The Seventy-seventh Pennsylvania at Shiloh : History of the regiment ; the battle of Shiloh . ten miles north ofNashville. Here the boys were supplied with abundant ra-tions, and had a glorious feast, making up for the privationsof the previous day. On March second, the troops were earlyon the move, and encamped that night, near Edgefield, on thenorth bank of the Cumberland river, opposite Nashville. Thefollowing night was spent at Camp Johnson, five miles southof the city. On the ninth the long roll was sounded in consequence of a6 76 tSeventy-seventJi Pennsylvania Regiment. spirited skirmish
The Seventy-seventh Pennsylvania at Shiloh : History of the regiment ; the battle of Shiloh . ten miles north ofNashville. Here the boys were supplied with abundant ra-tions, and had a glorious feast, making up for the privationsof the previous day. On March second, the troops were earlyon the move, and encamped that night, near Edgefield, on thenorth bank of the Cumberland river, opposite Nashville. Thefollowing night was spent at Camp Johnson, five miles southof the city. On the ninth the long roll was sounded in consequence of a6 76 tSeventy-seventJi Pennsylvania Regiment. spirited skirmish on our picket line with a force of Confeder-ates. In it the Seventy-seventh had four men wounded andone officer, Captain Phillips, of Company G., who was struckby one bullet in the hand, another went through his coat anda third struck his sword scabbard. A number of the enemywere seen to fall, but their loss could not be ascertained, asthey carried all their dead and wounded away with them intheir flight. The next night another attack was made onthe Union pickets, but no damage was print: juuusbien a co new york The Battle of Shiloh. 77 CHAPTER II. Pittsburg Lauding—Battle of Shiloh—Company E joins the Regiment—Siege of Coriuth—March across Alabama—Battle Creek. ON March twelfth, the division marched to Franklin, Ten-nessee, the Seventy-seventh being the rear guard. Thebridge across the Harpeth river, at this point, was savedfrom destruction by the advance column of cavalry, who ar-rived as the enemy were about to set fire to it. Next day thecolumn reached Rutherford creek, where it was again delayedlong enough to build a bridge across that stream. On thetwenty-second the division arrived at Columbia only to findthe bridge across the Duck river destroyed. The pioneercorps of the 32d Indiana were at once put to work rebuildingit. On the twenty-ninth, Colonel Miller was ordered to otherduty, and was succeeded in command of the Fifth Brigade byColo
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