History of the Eighty-seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, prepared from official records, diaries, and other authentic sources of information . - 83 - strengthen the forts. I remember well the terrible artilleryduel on Sunday evening, June 14, and the heroic stand GeneralMilroy made in fighting a large army of rebels. I recall withdistinctness, and it seems as though I can now hear the loud,clear tones of Colonel Schall in giving the command, ForwardEighty Seventh, at Carters Woods. Then he rode ahead ofthe charging column until his fine sorrel horse was shot. Withthe utmost coolness an
History of the Eighty-seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, prepared from official records, diaries, and other authentic sources of information . - 83 - strengthen the forts. I remember well the terrible artilleryduel on Sunday evening, June 14, and the heroic stand GeneralMilroy made in fighting a large army of rebels. I recall withdistinctness, and it seems as though I can now hear the loud,clear tones of Colonel Schall in giving the command, ForwardEighty Seventh, at Carters Woods. Then he rode ahead ofthe charging column until his fine sorrel horse was shot. Withthe utmost coolness and courage, he quietly dismounted, andgallantly led us on almost to the cannons mouth. As we ap-proached the enemy, I saw Lieutenant Lanius, of Company I,then quite a young man, leading his part of the line, and as heturned around to face us, with his sword waving in the air heexclaimed, Come on, boys, well give them hell! On thischarge a number of our brave comrades fell, and as the enemygreatly outnumbered us, we were compelled to retreat. I wasone of those who reached Harpers Ferry. A record of the killed and wounded not heretofore mention-ed
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