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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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o the regiment. The news of the capture of At-lanta, Georgia, by Shermans army, caused great rejoicing incamp. At 7 a. m. Saturday, September 3, the entire army aroundCharlestown moved seven miles toward Berryville. RickettsDivision halted for dinner, near Clifton Heights, and at 1 p. m.went forward one mile, and formed in line of battle. The cav-alry advanced and engaged the enemy near Winchester, captur-ing some prisoners. The next day the infantry remained in po-sition. A detail of 150 men from the 87th went out on picketand the rest put up defensive works. At midnight the 2nd Di-vision of 6th Corps came to the support of Ricketts. At 3 a. m.all troops were ordered behind intrenchments. A general at-tack was expected. The 87th boys worked all night at earth-works. The enemy did not come. They left the Union front — 200 — and took position up the Valley, beyond Opequon Creek, whereEarly decided to dispute Sheridans advance. The news that a train of 40 of our ambulance wagons had
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been captured near Martinsburg, caused a movement of the 8thCorps in that direction, after Mosbys men. At 8 p. m. a number of signal rockets were fired. They wenthigh up in the heavens, sending forth lights of many colors. It 201 was the most brilliant display yet seen in this department of thearmy. On September 9, after a detail of the regiment had gone onpicket duty the camp was moved to a woods nearby, where tentswere put up. A new recruit of Company I was drummedthrough the entire division encampment to the tune of TheRogues March. He had been found guilty of stealing. Ardent spirits flowed more freely on this day, than any timesince the regiment was in the service. The boys had attackedthe sutlers tent, and captured some beer and whiskey. Rainhad been falling in heavy showers for several days. The menhad only shelter tents. Some of these were used by the men tocover themselves. The nights were cool, and as heavy blanketshad not yet been supplied, some of the soldiers complained o

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