s work.

Occasional reconnaissances were made from Harper's Ferry up the Valley
towards Winchester. On one of these scouts a brisk skirmish took place
with the rebel cavalry at Berryville. Company C, under the command of
Orderly Andrews, was deployed in advance. The cavalry made a sudden,
furious dash upon them. They rallied, formed line, and repulsed the
enemy without loss to themselves.

[Sidenote: Battle of Dumfries.]

On the 10th of December, Geary's brigade struck tents for
Fredericksburg. Hearing of Burnside's defeat, the four Ohio regiments
under Col. Candy, encamped at Dumfries.

At 2 P. M., December 27, the signal to fall in was sounded, and the
cannon on the side of the town, opposite the camp, signified that there
was work to be done.

The brigade hastily marched through the village and concealed themselves
on each side of the road. The enemy, consisting of a brigade of
Stewart's cavalry, with two pieces of artillery, finding his shells were
ineffectual, divided his force, sending one detachment to the right, to
flank the Federal soldiers. It was gallantly repulsed by the 66th Ohio.

The other detachment moved around to the left and rear to attack the
camp. Col. Creighton had drawn in the pickets which he that day
commanded, and had concealed them behind a thicket. Putting himself out
in full view and range of the rebels, with his loud voice, he dared them
on. As they advanced, a severe, unexpected fire from these men put them
in confusion. A repetition of these charges proved ineffectual, and
night, the soldier's ally, closed the contest. The rebels kept up the
appearances of a large force present, by building large fires, but the
feint brightness was intended only to conceal their withdrawal. In this
action, Corporal Condit and Philip Grigsby were severely wounded.

At this town the brigade spent the winter. Lieutenant I. C. Jones took
command of Co. C, March 1, 1863, and held it until his death at
Ringgold.

[Sidenote: Battle of Chancellorsville.]

In obedience to orders to march with eight days' rations, these troops
set out on the Chancellorsville campaign, April 20.

Marching by Aquia Landing, Stafford Court House, and Kelley's Ford, they
reached Chancellorsville on the 30th. The battle opened at 12 o'clock 15
minutes of the next day, but the Seventh took no active part, except to
move to the support of a battery in the south-east corner of the large,
open field in and around which the f