. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . n open field, whichcould be swept by the enemys guns for a considerable distance inevery direction ; and as the head of our columns debouched from thewoods to deploy in line of battle, they furnished a splendid target for 310 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT the rebel gunners practice. The scene was grand beyond descrip-tion. When the speaker entered the open field, the Fifth and part ofthe Sixth Corps were already in line of battle, with flags flying andbayonets
. History of the twenty third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birney's Zouaves; three months & three years service, Civil War . n open field, whichcould be swept by the enemys guns for a considerable distance inevery direction ; and as the head of our columns debouched from thewoods to deploy in line of battle, they furnished a splendid target for 310 HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-THIRD REGIMENT the rebel gunners practice. The scene was grand beyond descrip-tion. When the speaker entered the open field, the Fifth and part ofthe Sixth Corps were already in line of battle, with flags flying andbayonets glistening in the sunlight of a beautiful autumn day, havingthe appearance of troops on dress parade rather than formed fordeadly conflict. Like Humphreys tactical movements of his Divisionon the field of Gettysburg, our Brigade was closed up, and withouthalting advanced and deployed in the position assigned it, having onlythe sound of the enemys guns to keep step with. Without delay burBrigade was ordered to drive in the rebel sharpshooters and securethe possession of a knoll on the right and front, for the occupation of. Rear of Left Centre. This was the third position of Shalers Brigade. On the ridge inthe distance were the lines of the ist Corps, the brigade arrivingabout the time of the repulse of Picketts charge, and went into posi-tion in the field beyond the Taneytown Road, to the left of MeadesHeadquarters, where it remained until the morning of the 5th, whenmoved off with the 6th Corps in pursuit of Lee. a battery. This was quickly done, and soon after the battery wasestablished, a column of attack was formed from the Sixth Corps andput in command of General Russell. Colonel Upton led the columnwith his regiment, and made one of the most brilliant and successfulcharges ever made upon any field. He not only captured the wholeline of works, but with it, some sixteen hundred prisoners, six battle-flags, and many pieces of artillery and small arms. His attackingcolumn nu
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