. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . ng. In action in command of his regiment at Swift Creek,May 9; Drewrys Bluff, May 16, and Chester Station,May 18. On May 20 he led his regiment in an assaultupon the enemys lines at Green Plains, Bermuda Hun-dred, receiving three severe wounds, losing one hundredand seventy-five men killed and wounded out of twohundred and ninety-five taken into the charge. Returned to duty in August, and in action at DeepBottom on the 16th, and Wierbottom Church on the 25thof same month. In the trenches before Petersburg inAugust and Se
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . ng. In action in command of his regiment at Swift Creek,May 9; Drewrys Bluff, May 16, and Chester Station,May 18. On May 20 he led his regiment in an assaultupon the enemys lines at Green Plains, Bermuda Hun-dred, receiving three severe wounds, losing one hundredand seventy-five men killed and wounded out of twohundred and ninety-five taken into the charge. Returned to duty in August, and in action at DeepBottom on the 16th, and Wierbottom Church on the 25thof same month. In the trenches before Petersburg inAugust and September. Assigned to command the Second Brigade, SecondDivision, Tenth Corps, in September, and on the 29th ledhis brigade in the successful assault upon Fort Harrison,where he was again wounded, and his horse shot underhim. In action October 7 at Chaffins Farm, and on the 29that Darbytown Road. With the first Fort Fisher Expe-dition under General Butler, December 1 to 31. General Pennypackers brigade (composed of NewYork and Pennsylvania regiments) formed a portion of. the expeditionary corps which, under command of Major-General Terry, made the successful (and perhaps mostbrilliant of the war) assault upon Fort Fisher, NorthCarolina, January 15, 1865. For his distinguished personal gallantry in this assault,when he was most severely (and it was thought for atime mortally) wounded, and for gallant and meritoriousservices during the war, Pennypacker received six brevetsor promotions as follows : Brevet brigadier-general U. , January 15, 1865 ; brigadier-general Vol-unteers, February 18, 1865; brevet major-general , March 13, 1865; colonel Thirty-fourth (des-ignation changed to Sixteenth) Infantry , July 28,1 81,0; brevet brigadier-general , March 2, 1867, andbrevet major-general , March 2, 1867. The Congressional medal of honor was awarded Gen-eral Pennypacker for bravery at the battle of FortFisher. He was one of the youngest (i
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