. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . SiR. get his army into position to checkmate the was this duty executed, hut at the sacrifice otthese two noble commands, large numbers of both beingkilled, wounded, and taken prisoners. During the year 1864 Colonel Kerwin led his forceswith Sheridan in his operation with the Army of thePotomac, for a time being in command of the SecondBrigade of Greggs division. He participated in all thebattles and skirmishes which took place during thatperiod. He was temporarily paralyzed by a stroke oflightning at St
. Officers of the army and navy (volunteer) who served in the civil war . SiR. get his army into position to checkmate the was this duty executed, hut at the sacrifice otthese two noble commands, large numbers of both beingkilled, wounded, and taken prisoners. During the year 1864 Colonel Kerwin led his forceswith Sheridan in his operation with the Army of thePotomac, for a time being in command of the SecondBrigade of Greggs division. He participated in all thebattles and skirmishes which took place during thatperiod. He was temporarily paralyzed by a stroke oflightning at St. Marys Church, and wounded twice atDeep Bottom. In February, [865, he was ordered with his regimentto Wilmington, North Carolina, to open communicationwith Sherman. On joining the grand column near Fay-etteville, Colonel Kerwin was assigned to command theThird Brigade of Kilpatricks division. He received thesurrender of Raleigh, North Carolina, forcing Hamptonscavalry to retire from its defences; and the colors of theThirteenth were the first to float from the dome of thel
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