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Title: History of the Eighty-seventh Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, prepared from official records, diaries, and other authentic sources of information
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Prowell, George Reeser, 1849-1928
Subjects: United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 87th (1861-1865)
Publisher: York, Pa., Press of the York daily
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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was supposed to Harpers Ferry, butno one knew where. Tents and all camp equipments were to besent to the Baltimore and Ohio Station, in the early morning.By 8 a. m. the regiment was on its way westward through Mary-land. After a short halt at Harpers Ferry, the train moved onto Martinsburg, and arrived at Hancock at 10 a. m. on the 24th. After stopping an hour or two at Cumberland, Maryland, theregiment was moved on to New Creek, then a village of half adozen houses, in West Virginia, between Cumberland andPiedmont. On the site of New Creek has since been built theflourishing rown of Keyser. The regiment encamped on lowground between the Potomac river and the Baltimore and Ohiorailroad. The 23rd Illinois, a regiment of good natured sons of Erin,were in camp near the A tents of the 87th. This command wasknown as the Irish Brigade, composed of 1400 men, including abattery, under command of Colonel Mulligan, a brave and chiv-alrous soldier, who succeeded Colonel Burnett in charge of the
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— 27 — post at New Creek, where a considerable supply of quartermas-ters stores had been kept. The camping ground was low and unhealthy. A number ofthe men took sick and a few died of fever, among whom wasJonathan Barnitz, a descendant of General Michael Doudel.Both regiments then moved to higher ground, near FortFuller, which was being enlarged and made stronger. Detailsof men from both regiments were put to work to complete thefortifications. Lieutenant Hull, of Company E, and CaptainCoffey, of the 23d Illinois, while out with a detail of men fromtheir regiments working on the fort, met for the first time sincethe Mexican War where they had served in the same company. The 87th made a splendid appearance at battalion drill anddress parade soon after arriving at New Creek. The regimentalband played some lively selections. The Irish Brigade observedthe drill, and listened to the music with delight and admiration.Colonel Mulligan was called upon for a speech. His curlylocks, green v

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