. History of the One hundred and fiftieth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, Second regiment, Bucktail brigade, . At dawn of the i8th, Hancock and Wright, who inthe night had returned to their old positions on Burnsidesright, attacked Lees left flank in the hope of dislodging it; butLee seems to have anticipated the undertaking, and they en-countered the enemy in such strength that the assault practically ended operations at Spottsylvania. The Union army, although in no large measure successful,was everywhere the aggressor, and Lee stood strictly on thedefensive. This in itself was
. History of the One hundred and fiftieth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, Second regiment, Bucktail brigade, . At dawn of the i8th, Hancock and Wright, who inthe night had returned to their old positions on Burnsidesright, attacked Lees left flank in the hope of dislodging it; butLee seems to have anticipated the undertaking, and they en-countered the enemy in such strength that the assault practically ended operations at Spottsylvania. The Union army, although in no large measure successful,was everywhere the aggressor, and Lee stood strictly on thedefensive. This in itself was a great gain to Grants forces,filling them with a confidence which never afterwards desertedthem, and which was sure to culminate some day in victory. Again referring to Hospital Steward Kieffers invaluableweekly reports, it will be seen that the 150th shared in thehardest of the fighting from the 8th to the 14th of May, andtook credit on the rolls for a long list of casualties. On the lat-ter date the mean strength of the regiment, which one weekbefore was two hundred and seventv-six. had been reduced to.
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