. History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . rophiesof their valor more than one-third of their number dead and wounded, andas prizes to the Federal army fifteen stands of colors, with over thirty-fivehundred prisoners. In this action, Captains Sperry and Ford, were both wounded,and the command of the detachment of the One Hundred and SixthPennsylvania devolved upon Captain Lynch, who withdrew his mento the crest, in rear of the Seventy-Second Regiment after thefight had ceased. Shortly afterwards
. History of the One Hundred and Sixth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 2d Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps, 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . rophiesof their valor more than one-third of their number dead and wounded, andas prizes to the Federal army fifteen stands of colors, with over thirty-fivehundred prisoners. In this action, Captains Sperry and Ford, were both wounded,and the command of the detachment of the One Hundred and SixthPennsylvania devolved upon Captain Lynch, who withdrew his mento the crest, in rear of the Seventy-Second Regiment after thefight had ceased. Shortly afterwards, General Webb came to himand said, Captain, I consider you and your men a picked band,and should the attack be renewed, and should there be any waver-ing or giving way of the troops in your front, I want you tothrow yourselves into the breach. This little band, that had num-bered about one hundred men, that had done so well and lost soheavily, one half of their officers and about one third of their men,now greatly exhausted, slept there among the dead, and rejoined theregiment when it returned to the Brigade, on the evening of the w •■ \
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