The 149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Unit In The Civil War
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Author | : Richard E. Matthews |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2007-07-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 078643256X |
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The 149th Pennsylvania saw its one day of glory on July 1, 1863, when this young and untried regiment staged a magnificent defense at McPherson's farm. Although this bright promise quickly faded into more typical regimental experience, the story of the regiment's service under the indomitable Joshua Chamberlain remains worth telling. Drawing on the service records of more than 800 soldiers as well as diaries, letters, and other primary souces, this book details the 149th's battles from brigade to company level, from the charges at Gettsyburg to the assault at Petersburg. Focus is on the development, mood and character of a regiment as it undergoes changes in leadership, loss of reliable veterans and the increased individual desire for survival as brutal battles take their toll on mind and body. More than 100 photographs enhance the text.
Author | : Richard E. Matthews |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 868 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Pennsylvania |
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Download Letters, Articles and Reminiscences of the 149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Letters collected in researching the history of the 149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment by Richard E. Matthews and Charles F. Faust.
Author | : United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1864) |
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Total Pages | : 444 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : United States |
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Download History of the Twenty-third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : Pennsylvania infantry. 78th regt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Pennsylvania |
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Download History of the Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Details the regimental history of the 78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry from their original mustering-in to mustering-out including descriptions of battles fought. Includes details of the second regimental organization of the same name and number created after the original regiment's mustering out.
Author | : David A. Ward |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2018-05-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1476630119 |
Download The 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
The 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers infantry regiment was formed in 1861--its ranks filled by nearly 1,200 Irish and German immigrants from Schuylkill County responding to Lincoln's call for troops. The men saw action for three years with the Army of the Potomac's VI Corps, participating in engagements at Gaines' Mill, Crampton's Gap, Salem Church and Spotsylvania. Drawing on letters, diaries, memoirs and other accounts, this comprehensive history documents their combat service from the point of view of the rank-and-file soldier, along with their views on the war, slavery, emancipation and politics.
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Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Pennsylvania |
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Download History of the First Battalion Pennsylvania Six Months Volunteers and the 187th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : Thomas Chamberlin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : History |
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Download History of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Second Regiment, Bucktail Brigade Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : Joseph Wendel Muffly |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1214 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : Pennsylvania |
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Author | : United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 125th (1862-1863) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : Pennsylvania |
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Download History of the One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1862-1863 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : James J. Dougherty |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2000-12-21 |
Genre | : History |
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Download Stone's Brigade And The Fight For The Mcpherson Farm Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
As part of the I Corps at Gettysburg, Stone's (Bucktail) Brigade fought one of the most desperate actions of the battle. The defense of the McPherson farm bought valuable time for more Union units to arrive in the area and deploy for the ultimate victory.The Bucktail Brigade consisted of the 143rd, 149th, and 150th Pennsylvania Volunteers. The 149th were the original "Bucktails" and became as well-known for the deer tails stuck in their hatbands as for their distinguished work as a light infantry unit in the Virginia campaign of 1862. As with many other governments, the Pennsylvania authorities sought to increase their number of elite units by expanding a renowned regiment to brigade strength. Giving two new regiments bucktails to wear, it was hoped, would create an entire elite brigade who all fought as well as the original unit.The men of the 149th took the extension of the bucktail distinction with bad grace, and the two junior regiments initially were given all the least desirable assignments. At Gettysburg on July 1st, 1863, the two new units proved themselves by their gallant stand at McPherson's Farm and the entire brigade remained highly regarded throughout the Army of the Potomac for the rest of the war.James Dougherty describes this action in unprecedented detail, with extensive reference to the surviving diaries and eyewitness accounts. The author's extensive background in emergency medical services also gives him considerable expertise in describing the fearsome wounds sustained in this action and their subsequent treatment.