Doyle Historical Flags of Our Ancestors - Civil War - Southern Regimental and This vector image was completely created by Ali Zifan. Major Harper was wounded. On picket duty, burying the dead and gathering up discarded arms and equipment. In his official after-action report, Brigadier General John W. Geary, commander of the Second Division of the Union XII Corps, reported that the Sixtieth New York Volunteers of his command captured the brigade colors of the Stonewall Brigade, along with the battle flag of an unidentified Virginia regiment.1 The day after the battle, XII Corps commander Major General Henry W. Slocum forwarded to his superiors the two flags captured by the Sixtieth New York. The Stonewall Brigade was positioned on the right flank of assault and held in reserve to guard the Plank Road. After taking most of the day to move into position the brigade attacked at dusk, facing terrific fire. Click here if your monitor screen is under 16", 28th North Carolina InfantryCo. E, 1st Kentucky InfantryCo. D, 21st Mississippi Infantry The brigade replenished its ammunition and cleaned their guns before returning to the attack, moving in between Jones and Nicholls Brigades on the right of the line. The materials used were dress silk bolts purchased from Richmond area merchants in bulk. [1] It included a total of 1618 soldiers. In 1998, 2000, 2003, and in 2015, the answer remained the same. _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-230305-2']); The army boarded trains at Meechums River Station and returned to Staunton in the Valley. Model 1881 5th U.S. INFANTRY DRESS HELMET - holidays.net The brigade marched to Bunker Hill to block the Winchester-Martinsburg Road. Marched north from Staunton then northwest to McDowell, twenty miles away. Withdrew to Harrisonburg. The 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment was organized in May, 1861, under Colonel Kenton Harper. The brigade guarded the Front Royal Road. Bombarded Hancock, which refused to surrender.
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