History of the Eighty-seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, prepared from official records, diaries, and other authentic sources of information . ngstreet, a serious one, which disabled him for the same time, the noble-minded, Wadsworth fell mor-tally wounded, at the head of his division. He was then theoldest officer in the army, who at the opening of the war, lefthis princely domain in Central New York to defend the causeof his country on the field of battle. The shades of evening were soon to fall, but the battle raged,and the days work was not yet finished. There was a lu
History of the Eighty-seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, prepared from official records, diaries, and other authentic sources of information . ngstreet, a serious one, which disabled him for the same time, the noble-minded, Wadsworth fell mor-tally wounded, at the head of his division. He was then theoldest officer in the army, who at the opening of the war, lefthis princely domain in Central New York to defend the causeof his country on the field of battle. The shades of evening were soon to fall, but the battle raged,and the days work was not yet finished. There was a lull inthe struggle on the left with Hancocks and Warrens Corps, butit rose again with vigor between Sedgwick and Ewell on the — i25 — right. The latter struck the 6th Corps right and dealt a terribleblow. The intrepid Sedgwick fell back, but soon afterward,sent this laconic message to the commanding general: I havere-established my lines, thus adding lustre to his name, andan historic phrase to the literature of war. In this contest General Seymour and a large part of his bri-gade and part of Shalers Brigade, in all 4000 men, were WAGON TRAIN FOR CHANCELLORSVILLE. During the day Col. Schall drew for the regiment 15,000rounds of elongated ball cartridges, calibre 58. About 6 p. m., says Morris, General Sedgwick sent forthree regiments of my brigade, to reinforce troops on his rightwho were driven back by the enemy. I moved out at a double-quick, the 10th Vermont, the 14th New Jersey and the 106thNew York, and then turned my attention to affairs in front ofme. Finding that our troops were retreating in such numbers 126 that it was impossible to stop them, I changed front, so as toface the right in order to injure the enemy as much as possible,with my fire as they advanced. General Sedgwick in personnow came to my line. The shells of the enemy were then se-vere upon us. Later in the evening I was instructed to move the 87th Penn-sylvania and the 151st New York, back
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