. Nearlythe whole time they laid hererations were very —veryscarce, the men going to ex-tremes to appease shortage of rations nodoubt was on account of theswampy condition of thecountry, retarding the supplywagons from getting to thefront. Upon the general advanceon the enemys line, at York-town, May 4th, the regimentwas selected to storm one ofthe main forts, near Lees Mills, but after floundering aroundin the mud, it was ascertained the enemy had evacuated hisworks. All the night of the 3d the enemys batteries wereshelling our lines and when we reached their works and foundthem go
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