The Newtown bee., 1893-07-21

Corps crossed the Rappahannock at Kel- ly's Ford on pontoons, and the Rapidan Ut Germania Ford by a temporary bridge and by fording. On the field at Cham cellorsville the Seventeenth was station ed near the extreme right of the line. Two of it's companies were on picket in the Wilderness
 WHEN sTONEWALL JACKSON surprised and routed the Eleventh Corps. whose commander was two miles away at the Chancellorsville House. This was the first trial of the Seventeenth under fire. It lost in the battle (killed, wound ed, and missing) 120 men. Lieut-Col Charles Walter was instantly kill ed. He had been captured at first Bull Run, and was only released from his imprisonment in time to receive the appointment of Lieut-Col of the regi ment. Col Noble was severely wound ed and his horse shot under him. Horace Greeley, on Page 357 of his American Conflict, Singles out for com mendation the hopeless rally of this reg iment under Col Noble, in face of defeat and retreat all around them.
 AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL of Gen Hooker from this battlefield, the regiment and it's corps rested near Brooke's Station until the Army of the Potomac began that following of Lees advance which resulted in the battle of Gettysburg. Itreached that battlefield in the fiercest of the first day's fight. The regiment was pushed forward to the extreme right. Two of it's companies, as volunteer sharpshooters, were sent to it's outmost flank. The regiment was struck by an overwhelming force, under Con- federate General Gordon, at Oakhill now Barlow's Knoll. Here it lost most of it's 32 men
 WHO FELL IN THAT BATTLE. The entire number of killed, wounded and missing in the action was 19s. Lieut. Col Douglas Fowler was instant ly killed; Capt Wilson French was severely wounded; Maj Allen G. Brady was severely confused and dis abled by shell-splinter breaking the scapula.
 On that Oakhill now stands the regi- ment's monument to it's dead ill the bat tie. Looking from Cemetery Hill north. ward over the field of Gettysburg, it is a conspicuous landmark. Around 1t sweeps the new military boulevard which is to encompass the entire battlefield.
 Overwhelmed and repulsed by the su- perior force of the enemy, the Eleventh Corps retreated to Cemetery Hill. Here the Seventeenth in it's brigade line was posted at it's northern foot. This place it held
 THROUGH THE NEXT TWO DAYS of the battle. Its position was many times charged upon, but the enemy neith. CT broke through nor disordered it's ranks.
 On the 9th of July the regiment and it's corps, with the rest of the army, be. gan that following of the Confederate force which ended in it's escape across the Potomac. It was several times close up. on their pickets, and at Hagerstown, Md, was right on their breastworks, thrown up to hold off our attack while making ready to get over the Potomac. Wher the Union army, after two days delay advanced, the enemy had crossed that river. The Eleventh Corps soon after passed over on pontoons, and marched rested and renewed their tattered cloth. ing, worn from Gettysburg. A few un- important movements were made and sev- eral positions briefly held.
 Early in August, 1863, at Catlett's Sta. tion, Va, the division (then Gordon's) was ordered to take rail for Alexandria and there embark for the Southern de partment. The transports reached Folly Island, August 12, 1863. The brigade under Gen Ames was soon transferr. ed to Morris Island. It there saw the first gun fired in Gillmore's bombardment of Sumter, and it's southwest wall batter ed into sand heaps. The regiment was many times, for several days, in the siege works
 APPROACHING FORT WAGNER. Two of it's men were killed and several wounded. For two weeks, in and out of said works, the regiment was constantly