. History of the One hundred and fiftieth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, Second regiment, Bucktail brigade, . carried the colorsin front of the regiment until nearly all of those around himwere struck down by bullets and shells. The color-guards wereall wounded, one of them killed. Sergeant Peiffer remainedalmost alone at that place. At last orders were received tofall back from our advanced position at the McPherson ^nrade Samuel P. Gilmore, of Company C, was near thecolors, and had gone only a short distance when he saw Ser-geant Peiffer fall. Comrade Gilmore ran to him. but hewas
. History of the One hundred and fiftieth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, Second regiment, Bucktail brigade, . carried the colorsin front of the regiment until nearly all of those around himwere struck down by bullets and shells. The color-guards wereall wounded, one of them killed. Sergeant Peiffer remainedalmost alone at that place. At last orders were received tofall back from our advanced position at the McPherson ^nrade Samuel P. Gilmore, of Company C, was near thecolors, and had gone only a short distance when he saw Ser-geant Peiffer fall. Comrade Gilmore ran to him. but hewas dead, shot through the head. Gilmore took the colorsout of the dead sergeants hands and carried them back towardsthe town. While en route he met Lieutenant Dalgliesh, of thebrigade staff, and reporting the death of Sergeant Peifter,asked what he should do with the colors. The lieutenant toldhim to carry them. Xear the town of Gettysburg he overtookCorporal Rodney Conner, of Company C. who had beenAvounded early in the day. Conner was one of the color-guards and demanded possession of the colors. For a time.
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