Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.315

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HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. 315

    Saturday, Dec. 13, 1862. On this day issued, one day's rations, to include 16th instant. Ordered to march, and crossed the Rappahannock river, about 4 miles below Fredericksburg. Arrived at our position early in the morning and remained in this position all day; bivouacked until about 11 p. m., when ordered to join my command with Col. Park, 2d New York, and go to pontoons and relieve regiments there. Relieved 11th Massachusetts, Col. Blaisdell, and guarded the two lower pontoon bridges. He turned over to me 5 prisoners of war. Nothing unusual occurred, except a great quantity of straggling officers and soldiers trying to cross, but my orders were peremptory, and none crossed except those entitled to. Remained on guard all night.
    Sunday, Dec. 14, 1862. Lieut. Fisher, aide-de-camp, ordered me to report my regiment to the brigade line at once; did so; remained under arms all day; received a great number of shells and solid short from the enemy on our flank, but no one was injured. One man out of ranks after water was hit in the hand by a shell. Remained under arms on the left of the 6th New Jersey all day and bivouacked. At 11 p. m. was ordered to fall in; did so. Fifteen minutes after the order was countermanded. Issued one day's rations, to include the 17th; remained in bivonac the rest of the night.
    Monday, Dec. 15, 1862. Ordered to the front on picket to relieve the 11th Massachusetts, Col. Blaisdell, and at 11 a. m. sent two companies out in picket, and releived two companies of the 7th New Jersey. At 10 p. m. was ordered to move my regiments silently in retreat to the rear of the 2d New York, to form the second line, where afterward was ordered to move across the river by the lower pontoon. Bivouacked about 1 3/4 miles from the bridge toward Fredericksburg, Va.
    Dec. 16 (Tuesday). Ordered to move and marched to our old camp.
* * * William A. Olmstead,
Lieut.-Col. 2d New York Vols. com-
manding 115th Pennsylvania.

    Companies A, B and F, 133d Penna. Infantry, in the Fredericksburg battle. Col. Speakman's view;

Camp near Potomac Creek, Va., Dec. 20, 1862.
Col. P.H. Allabach, commanding 2d Brigade:
    Colonel: I have th honor to report, in brief, the part the 133d Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers took in the late engagement near Fredericksburg.
    Between 2 and 3 p. m. on Saturday, the 13th instant, the regiment, in common with the other regiments of this brigade (Second), was ordered to cross the river (Rappahannock). This was successfully done, although the shells from the enemy's

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.	315
Saturday, Dec. 13, 1862. On this day issued, one day's rations, to include 16th instant. Ordered to march, and crossed the Rappahannock river, about 4 miles below Fredericksburg. Arrived at our position early in the morning and remained in this position all day; bivouacked until about 11 p. m., when ordered to join my command with Col. Park, 2d New York, and go to pontoons and relieve regiments there. Relieved 11th Massachusetts, Col. Blaisdell, and guarded the two lower pontoon bridges. He turned over to me 5 prisoners of war. Nothing unusual occurred, except a great quantity of straggling officers and soldiers trying to cross, but my orders were peremptory, and none crossed except those entitled to. Remained on guard all night. Sunday, Dec. 14, 1862. Lieut. Fisher, aide-de-camp, ordered me to report my regiment to the brigade line at once; did so; remained under arms all day; received a great number of shells and solid short from the enemy on our flank, but no one was injured. One man out of ranks after water was hit in the hand by a shell. Remained under arms on the left of the 6th New Jersey all day and bivouacked. At 11 p. m. was ordered to fall in; did so. Fifteen minutes after the order was countermanded. Issued one day's rations, to include the 17th; remained in bivonac the rest of the night. Monday, Dec. 15, 1862. Ordered to the front on picket to relieve the 11th Massachusetts, Col. Blaisdell, and at 11 a. m. sent two companies out in picket, and releived two companies of the 7th New Jersey. At 10 p. m. was ordered to move my regiments silently in retreat to the rear of the 2d New York, to form the second line, where afterward was ordered to move across the river by the lower pontoon. Bivouacked about 1 3/4 miles from the bridge toward Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. 16 (Tuesday). Ordered to move and marched to our old camp. * * * William A. Olmstead, Lieut.-Col. 2d New York Vols. com- manding 115th Pennsylvania. Companies A, B and F, 133d Penna. Infantry, in the Fredericksburg battle. Col. Speakman's view; Camp near Potomac Creek, Va., Dec. 20, 1862. Col. P.H. Allabach, commanding 2d Brigade: Colonel: I have th honor to report, in brief, the part the 133d Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers took in the late engagement near Fredericksburg. Between 2 and 3 p. m. on Saturday, the 13th instant, the regiment, in common with the other regiments of this brigade (Second), was ordered to cross the river (Rappahannock). This was successfully done, although the shells from the enemy's