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Title: History of the 121st regiment Pennsylvania volunteers. "An account from the ranks."
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Pennsylvania infantry. 121st regt., 1862-1865 Strong, William W., b. 1840 or 41, ed
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. Press of Catholic standard and times
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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- of viewing thecontest as it lingered on other portions of the field on the right. Themovements of the enemy and the struggles of the Union troops tosecure and retain advantage were plainly visible. Finally, as the enemykept e.xtending to the south, the regiment was moved and faced westand south at various times in order to meet them with the bestadvantage. The troops immediately in frc^nt of Riddle ))r(n-e(l to bePettigrews Confederate brigade in the first line, followed by Perrins(then McGowans) brigade in the second line. As soon as the Confederates had reached within a few yards ofthe top of the ridge, the men arose and delivered their fire directly intheir faces, staggering them and bringing them to a stand, and from r«^js -I ^ I 1^ as.i-.^,-;S».
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FIRST DAY S FIGHT. 53 that moment the musketry rattle and artillery fire kept up such a con-stant roar as would bewilder men under any other circumstances.Pettigrews brigade, failing to make any impression on the Union line,Perrins came to its relief, and took the front and continued theadvance. The contest waxed warm, yes, as the boys had it, red hot, themen falling fast in the face of the leaden storm that howled aroundthem. Still they maintained their ground, delivering their fire withprecision and rapidity, keeping nobly to their work and never flinchingor wavering. Ihe regimental flag, borne by Color Sergeant WilliamHardy, was perforated with bullets and the staft shot into three pieces.The coolness of Colonel Chapman Biddle, commanding the brigade,was remarkable. Throughout this tornado of fire he rode back andforth along the line of his brigade, and by his daring, by his apparentforgetfulness of his own danger, accomplished wonders with his foursmall regiments—cheering his me

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