. History of the One hundred and sixth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, 2d brigade, 2d division, 2d corps, 1861-1865 . o « -J K^ 1862] FAIR OAKS 57 of Company E, was badly wounded in the leg. Private WilliamD. Polen, of Company D, and Musician Fred. L. Waugh, of Com-pany C, were killed, and the following wounded: SergeantsSloanaker, of Company C, and Witter, of Company I, and Pri-vates Seaman, of Company C, Holcomb, of Company D, andReed, of Company H. wounded. The field presented a mournful sight; the dead were lying un-buried, the hot weather causing them to quickly decompose, im-pregnatin
. History of the One hundred and sixth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, 2d brigade, 2d division, 2d corps, 1861-1865 . o « -J K^ 1862] FAIR OAKS 57 of Company E, was badly wounded in the leg. Private WilliamD. Polen, of Company D, and Musician Fred. L. Waugh, of Com-pany C, were killed, and the following wounded: SergeantsSloanaker, of Company C, and Witter, of Company I, and Pri-vates Seaman, of Company C, Holcomb, of Company D, andReed, of Company H. wounded. The field presented a mournful sight; the dead were lying un-buried, the hot weather causing them to quickly decompose, im-pregnating the air with their foul odors. Details were made tohurriedly bury them in trenches. The wounded were gathered into the temporary hospitals,which we had established at Courtneys House, with little con-veniences for the relief of their sufferings, yet all was done thatcould be done for them. Chaplain Harris, of the One Hundredand Sixth Pennsylvania, was appointed Quartermaster, and hadcharge of the rations for the wounded. The greatest difficultywas to procure meat for them; the condition of the roads andbridges m
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