Henry Wilson Storey's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.364

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History of Cambria County, V.2

364 HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.

enemy lost 1,500. This is the engagement known as the battle at Ream's station of August 25, 1864.
    On September 28, Grant ordered Gen. Butler to move on Richmond from the north side of the James river, for the purpose of keeping Lee's army in front of Petersburg, which would prevent him sending re-enforcements to Gen. Early in the Shenandoah Valley, where Gen. Sheridan (54th Regiment and Capt. Blough) was operating in and around Winchester. Grant's movements brought on the engagements at Poplar Spring Church, Peeble's Farm, Fort Harrison, Fort Gilmer and Chaffin's Farm. In these engagements Grant succeeded and held both forts. His losses were 2,685 and Lee's 900. The companies of Capts. Fox and Metzger were engaged at Fort Harrison and Fort Gilmer, while Capts. Black, Stackhouse, Fite and Skelly were in the action at Peebles' Farm and Poplar Spring Church, which are elsewhere minutely referred to. On October 7, 1864, General Kautz's division of cavalry (Capt. Black) was attacked by Field and Hoke and Gary's cavalry, when the former was driven back.
    The first enlistment of Capt. Richard Ryckman's company was for a term of six months in the cavalry service. On the expiration of the service almost all re-enlisted for a period of three years in the same arm of the army, but they were not mounted and were equipped as infantry. This is the reason the company appears among Warren's troops as cavalry where the boys did good service. On October 18, 1864, they were mounted and fully equipped for that kind of service, and were assigned to Gen. D. M. Gregg's division of cavalry.

    The following narrative of the movements of the 54th Regiment preceding and during the battles of Winchester and Fisher's Hill, September 19, 1864, is by Col. Linton:

    On Friday, July 15, A. D. 1864, the regiment marched from Martinsburg to Harper's Ferry and on the evening of that day bivouacked near that place. On the 16th they crossed into Maryland and marched down east side of Potomac to a ford near Boston, and then again crossed the river into Virginia, below the mouth of the Shenandoah, and with the design, as was understood, of intercepting the retreat of Gen. Early, then falling back from the neighborhood of Washington pursued by the Sixth corps under Gen. Wright. Before daylight on the 17th we resumed our march and passing through Lovettsville, arrived

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364	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.
enemy lost 1,500. This is the engagement known as the battle at Ream's station of August 25, 1864. On September 28, Grant ordered Gen. Butler to move on Richmond from the north side of the James river, for the purpose of keeping Lee's army in front of Petersburg, which would prevent him sending re-enforcements to Gen. Early in the Shenandoah Valley, where Gen. Sheridan (54th Regiment and Capt. Blough) was operating in and around Winchester. Grant's movements brought on the engagements at Poplar Spring Church, Peeble's Farm, Fort Harrison, Fort Gilmer and Chaffin's Farm. In these engagements Grant succeeded and held both forts. His losses were 2,685 and Lee's 900. The companies of Capts. Fox and Metzger were engaged at Fort Harrison and Fort Gilmer, while Capts. Black, Stackhouse, Fite and Skelly were in the action at Peebles' Farm and Poplar Spring Church, which are elsewhere minutely referred to. On October 7, 1864, General Kautz's division of cavalry (Capt. Black) was attacked by Field and Hoke and Gary's cavalry, when the former was driven back. The first enlistment of Capt. Richard Ryckman's company was for a term of six months in the cavalry service. On the expiration of the service almost all re-enlisted for a period of three years in the same arm of the army, but they were not mounted and were equipped as infantry. This is the reason the company appears among Warren's troops as cavalry where the boys did good service. On October 18, 1864, they were mounted and fully equipped for that kind of service, and were assigned to Gen. D. M. Gregg's division of cavalry. The following narrative of the movements of the 54th Regiment preceding and during the battles of Winchester and Fisher's Hill, September 19, 1864, is by Col. Linton: On Friday, July 15, A. D. 1864, the regiment marched from Martinsburg to Harper's Ferry and on the evening of that day bivouacked near that place. On the 16th they crossed into Maryland and marched down east side of Potomac to a ford near Boston, and then again crossed the river into Virginia, below the mouth of the Shenandoah, and with the design, as was understood, of intercepting the retreat of Gen. Early, then falling back from the neighborhood of Washington pursued by the Sixth corps under Gen. Wright. Before daylight on the 17th we resumed our march and passing through Lovettsville, arrived