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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 17 (search)
third and Sixty-first to support the right, and as soon as they could be reached, I sent the Seventh Massachusetts, Col. Russell, and the Sixty-second New-York, Col. Riker, to reenforce them. The overpowering advance of the enemy obliged these regiments to preceed to Fair Oaks, where they fought under the immediate orders of Genehere when the action commenced. The losses in the Fifty-Second were not so great as in some of the other regiments. Its conduct was good, and its Colonel, Lafayette Riker, whose signal bravery was remarked, met a glorious death while attacking the enemy at the head of his regiment. The First United States Chasseurs, Col. Cocobriand that he was prevented by illness from participating in this engagement. Later in the day, Gen. Keyes despatched the Sixty-second New-York volunteers, Col. Riker, to the support of Gen. Couch on the extreme right. About three P. M. the Ninety-third Pennsylvania volunteers rejoined me with colors flying, and was placed