Following The 14th Brooklyn Fire Zouaves During The Gettysburg Campaign

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A truly rare war-date engrossed Union regimental report, 2pp. folio, for the 84th New York (14th Brooklyn Fire Zouaves) during the Gettysburg Campaign, [Manassas Junction, Va., Aug. 1863]. The report was undoubtedly written to accompany the muster roll for the regiment during the Gettysburg campaign, reading, in part: "The Movements of the Regt for June 1863…the 22nd, 24th, & 30th Regts N. Y. Vols term of service having expired. Special Orders No. 31…transfer[red] the 14th Regt. N. Y. S. Militia to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Div., 1st A. C…in compliance with above order Col. Fowler reported to Gen'l. Cutler of 2nd Brigade - June 12th - the Regt left Camp Wadsworth 3 am…distance marched 24 miles…June 24th Regt [was] ordered on Picket - 25th Picket withdrawn and at 8:30am left Guilford Station crossed the Potomac at Edward Ferry 'on Pontoon Bridge' and marched via Poolesville to Boonsboro, Md…27th marched thru Middletown halting at 12am. distance marched 8 miles…movements of the Regt for July 1863…June 29th marched as rear guard to wagon train arriving at Emmittsburg at 9 pm…30th marched at 5 am halting at Marsh Creek within 5 miles of Gettysburg…July 1st left Marsh Creek 7 am marched to the left of G[ettysburg] - engaged the enemy at 10 am. After a sever engagement - lasting 6 hours fell back thru " the town and occupied position on Cemetery Hill. 2nd remained in line of battle until dark at which time the Regt was sent to reinforce Gen'l. Greene (12th Corps) on the extreme right remained with Gen'l. G[reene] - all night most of time on the entrenchments - at daylight of the 3rd was relieved & returned to Brigade during the morning was again ordered to the right to reinforce Gen'l. Geary - fought in the trenches and lay in reserve until 5 p.m. when ordered to join [the] Brigade the loss of the regt for the 3 days was 12 men killed 6 officers & 400 men wounded & 106 men missing. July 4th & 5th remained quite - July 6th left Gettysburg at 5 a. m. halting near Emmittsburg - at 11 a. m…11th [the] Regt detached on Picket - 12th …arriving at Funkstown…bivouacked…in line of battle…18th …crossing the Potomac on pontoons…23rd …marched at 7 a. m. as advance guard to Warrenton…regt detailed on Provost duty. Lt. Col. R. B. Johnson acting as Provost Marshal…25th left Warrenton…regt acting as rear guard to 1st Corps…". A good chance to acquire a piece of Gettysburg history from one of the Civil War's most famous fighting units. Light toning, else very good. Fine.

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