. History of the One hundred and sixth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, 2d brigade, 2d division, 2d corps, 1861-1865 . , repulsing the assault upon that battery at MalvernHill, covering the retreat at Second Bull Run, and twice repulsingthat victorious army, in the thickest of the fight on this, Antie-tanis bloody field, storming those works on Mayres Heightsat Fredericksburg, and all day long, lying on that field under thatmost terrific fire of shot and shell and bullets, holding the fordon the Rappahannock, for the retreat of the army from Chan-cellorsville, holding the Bloody Angle, at Ge
. History of the One hundred and sixth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, 2d brigade, 2d division, 2d corps, 1861-1865 . , repulsing the assault upon that battery at MalvernHill, covering the retreat at Second Bull Run, and twice repulsingthat victorious army, in the thickest of the fight on this, Antie-tanis bloody field, storming those works on Mayres Heightsat Fredericksburg, and all day long, lying on that field under thatmost terrific fire of shot and shell and bullets, holding the fordon the Rappahannock, for the retreat of the army from Chan-cellorsville, holding the Bloody Angle, at Gettysburg, July 2dand 3d, and repulsing the grandest assault ever made, of PickettsDivision of brave Virginians, ready to charge those works atMine Run, fighting all day in that terrible Wilderness, and charg-ing over those burning works, assaulting and capturing that lineof works on Spottsylvanias bloody field, trying it again at ColdHarbor, and not succeeding, refused to go back, staid there andthrew up works of your own within thirty yards of their line,and held them against every assault, crossing the James, you. DEDICATION OF MONUMENTS 425 assault the works at Petersburg, repulsing their three assaultsat Jerusalem Plank road, fighting your way at Deep Bottom, Wel-don Railroad, Reams Station, Boydton Plank road, HatchersRun, and until the final surrender at Appomattox—Fighting in allforty-eight battles, and sustaining a loss of 3412 men. A Bri-gade, many of whose members answered the first call for troopsin 1861, and the final muster in 1865. It is Sir, in the name of that Brigade, and on their behalf, thatI accept this monument and promise to care for it as long aslife lasts and exact the same from our successors. BIOGRAPHIES. 428 THE ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTH REGIMENT GENERAL TURNER GUSTAVUS MOREHEAD. General Turner Gustavus Morehead, was born at Balti-more, Maryland, on March i8, 1814, was educated and grew toyoung manhood in that city, but shortly after arriving of age, re
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