Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.154

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History of Cambria County, V.2

154 HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.

“assaulted in front and in the left flank, and after a brief but sharp contest fell back and formed in rear of our battery on the right of the Winchester road,” and remained there until 9 p. m. The Eleventh had been deployed about an hour, “when the enemy charged upon” their “line and they were, after some pretty severe skirmishing,” ordered to fall back upon their reserves. Not finding their reserves, the One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio, at the point supposed, they continued to fall back until “rallied” behind a stone fence parallel to their original position, which position they held till daylight.
    When I arrived at the right of the line I found the Twenty-third Illinois deployed as skirmishers and the Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers and the Tenth West Virginia advancing by the flank to the line. These regiments were immediately formed in line, the reserves of the Twenty-third Illinois on the left, connecting with a brigade of the Second Division, the Tenth Virginia in the center, and the Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers on the right being the extreme right of our line of battle.
    The ground in front being covered with thick undergrowth, I strengthened the line of skirmishers with one company of the Tenth Virginia and one from the Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers, the latter extending some distance to the right and protecting that flank. The fighting along this part of the line was principally between skirmishers, no demonstrations being made by the enemy in force, and though we were pretty severely shelled, the shell almost invariably passed too high, doing no damage.
    About daylight the Tenth and Twenty-third, by direction of the colonel commanding the division, were quietly retired to the new line, the Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers being left as our advance picket.
    Some time after dawn the latter regiment, finding that the enemy had appeared on both flanks and that a skirmish line was advancing on their front, was withdrawn by its commander and joined the balance of the command. A list of casualties accompanies this report.
                Jno. P. Linton,
                Lieut. Col., 54th P. V., Commanding Third Brigade.

    The casualties in the 54th Regiment were: Battle of Fisher's Hill, September 21-22, 1864, one officer and 6 enlisted men wounded. Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, Capt. Suter commanding the regiment – 1 officer, Lieut. Joseph Peck, killed, and 2 enlisted men; 4 wounded and 28 missing.

THE SHENANDOAH CAMPAIGN.
    We extract the following from letters from Capt. John P. Suter:

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154	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.
“assaulted in front and in the left flank, and after a brief but sharp contest fell back and formed in rear of our battery on the right of the Winchester road,” and remained there until 9 p. m. The Eleventh had been deployed about an hour, “when the enemy charged upon” their “line and they were, after some pretty severe skirmishing,” ordered to fall back upon their reserves. Not finding their reserves, the One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio, at the point supposed, they continued to fall back until “rallied” behind a stone fence parallel to their original position, which position they held till daylight. When I arrived at the right of the line I found the Twenty-third Illinois deployed as skirmishers and the Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers and the Tenth West Virginia advancing by the flank to the line. These regiments were immediately formed in line, the reserves of the Twenty-third Illinois on the left, connecting with a brigade of the Second Division, the Tenth Virginia in the center, and the Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers on the right being the extreme right of our line of battle. The ground in front being covered with thick undergrowth, I strengthened the line of skirmishers with one company of the Tenth Virginia and one from the Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers, the latter extending some distance to the right and protecting that flank. The fighting along this part of the line was principally between skirmishers, no demonstrations being made by the enemy in force, and though we were pretty severely shelled, the shell almost invariably passed too high, doing no damage. About daylight the Tenth and Twenty-third, by direction of the colonel commanding the division, were quietly retired to the new line, the Fifty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers being left as our advance picket. Some time after dawn the latter regiment, finding that the enemy had appeared on both flanks and that a skirmish line was advancing on their front, was withdrawn by its commander and joined the balance of the command. A list of casualties accompanies this report. Jno. P. Linton, Lieut. Col., 54th P. V., Commanding Third Brigade. The casualties in the 54th Regiment were: Battle of Fisher's Hill, September 21-22, 1864, one officer and 6 enlisted men wounded. Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, Capt. Suter commanding the regiment – 1 officer, Lieut. Joseph Peck, killed, and 2 enlisted men; 4 wounded and 28 missing. THE SHENANDOAH CAMPAIGN. We extract the following from letters from Capt. John P. Suter: