Download or read book The 149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Unit in the Civil War written by Richard E. Matthews and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-07-16 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book History of the Seventy eighth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry written by Pennsylvania infantry. 78th regt and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book History of the One Hundred and Thirty eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry written by Osceola Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1866 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War written by David A. Ward and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-05-27 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  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.

Download or read book History of the Twenty Third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Birney s Zouaves written by United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1864) and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pennsylvania Bucktails written by Patrick Andrew Schroeder and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the First Battalion Pennsylvania Six Months Volunteers and the 187th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Second Regiment Bucktail Brigade written by Thomas Chamberlin and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Story of Our Regiment written by Joseph Wendel Muffly and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 1214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Stone s Brigade And The Fight For The Mcpherson Farm written by James J. Dougherty and published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2000-12-21 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book History of the One Hundred and Twenty fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers 1862 1863 written by United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 125th (1862-1863) and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the One Hundred Forty first Regiment written by David Craft and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Campaigns of the Fifty second Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry written by Pennsylvania infantry. 52d regt., 1861-1865 and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Eighty fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 1861 1865 written by Luther Samuel Dickey and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry Sixtieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the American Civil War 1861 1865 written by United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (1861-1865) and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book History of the Forty fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry 1861 1865 written by Pennsylvania infantry. 45th regt., 1861-1865 and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chancellorsville Staff Ride Briefing Book Illustrated Edition written by Ted Ballard and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains more than 20 maps, diagrams and illustrations Although "Fighting Joe" Hooker skillfully executes a well-conceived plan and out-flanks his adversary, months of offensive planning are shelved as he suddenly orders his army on the defensive. Lee seizes the initiative and achieves what has often been called his most brilliant victory. How could this happen when Hooker's army outnumbers that of Lee 2 to 1 and is far superior in artillery and logistics? Answers to these and other questions concerning leadership, communications, use of terrain, and the psychology of men in battle, are often found by personal reconnaissance of the battlefield. This book offers a staff ride briefing of Chancellorsville. Since 1906 staff rides have been used to in the education of U.S. Army officers to narrow the gap between peacetime training and war.