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Title: History of the One hundred and sixth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, 2d brigade, 2d division, 2d corps, 1861-1865
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Ward, Joseph R. C. (Joseph Ripley Chandler), b. 1845
Subjects: Pennsylvania. Infantry. 106th regiment, 1861-1865 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Philadelphia : F. McManus, Jr. & Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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careful of yourguns; Keep the muzzles well up; Dont hurt any one withyour bayonets. .. .Stubbornly and solidly did we push our wayover the ground now covered with the dead and wounded of botharmies, General Howard again urging vis to keep steady, and becareful not to step on those poor men, meaning the wounded.A correspondent of a New York paper, who had gotten wellup front in the east wood, where he had an excellent view ofthe whole of that part of this battlefield, thus graphically describesSedgwicks Division going into action. As its head rode the grim and dauntless old Sumner with hisstaff and small cavalry escort. There too, was the intrepid UncleJohn Sedgwick, ahout to lead his column of hope, the hithertounbeaten Second Division into battle to retrieve the awfulmishap to Hooker. All were full of ginger, undaunted by theall pervading evidence of rout. The battles lines fully deployed. They are pressing steadily for-ward, gay with flaunting colors, glorious with resolute purpose.
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1^ iri 1862) ANTIETAM 103 stimulating cheers, and encouraging shouts. The first Hne swungby in stately style, slightly curved, with a convex front to theenemy. There was another line that moved past with a twistingformation. And yet another* line forged quickly ahead. Officerswith waving swords rode along the rear of the lines and shoutedloud commands and words of encouragement. Down went oneffrom his horse, which reared and fell upon his rider, whose menrush to his rescue. As the third* line passed, the slimy trail ofbattle came in view behind it, for the field was speckled with thefirst crop of its ghastly harvest ready to be gathered. The last of the charging lines had gone beyond, and was sweep-ing majestically into the jaws of death, when the mass seemedto halt, while from the front line sprouted forth a long angry sheetof flame from innumerable gun-barrels. Men were falling fastnow. as unseen batteries were pelting the lines with an iron storm,and the Confederate bullets were fi

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