History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, by Samuel P. Bates.

1863 MALVERN HILL AND FREDERICKSBURG. 1205
face of the enemy's cavalry, but in such good order that h hesitated-to attack,
giving time for the destruction of the bridge across Turkey Island Creek. After a detention of several.ours, by General Pleasanton, in al:ticipation of a
general a.tta;ck upon the outposts, these companies returned to camp., From Ha.rrison's Landing the regiment marched to Yorktcwn, where, on
the 27th, the right wing, aind the 28th the left wing, embarked for Alexandria.
Upon its arrival, the right wing was posted in advance of Fairfax Court House.
where, on the morning of the 1st of September, the left wing rejoined it. During the battle of Chantilly, the regimenut was in line, but not actively engaged.
Upon the opening of the Maryland cam-paign, General John Cochrane was assigned to the command of the brigade, and the One Hundred and Twentysecond'New York was added to it.
Ont the evening of the 14th of September, the brigade arrived at Burkettsville, in the rear of thIe forces of Franklin's Corp s, which had just before charged
and carried Crampton's Pass of the South Mountain. O1n the 15th, the brigade
took the advance, crossing the South Motuntain into Pleasant Valley, the enemy being in position near the village of Brownsville. Remaining in front of
M'Law's Division during the 15th and 16th, on the morning of the 17th Couchs
Division marched to the Potomac, near Harper's Ferry, but immediately countermarched, and, at nine P. M., joined the army, the hard fighting being now
over. Early on the following morning, the brigade was rent forward to relieve
regiments upon the front line, the position of the Eighty-second falling just in
front of the Dunker IChurch, still held by the enemy. It was exposed during
the day to an annoying fire of sharpshooters hidden in the tree tops, and. lost
six men wounded, but no serious attack was made. During the night the
enemy retreated, and on advancing in the morning, several prisoners and one
piece of artillery were captured. On the 1.9th, the regiment joined in plursuit
of the enemy, and marched to Sharpsburg; but on the following day returned,
and crossing the field of Antieta,m, moved to near Williamsport, where it
skirmished with the enemy's cavalry. Three days later the division went into
a permanent camp near Downsville, where Couch's Division was attached to
the Sixth Corps, with which it ever afterwards remained.
From Maryiand the regiment moved with the army, by easy marches, to
the Rappahannock, a day's march beyond Stafford Court House, where it remained until the 11th of December. On thait day it moved down two miles
below Fredericksburg, where pontoon bridges had been laid. In the evening,
a portion of the division, then under command of General John Newton, crossed
the stream. and after a slight skirmish drove the enemy's outposts. On the
morning of the 12th the remainder of the division crossedo The regiment was
with the division in line during the day, a. short distance in front of the bridges.
On the 13th, Meade's Division, which formed the advance of the attacking
party, having been repulsed, the brigade was ordered to the left at ten A. M,
to reinforce the shattered line, where it was exposed to a heavy fire during the
en.tire day; but, being protected by a deep ditch, it suffered little loss. On
the 14th, it resumed, its former position with the division;- but on the 15th was
again ordered to the front line. On the same night it fell back again, and at
two A. M., of the 16th, re-crossed the river.
Remaining in camp until the 16th of January, 1863, the regiment was orlered to guard duty at Belle Plain Landing, but on the 20th, re-joined the bri