. History of the One hundred and twenty-fourth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers in the war of the rebellion--1862-1863; . the deadly fire of the enemy. They held their ground andvaliantly repulsed the fierce onslaughts. During the whole daybreak until dark, they were never, except temporarily,driven back of the line that they had assumed at daylight, althoughthey had driven the Rebels back for quite a distance. Quite early in the fight our noble Commander. General Alans-field, was killed, while riding his horse m front of his Colonel, Joseph W. Mawley, was grievously wound
. History of the One hundred and twenty-fourth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers in the war of the rebellion--1862-1863; . the deadly fire of the enemy. They held their ground andvaliantly repulsed the fierce onslaughts. During the whole daybreak until dark, they were never, except temporarily,driven back of the line that they had assumed at daylight, althoughthey had driven the Rebels back for quite a distance. Quite early in the fight our noble Commander. General Alans-field, was killed, while riding his horse m front of his Colonel, Joseph W. Mawley, was grievously wounded earlvin the conflict and was carried from the field. Brigadier-GeneralCrawford, who succeeded General Mansfield, was also woundedand compelled to leave the field. The battle raged until darknesscompelled a cessation. This, in brief, was the experience of the Chaplain within sixdays after he had left his quiet and peaceful home and family,in West Chester, to perform his duties amid shot and shell andbloody carnage during that fearful day. when one of the greatestand most decisive battles of the war was fought. 149.
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