Add to ORKG“Be careful what you wish for.” Had the volunteers of Dauphin County’s 127th Regiment heard the old adage before marching off to war in the summer of 1862? Undoubtedly. even if they had, it was far from their minds as they drilled and waited and guarded the perimeter of Washington. These men had enlisted to fight, but now they found themselves consigned to guard duty for their first three months in the Army. Their fortunes would soon change, however, for better or for worse; unbeknownst to them, the Battle of Fredericksburg lurked in their future. [excerpt
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In Special Collections here at Gettysburg College is a compilation of letters by Civil War officers ...
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The 147th New York\u27s monument stands along Reynolds Avenue, silently (and incorrectly) marking wh...
This piece was transcribed and edited by Michael J. Birkner and Richard E. Winslow. With fighting co...
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