Life of David Bell Birney, Major-general United States Volunteers

A. P. Hill advance artillery attack battery battle of Gettysburg Birney's division brave brigade Brigadier-general Briscoe camp campaign Captain captured cavalry Centreville Chambersburg Chancellorsville charge Colonel column command D. B. BIRNEY David Bell Birney death duty enemy enemy's engaged eral field fighting fire flank force Fortieth New York forward friends front gallant gallantly guns headquarters Heintzelman honor Hooker horses hundred infantry intrenchments James July June Kearny Lieutenant Lieutenant-colonel loss Major-general mand Meade ment miles morning moved movement night o'clock occupied officers Pennsylvania volunteers Petersburg Philadelphia picket plank road position Potomac prisoners Private railroad Rappahannock rear rebel rebellion regiment returned Richmond ridden Second Corps sent Sergeant sharpshooters Sickles skirmishers soldiers soon staff Tenth Army Tenth Army Corps Tenth Corps Third Corps tion troops Union Union army William Birney Williamsburg woods wounded York volunteers