. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . giment had been recruited inthe central counties of the state and mustered in at Camp Curtin, Harris-burg, Sept. 14, 1861, for three years. Eight days later it was ordered toWashington and went into winter quarters near Lewinsville, Va., and itwas here that he joined his command. He was soon promoted to a cap-taincy and assistant adjutant-general by President Abraham Lincoln, torank as such from Feb. 3, 1862;
. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . giment had been recruited inthe central counties of the state and mustered in at Camp Curtin, Harris-burg, Sept. 14, 1861, for three years. Eight days later it was ordered toWashington and went into winter quarters near Lewinsville, Va., and itwas here that he joined his command. He was soon promoted to a cap-taincy and assistant adjutant-general by President Abraham Lincoln, torank as such from Feb. 3, 1862; and in the Peninsular campaign he servedon the staff of his brother, who commanded the ist brigade. Smithsdivision, 4th corps. (See sketch of Gen. Winhelcl S. Hancock elsewherein this volume.) At the battle of Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862, he wasactive in carrying (M-ders and in trying to secure reinforcements for , who had crossed Cub Dam creek and captured some of theeneiuys redoubts. For his gallantry on this occasion he is honorablymentioned in the reports of Gens. Hancock and Keyes. He again re-ceived honoral)le mention for his conduct in the Seven Davs Biographical Sketches 349 especially in the engagements at (Jarnelts and (iuldings farms, lie waswith the arni} in the Maryland campaign the following autumn, and atAntietam, Sept. 17, 1862. by carrying orders under the lue of the enemy,he won the rank of major and assistant adjutant-general, receiving hiscommission as such shortly after the battle. .\t Iredericksburg in De-cember, at the request of Andrew .A. Humphreys, he accom-panied that officer to look over the ground. preparatory to an assaulton the enemys works, and in the Chancellorsville campaign in the springof 186,^ he was again active in discharging his duties, again receiving thecommendations of his superior officers. At (k-ttyshurg he was tem])orarilyattached to the staff of John C. Caldwell, ccMumanding the istdiv
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