Man Born in 1846 Talks About the 1860s and Fighting in the Civil War Enhanced Audio
The regiment was decimated at Antietam, losing Colonel McNeil. It was a part of the famed Pennsylvania Reserve division in the Army of the Potomac for much of the early and middle parts of the war, and served in the Eastern Theater in a number of important battles, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg.
The regiment was decimated at Antietam, losing Colonel McNeil. It was a part of the famed Pennsylvania Reserve division in the Army of the Potomac for much of the early and middle parts of the war, and served in the Eastern Theater in a number of important battles, including Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg.