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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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oy of Company I, lost his life in the skirmish on June13. He was the first soldier of the regiment who was killed inbattle, In the afternoon of Sunday, June 14, Milroy had concentratednearly his entire command in and around the fortifications, justoutside of Winchester. At 4 p. m. four Confederate batteries,some of their guns being of long range, opened upon the forts.Under cover of this fire Earlys division of Ewells Corps, a col-umn of 10,000 men advanced upon the outer works, then com-manded by Colonel Keifer of the 110th Ohio Regiment. Theenemy carried these outer works in the charge. The Federal guns in the Main and the Star forts were broughtto bear upon Earlys forces, driving them from the position theyhad taken. This afforded a protection to Colonel Keifers com-mand, which fell back to the Main fort. All the guns in this fort, the Baltimore battery at the Starfort and Carlins battery immediately south of the Main fort,engaged the enemys guns, which responded with great energy.
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— 73 — A terrible artillery duel now took place, lasting till 8 oclock inthe evening. During this contest General Milroy ascended to the top of thelookout, and with remarkable coolness and bravery, exposedto the greatest danger, took observation of the enemy, concen-trating in front of him while solid shot were whizzing by him,and large shells bursting in all directions around him. He thenmassed all his troops in the two forts, which were near eachother, and in the rifle pits in front of them. At 9 p. m. he convened a council of war, composed of himselfand his three brigade commanders. His troops had only onedays rations left, and his artillery ammunition was nearly all ex-pended. Information had been received that on the followingmorning the enemy could bring nearly one hundred guns to bearupon his small command of less than 7000 men. We decided at this council, says General Milroy, that weowecl it to the honor of the Federal arms to make an effort toforce our way through the lin

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