and the next morning while they were at breakfast the great battle of Cold Harbor began.
The organization of Cambria Companies in the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor, Va. Commander-in-Chief, Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant.
Commander of the Army of the Potomac, Maj. General Geo. G. Meade.
| Co. |
Captain. |
Regiment
Colonel. |
Brigade
Commander. |
Division
Commander. |
Corps
Commander. |
| A |
Daniel D. Jones
Killed. |
11th Pa. Res.
S. M. Jackson |
First.
Wm. McCandless |
Third.
S. W. Crawford |
Fifth.
G. K. Warren |
| K |
David Hamilton |
18th Pa. Cav.
W. P. Brinton |
First.
J. B. McIntosh |
Third.
Jas. H. Wilson |
Cavalry Corps.
P. H. Sheridan. |
| D |
John B. Fite |
115th Pa. Inf.
W. A. Reilly |
First.
R. McAllister |
Fouth.
Gershom Mott |
Second.
W. S. Hancock |
COLD HARBOR, VA.
| A |
Capt. Jones, K.
Successor unknown. |
11th Pa. Res.
S.M. Jackson |
First.
Wm. McCandless |
Third.
S. W. Crawford |
Fifth.
G. K. Warren |
| K |
Henry J. Blough |
18th Pa. Cav.
J. W. Phillips |
First.
J.B. McIntosh |
Third.
J. H. Wilson |
Cavalry
P. H. Sheridan. |
| F |
Rich'd Ryckman |
21st Pa. Cav.
W.H. Boyd |
Second.
J. B. Sweitzer |
First.
Chas. Griffin |
Fifth.
G. K. Warren |
| A |
David F. Fox |
55th Pa. Inf
Geo. H. Hill |
First
G. J. Stannard |
First.
W. T. H. Brooks |
Eighteenth.
W. F. Smith |
| C |
James Metzger |
Same |
Same |
Same |
Same |
| D |
John B. Fite |
115th Pa. Inf.
Jno. P. Dunne |
Third.
Gershom Mott |
Third.
D. B. Birney |
Second.
W. S. Hancock |
COLD HARBOR.
On Wednesday, June 1, the advance forces began the great battle, but neither Grant nor Lee had his army in position. Grant was still pressing Lee back while within a few miles of Richmond.
Cambria county had six companies in this battle, four from Johnstown, one each from Ebensburg and Lilly, as follows:
| Captain. |
Co. |
Regiment. |
Brigade. |
Division. |
Corps |
|
A |
11th Reserves
S. M. Jackson |
Wm. McCandless |
Third.
S. W. Crawford
H. H. Lockwood |
Fifth.
G. K. Warren |
| This company was assigned to Second Division. |
| David Hamilton |
K |
18th Pa. Cav.
J. W. Phillips |
First.
J. B. McIntosh |
Second.
D. McM. Gregg |
Cavalry.
P. H. Sheridan |
| R. Ryckman |
F |
21st Pa. Cav.
W. H. Boyd |
Second.
J. B. Sweitzer |
First.
Charles Griffin |
Fifth.
G. K. Warren |
| David F. Fox |
A |
55th Pa. Inf.
Geo. H. Hill |
First.
Geo. J. Stannard |
Second.
J. H. Martindale |
Eighteenth.
W. F. Smith. |
| James Metzger |
C |
Same |
Same |
Same |
Same |
| John B. Fite |
D |
115th Pa. Inf.
Jno. P. Dunne |
Third.
Gershom Mott |
Third.
D. B. Birney |
Second.
W. S. Hancock |
On June 1 the line of battle was substantially as follows:
|
|
Lee. |
|
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|
A. P. Hill. R. |
Longstreet, C. |
|
Ewell, Left. |
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|
Wright. |
Smith, Right. |
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Hancock, Left. |
|
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|
Burnside. |
| P. H. Sheridan. |
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Wilson |
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Grant |
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