. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . destroying the rebel fortifications. One of the fortshad a checkered history. It was first built by the troopsunder General Pope and faced to the south. When Lee ap-proached the right bank of the river it changed its face to thenorth. Upon Meades advance to Culpepper about face wasthe order, and it again looked to the south. As Lee advanced on the retreat of the Army ofthe Potomac to Centerville itwas elaborately reconstructedand w as made to again face tothe no
. History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, Birneys Zouaves : three months and three years service, Civil War .. . destroying the rebel fortifications. One of the fortshad a checkered history. It was first built by the troopsunder General Pope and faced to the south. When Lee ap-proached the right bank of the river it changed its face to thenorth. Upon Meades advance to Culpepper about face wasthe order, and it again looked to the south. As Lee advanced on the retreat of the Army ofthe Potomac to Centerville itwas elaborately reconstructedand w as made to again face tothe north. Now for the fifthtime the bovs were hard at workputting it in shape to again facethe advancing column. On the13th the regiment was relievedby the loth Massachusetts, im-mediately afterward rejoiningthe brigade in camp nearBrandy Station, remaining untilthe 27th, when the Mine Runcampaign commenced. Aftercrossing the Rapidan at Ger-mania Ford, a half mile fromthe river, it formed in line where General Frenchs troops hadbeen engaged. The next day it marched to RobinsonsTavern, and moved to the support of the First and Second. MAJOR WM. Co. E, 23rd P. V and Major 82d P. V. PENNSYLVANIA V0LUNTP:ER INFANTRY, 109 Divisions of the Sixth Corps, charging the enemy at Chancel-lorsville Pike and driving them back to their works at Mine Sunday morning, the 29th, the Twenty-third wasordered to the support of Greggs Cavalry, and on the 30th itwas assigned to the extreme left of the line with orders toprepare for a charge of the enemys works. The charge wasnever made, as General Warren, then Chief of Staff of MeadesArmy, reported the works impregnable and the assault wasabandoned. While lying here, we discerned in our front, whatat first appeared to be several ambulances, but which subse-quently proved to be a masked battery, when suddenly theythrew off the tarpaulin covers and opened a terrific fire on ourlines, killing and wounding seven of the Twenty-third. Lying ex
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