. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . ofMalvern Hill, which caused great carnage and demoralization amongthe best divisions of the enemy, with comparatively small loss on our side. Generals Abercrombie and Palmer formed a line with their brigadesthat not a private retreated from. General Howe, on the right, heldhis position and drove the enemy back. Your attention is particularlycalled to the reports of these ofificers accompanying; also to the reportsof Generals Caldwell, Sickles and Meagher, for w
. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . ofMalvern Hill, which caused great carnage and demoralization amongthe best divisions of the enemy, with comparatively small loss on our side. Generals Abercrombie and Palmer formed a line with their brigadesthat not a private retreated from. General Howe, on the right, heldhis position and drove the enemy back. Your attention is particularlycalled to the reports of these ofificers accompanying; also to the reportsof Generals Caldwell, Sickles and Meagher, for which I refer you totheir division commanders and to those of the artillery officers fromreports to their respective chiefs. This army did brilliant service. Itcould not have been excelled. My thanks are due to General Sumner for his prompt assistanceand anticipation of my wants; also to General Heintzelman. GeneralKearney rode over my lines during the morning and I am indebted tohim for some valuable information, as regards dispositions. JOHN McKERNON, Co. A, and Lieutenant Co. F, S2d P. V. Killed at Petersburg, April 2, 70 PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 71 Captain D. F. Parker, division quartermaster, joined me on thefield, also Lieutenant Eccleston, provost marshal. Brave and collected,these gentlemen were always ready to go where the fight was have my thanks and admiration for their conduct. LieutenantSmith, Eighth Illinois Cavalry,did me excellent service. Cap-tain Walker, assistant adjutant-general of my staff, and LieutenantBurt, aide-de-camp, were near meto take my orders and anticipatemy wishes on the field. Having received orders fromGeneral McClellan to fall back,my troops were gradually with-drawn from the field. CaptainBenson, who had relieved theMassachusetts and Rhode Islandbatteries after dark, left one sec-tion of his artillery. GeneralSickles, who was very active onthe field at this time, drew off therear in admirable order. Hisbrigade was
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