The Seventy-seventh Pennsylvania at Shiloh : History of the regiment ; the battle of Shiloh . as moved out, about three miles from the river, for a bettercamping site. The following day another short move wasmade for better ground. Here the men built small bark hutsto partially shelter themselves from the elements. The nightswere very cold, and, as they had neither blankets nor over-coats to protect them, they suffered intensely. On the fif-teenth, to the great joy of the men, the baggage and wagontrains arrived. Tents were speedily erected, but almost im-mediately orders came to take them dow
The Seventy-seventh Pennsylvania at Shiloh : History of the regiment ; the battle of Shiloh . as moved out, about three miles from the river, for a bettercamping site. The following day another short move wasmade for better ground. Here the men built small bark hutsto partially shelter themselves from the elements. The nightswere very cold, and, as they had neither blankets nor over-coats to protect them, they suffered intensely. On the fif-teenth, to the great joy of the men, the baggage and wagontrains arrived. Tents were speedily erected, but almost im-mediately orders came to take them down again, and move offthe battlefield to better ground. The following day therewas a decided change for the better. The temperature roserapidly, the weather becoming very pleasant, so that over-coats were not needed. While here the command suffered severely from sickness,occasioned by exposure and the unwholesome surface waterwhich the men were obliged to use. From this time untilMay ten, when the command arrived near Farmington, it wasconstantly engaged in reconnaissances and regular camp. Siege of Corinth. 83 duties. Occasionally the picket lines would be attacked, buta few return shots would always put the enemy to flight. Captain William A. Robinson arrived at Pittsburg Landing,Tennessee with Company E., on the evening of May 2, 1862,and on the following day, marched about twelve miles southto join the regiment, which was actively engaged there in themovement upon Corinth, Mississippi. On May 8th, one hun-dred men of the Seventy-seventh Pennsylvania, under Cap-tain Rose, and one hundred of the 29th Indiana, under Cap-tain Davis, were sent out to build a bridge across Seven Milecreek. They were attacked about nine A. M. by a superiorforce of the enemy. After a spirited resistance, they com-pelled the foe to retire and then continued their work until 4P. M., having lost one killed, three wounded and one captured,all of the 29th Indiana. The enemy had at least four killedand on
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