. History of the One hundred and fiftieth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, Second regiment, Bucktail brigade, . nd underbrush, made it desirable that the pickets shouldhave some mark by whidi they might distinguish one another,and accordingly those of the 150th (who volunteered for thisdangerous dut\^) were instructed to roll up one sleeve of theblouse. displa\-ing the white of the shirt as far as the placing the line. Major Chamberlin. who was designated forthis purpose, gathered up a score or two of the stampededmen of the Eleventh Corps, who were sleeping in the woods,utterly los
. History of the One hundred and fiftieth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, Second regiment, Bucktail brigade, . nd underbrush, made it desirable that the pickets shouldhave some mark by whidi they might distinguish one another,and accordingly those of the 150th (who volunteered for thisdangerous dut\^) were instructed to roll up one sleeve of theblouse. displa\-ing the white of the shirt as far as the placing the line. Major Chamberlin. who was designated forthis purpose, gathered up a score or two of the stampededmen of the Eleventh Corps, who were sleeping in the woods,utterly lost, and. after completing his ticklish task, piloted tliemback to the pike, where they were turned over to the provostguard. One German, who was evidently a company cook, witha mass of kettles and pans in his keeping, was disposed tomake resistance when roused from his leafy couch, doubt, that he was being made a prisoner by the enemy;but on being assured in his own tongue that he was in thehands of friends, he shouldered his huge collection of govern-ment property- and moved ofif with JOSKlll UOOKKK. PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS 91 On the morning of the 3d. an admirable hne of breastworkswas constructed of fallen trees and of others which werespeedily felled for the ])urpose, along the entire front of thecorps, and this was quickly duplicated by the reserves at ashort distance in the rear; so that in a few hours the positionof Reynoldss command was practically impregnable. Thesame kind of defences was prepared by the Fifth Corps, whichhad been advanced before morning and joined the First onthe left, Stones brigade touching elbows with Sykess underbrush was also cleared away for a space of two hun-dred yards in frcjnt of the lines, so as to obtain an early viewof the enemy, should he attack, and give greater effect to amusketry fire. Immediately after daybreak, Lieutenant-Colonel Huidekoper,who had been placed in charge of the pic
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