HISTORY OF THE 127th REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS; Familiarly Known as the "Dauphin County Regiment"

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BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, 335 pgs, portrait illustrations, company rosters. First Edition. Original red cloth. Presented from Regimental Association officer, B. F. Brandt. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Light wear and rubbing to covers, corners, and top of spine (see images). Spine stained at top with black ink. Upper corner of cover soiled. Interior is clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Excellent regimental history of the 127th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Mustered in August 1862 and fought in Fredericksburg Campaign in Northern Virginia in December and later at Salem Church House. Mustered out in May, 1863. Excellent descriptions of soldiering in the Army of the Potomac. Clear, lively and detailed descriptions of common soldier experiences; including contents of haversacks, life in camp, and general mood and observations of soldier life during the war. Although these are descriptions of a long-ago war, anyone with more recent soldier experiences can relate to those feelings and described events. REFERENCE: DORN Pa #313; NEVINS I, pg 145: "Based on four fragmentary diaries, and memory thirty years after the war; the text centers on Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville and adds little to each.". N° de ref. del artículo 1021044

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