Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.322

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History of Cambria County, V.2

322 HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.

the fight on Sunday at 5:30 a. m. Sedgwick never reached Hooker.
    Monday, May 4, 1863. Gen. Hooker began his retreat, recrossed the Rappahannock river at the United States Ford and returned to his old camp at Falmouth. This battle was the highwater mark for the Confederacy, as it gave the south renewed confidence of its ultimate success. However, in less than sixty days came the decisive defeat at Gettysburg. Gen. Hooker lost 16,030 men, of which 1,512 were killed, 9,518 wounded, and 5,000 missing. Gen. Lee lost 12,281.
    Capt. Fite's company, Maj. Dunne commanding the regiment:

Camp near Falmouth, Va.,
May 10, 1863
    * * * The 115th Pennsylvania Volunteers left camp on the night of April 28 (Tuesday) and marched with the brigade to the neighborhood of White Oak Church, about three miles, where we halted for the night.
    Wednesday, April 29, 1863. The next day we moved about two miles further, and encamped until noon of the 30th.
    Thursday, April 30. We marched for the United States Ford, which we crossed on Friday, May 1, and encamped near the earthworks near the Rappahannock river, where part of the regiment did picket duty until next evening (Saturday), May 2d, instant, when we marched out to the battle-field, a distance of about four miles, and formed line of battle on the left of the 8th New Jersey, and about 100 yards in the rear of the outer line of breastworks, and stacked arms and lay there until daylight next morning.
    Sunday, May 3. We advanced about twenty yards, and laid down under the brow of a hill to support the 1st Division, 3d Corps (Sickles), that lay immediately behind the breastworks. The enemy soon after daylight advanced and drove the 1st Division, 3d Corps, away from the breastworks, when my regiment advanced with the brigade and drove the enemy.
    My regiment (Co. D) alone captured about 200 prisoners and sent them to the rear, and aided in capturing five stand of colors (I claim two of these colors for my regiment).
    The regiment crossed the breastworks and still drove the enemy, when they were strongly re-enforced, when we were compelled to retire with the brigade. We rallied again and drove the enemy, when we finally had to retire on account of the severe loss of officers and men.
    My regiment lost in killed, the colonel, 2 officers and 7 men; in wounded, 8 officers and 64 men; in missing, 29 men; in all, 11 officers and 100 men. We fell back to the woods in rear of the 1st Division, and stacked arms.

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322	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.
the fight on Sunday at 5:30 a. m. Sedgwick never reached Hooker. Monday, May 4, 1863. Gen. Hooker began his retreat, recrossed the Rappahannock river at the United States Ford and returned to his old camp at Falmouth. This battle was the highwater mark for the Confederacy, as it gave the south renewed confidence of its ultimate success. However, in less than sixty days came the decisive defeat at Gettysburg. Gen. Hooker lost 16,030 men, of which 1,512 were killed, 9,518 wounded, and 5,000 missing. Gen. Lee lost 12,281. Capt. Fite's company, Maj. Dunne commanding the regiment: Camp near Falmouth, Va., May 10, 1863 * * * The 115th Pennsylvania Volunteers left camp on the night of April 28 (Tuesday) and marched with the brigade to the neighborhood of White Oak Church, about three miles, where we halted for the night. Wednesday, April 29, 1863. The next day we moved about two miles further, and encamped until noon of the 30th. Thursday, April 30. We marched for the United States Ford, which we crossed on Friday, May 1, and encamped near the earthworks near the Rappahannock river, where part of the regiment did picket duty until next evening (Saturday), May 2d, instant, when we marched out to the battle-field, a distance of about four miles, and formed line of battle on the left of the 8th New Jersey, and about 100 yards in the rear of the outer line of breastworks, and stacked arms and lay there until daylight next morning. Sunday, May 3. We advanced about twenty yards, and laid down under the brow of a hill to support the 1st Division, 3d Corps (Sickles), that lay immediately behind the breastworks. The enemy soon after daylight advanced and drove the 1st Division, 3d Corps, away from the breastworks, when my regiment advanced with the brigade and drove the enemy. My regiment (Co. D) alone captured about 200 prisoners and sent them to the rear, and aided in capturing five stand of colors (I claim two of these colors for my regiment). The regiment crossed the breastworks and still drove the enemy, when they were strongly re-enforced, when we were compelled to retire with the brigade. We rallied again and drove the enemy, when we finally had to retire on account of the severe loss of officers and men. My regiment lost in killed, the colonel, 2 officers and 7 men; in wounded, 8 officers and 64 men; in missing, 29 men; in all, 11 officers and 100 men. We fell back to the woods in rear of the 1st Division, and stacked arms.