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Title: History of the First battalion Pennsylvania six months volunteers and the 187th regiment Pennsylvania volunteer infantry; six months and three years service, civil war, 1863-1865;
Year: 1905 (1900s)
Authors: Gibbs, James M., comp
Subjects: United States. Army Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865) United States. Army Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 187th (1864-1865) United States. Army Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion (6-month Volunteers) United States. Army Pennsylvania Infantry Battalion, 1st (1863-1864) United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: (Harrisburg, Pa., Central printing and publishing house)
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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while the troops moved out and drove offthe Rebels. Fort White and the Left of the Line, September 15-16TH. On the 15th the picket firing became general, and part of theFifth Corps moved out toward the Vaughn road. The firingcontinued all the morning. The 187th was under arms from 3a. m. to 2 p. m., when it moved into and held Fort White. TheRebels, not venturing to attack it, returned to camp at dusk. The i6th came, full of alarms and excitements. At an earlyhour the Fifth Corps stood to arms. Heavy skirmishing was en-gaged in, and the Rebels came out in force three miles to the west-ward. At 8 a. m. the 187th broke camp and moved east acrossthe P. & W. R. R., where it held the left of Warrens line andthe extreme left of the Army of the Potomac. The advanced column, having accomplished its purpose,which was none other than the inauguration of Warrens raid intoNorth Carolina, returned to the P. & W. R. R. THE NEW YORKPUBLIC IIR1U4\Y ASTAR. LlWnX ANDTlLDKiN K»K1NDA11«I«R . L
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PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY 12/ CHAPTER XIII. Ordered to Department of Pennsylvania, SEPTEMBER 21st, by special orders, the 187th was trans-ferred to the Department of Pennsylvania. It struck tentsand bade farewell to its comrades of the intrepid FifthCorps, and marched from its place in the Army of the Potomac. On the 22nd it marched to within three miles of City Point. On the 23rd the Regiment embarked on the steamboatWenonah and soon was steaming down the beautiful and historicJames. Crossing the Chesapeake during the night, the dawn ofthe 24th found the Wenonah gliding through the waters of thePotomac. The same day the Regiment reached Washington andwas quartered at the Soldiers Retreat until the 26th, when it pro-ceeded by rail to Philadelphia, where it arrived on the 27th andbreakfasted at the Union Volunteer and Cooper Shop Refresh-ment Saloons, after which the march was taken up over Chest-nut street to Ridge avenue to Camp Cadwallader. The 187th waswelcomed to the city by

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