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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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intock, GeorgeNoel, Simon Richey, Jacob F. Ziegler. Company B.—George Fletcher, Adam Renninger, GeorgeHann, Samuel Payler. Company E.—William Ilgenfritz, Robert Waters. Company G.—Jerome Herr, Jacob H. Miller, Jonn W. Et-tinger, Allen McGee. Company H.—Jefferson Martin, Henry Noel, Henry Com-fort, Henry Shaffer. Company K.—Michael Kessler, Joseph Hare, William Mor-gan, Jackson Hunter. For a short time Captain Saulsbury of the ioth VermontRegiment, was in command of the battalion. October 22, 1864, 2l6 Colonel J. W. Keifer, who succeeded temporarily in commandof the 3d Division after General Ricketts was wounded at CedarCreek, issued a circular which he ordered to be read at dressparade. This circular contained the following: I take pleas-ure in announcing that Corporal Daniel P. Reigle of the 87thPennsylvania Volunteers has been ordered by General Sheridanto report at Washington, D. C, for the purpose of having pre-sented to him by the President of the United States, a medal
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of honor for marked bravery displayed on the battlefield on theevening of October 19, at Cedar Creek, near Middletown, Vir-ginia, and for gallantly rushing forward through a terrific fireand capturing a Confederate flag at the stone fence where theenemys last stand was made. Corporal Reigle will also begiven for these exhibitions of noble daring a furlough of thirty-five days to enable him to visit his home. Corporal Henry Shultz, who belonged to the color guard,carried the flag while Sergeant Reigle was home on a furlough. — 217 — Soon after the battle of Cedar Creek Lieutenant James Tear-ney, who had been wounded at Opequon, returned. About thesame time Lieutenants William C. YYaldman, Z. E. Hersh andPeter Nickle came back from sick leave. -During the latter partof October Lieutenant Tearney, assisted by Surgeon TheodoreHelwig and the other officers consolidated the re-enlisted menand recruits into a battalion of five companies. LieutenantTearney, being the senior officer, assum

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