Historical records of a hundred and twenty years, Auburn, NY. . time until the close of the war. Duringthe historic three days battle at Gettysburg, Col. Mac-Dougall with the 111th bore the brunt of much of thehardest fighting, and they performed so bravely and soeffectively, that General Hancock in his report to theWar Department made special mention of the regimentand its commander. When Colonels Willard and Sherrillfell in this battle. Col. MacDougall was called to thecommand of the Third Brigade, Third Division SecondArmy Corps. When the reorganization of the Thirdarmy took place after thi
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Historical records of a hundred and twenty years, Auburn, NY. . time until the close of the war. Duringthe historic three days battle at Gettysburg, Col. Mac-Dougall with the 111th bore the brunt of much of thehardest fighting, and they performed so bravely and soeffectively, that General Hancock in his report to theWar Department made special mention of the regimentand its commander. When Colonels Willard and Sherrillfell in this battle. Col. MacDougall was called to thecommand of the Third Brigade, Third Division SecondArmy Corps. When the reorganization of the Thirdarmy took place after this event. Col. MacDougall wasplaced in command of the Third Brigade, First Divisionof the Second Army Corps. Throughout the long strug-gle he was in the forefront of activity. Six horses atvarious times were shot under him and in four differentbattles he received wounds, at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.at Bristow, Virginia October 14, 1863, at Petersburg, June 22, 1864, and at Sutherlands Station, April 2, 1865.From January 3, 1863, to June 25th following. Col. Mac-. GEN. WILLIAM H. SEWARD .i.. HUNDRED AND TWENTY YEARS 215 Dougall commanded the post at Centreville, Virginia.In February, 1865, he was brevetted Brigade General, In June of the same year the Government tendered hima Lieutenant-Colonelcy in the regular army which hedeclined. His career as a soldier and officer was dis-tinguished for bravery, efficiency and unerring judgment. From the close of the war almost up to the presentdate, General MacDougall has been in the public eyebecause of the part he has taken in public affairs. Yethe has declined more offices than he has accepted, althoughhe has filled many important posts. In 1869 he wasappointed postmaster of xVuburn and served until 1873. In 1872 he was elected to Congress and re-elected in1874, in which service he distinguished himself againfor ability and good statesmanship. It was during hislast term in Congress that the first movement towardsecuring a new government bui