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Title: History of the One hundred and twenty-fourth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers in the war of the rebellion--1862-1863;
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Pennsylvania infantry. 124th regt., 1862-1863 Green, Robert McCay, 1842- comp
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories Pennsylvania Infantry 14th
Publisher: Philadelphia, Ware bros. company, printers
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ofFort Brown, Texas. In September of same year was brevettedLieutenant-Colonel for gallant conduct in battle of ^lonterey,where he received seven wounds. In 1847, ^^^^ brevetted Colonel for meritorious services atBuena Msta. In 1853, was appointed Inspector-General ofIgnited States Army with rank of Colonel. In May, 1861, wascommissioned Brigadier-General and given command of Depart-ment of Washington. On May loth. commanded a division in attack on Norfolk, and,after the capture of the place, was assigned to command of Suf-folk, Mrginia. After the second battle of Bull Run, was appointed on a boardof inquiry at Washington, but, becoming impatient for activeduty, was assigned to the command of Twelfth Corps (of whichthe 124th formed a part), assuming the duties of command onSeptember 15th, 1863: was wounded on morning of the 17th, atAntietam. and died at i P. J\I. of same day. The body was car-ried that afternoon to Monocacy Junction in one of the ambu-lances of the 124th Regiment. ?A
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BRIGADIl-R-GKNERAL JOSEPH KING FENNo MANSEIELD. ordered to halt, as we could not distinguish our own troops. It was hereour colonel was wounded. We were then ordered to fall back to the edgeof the cornfield and take position behind the fence, which was done ingood order. We were again ordered to advance, when the right, advancingabout lOo yards, received a raking fire from the enemy in the West Woods,which was responded to by repeated volleys from our men, but the firefrom our left and the battery of the enemy on the right compelled us toagain fall back to the stacks. A battery now planted on the hill betweenthe East Woods and the cornfield and opposite the stacks; this portionof our right was ordered to its support; the balance of the regimentfollowed up the advance through the cornfield, making many successfulcharges upon the enemy, until they were also ordered back to the supportof the batteries at the west side and near the southwest corner of the EastWoods. The enemys batteries w

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