History of Doylestown, old and new : from its settlement to the close of the nineteenth century, 1745-1900 . ens. The strength of the regiment,when it left Doylestown, was nine hundred, rank and file and thebattery one hundred and fifty. The total casualties, during its servicewas five hundred and one. Of these, one hundred and six woundedreturned to duty; fourteen officers were killed or wounded, and onehundred and forty-five men were discharged for disability. Theheaviest loss, in a single action, was at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862,whereof two hundred and ninety-three officers and men on the fie
History of Doylestown, old and new : from its settlement to the close of the nineteenth century, 1745-1900 . ens. The strength of the regiment,when it left Doylestown, was nine hundred, rank and file and thebattery one hundred and fifty. The total casualties, during its servicewas five hundred and one. Of these, one hundred and six woundedreturned to duty; fourteen officers were killed or wounded, and onehundred and forty-five men were discharged for disability. Theheaviest loss, in a single action, was at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862,whereof two hundred and ninety-three officers and men on the field,the loss, killed and wounded, was fifty per cent. The survivors of the regiment, except the re-enlisted veterens,conscripts and substitutes recently joined, left Washington for Phila-delphia September 23, 1864, and cjuartered over Sunday at thevolunteer refreshment saloon. On Tuesday afternoon the city authori-ties gave the regiment a formal reception and escort through theprincipal streets. On Saturday they were mustered out and dis-charged, and that evening returned to Doylestown, where a befitting. LIEUT. E. s. Mcdowell, Killed at Fair Oaks. DOYLESTOWN, OLD AND NEW. 229 reception awaited them. Through the influence of the ladies, a ban-quet was prepared in the court room, where their welcome home tookplace, Richard Watson, Esq.,3 making the address. He openedhis remarks by saying: Colonel Davis, officers and men of the 104th. On behalf ofthe committee, and those they represent, I bid you welcome homeagain. Three years ago this court house was the scene of the presen-tation of swords to several of your officers. They were conferred withthe hope they might be worn with credit and honor, and the recip-ients promised the confidence of the donors should not be betrayed. Three years ago, on your old camp ground near by, your colorswere given you. The one on behalf of the State by the Governor;the other, on behalf of the ladies of the county, by an elequent Divinewhose heart was
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