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The Daily Dispatch: April 24, 1861., [Electronic resource] 5 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), San Juan Hill (search)
but more especially the one to the left, and, crossing the creek, formed for attack in the front of San Juan Hill. During this formation the 2d Brigade suffered severely. While personally superintending this movement, its gallant commander, Colonel Wikoff, was killed. The command of the brigade then devolved upon Lieutenant-Colonel Worth, 13th Infantry, who was soon severely wounded, and next upon Lieutenant-Colonel Liscum, 24th Infantry, who, five minutes later, also fell under the terrible mmand of the brigade then devolved upon Lieutenant-Colonel Ewers, 9th Infantry. While the formation just described was taking place, General Kent took measures to hurry forward his rear brigade. The 10th and 2d Infantry were ordered to follow Wikoff's brigade, while the 21st was sent on the right-hand road to support the 1st Brigade, under General Hawkins, who had crossed the stream and formed on the right of the division. The 2d and 10th Infantry, Col. E. P. Pearson commanding, moved forwa
The Daily Dispatch: April 24, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
nsylvania troops. Marshal Kane dispatched Wm. H. Quincey to Cockeysville, who returned about the time the dispatch reached the city. Mr. Q. conversed with Gen. Wikoff, Commander. In-Chief of the Pennsylvania troops, who were encamped about half a mile north of Cockeysville, on a wheat field. He reported that some 4,000 troove from 10,000 to 12,000 troops. Mr. Q. remarked to Gen. W. that there is a terrible state of affairs in our country — enough to make one wish he was dead. Wikoff, in reply--"It is enough to make one wish he had a country to live in." Quincey--"I hope you have no intention to march through Baltimore, for the people are in arms and there will be a terrible slaughter." Wikoff--"I have no intention of going to Baltimore, and have been endeavoring to get a map of the country, so as to pick out some other route to Washington. I am a Marylander, born in Montgomery county, and nothing would give me more pain than to be compelled to shed the bloo