HISTORY OF THE BUCKTAILS - KANE RIFLE REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA RESERVE

Description: HISTORY OF THE “BUCKTAILS” KANE RIFLE REGIMENT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RESERVE CORPS (13TH PENNSYLVANIA RESERVES, 42ND OF THE LINE) BY O. R. HOWARD THOMSON AND WILLIAM H. RAUCH Historian, Regimental Association of the Bucktail or First Rifle Regiment of the P.R. V.C. and Late Orderly-Sergeant Company F. WITH A DEDICATION NOTE BY THE HON. EDWARD A. IRVIN Late Lieutenant-Colonel MINT CONDITION This is a new, unread, pristine-condition book. Sample show; your book is brand new and comes in the original publisher shrink wrap. Clean, Sharp, Bright, Solidly-Bound Book Excellent Unit History and First-Hand Accounts of the Civil War Attractive Cover Design Featuring Crossed, Full-Color Flags ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1906 THIS IS A NEW, REPRINT BY THE MORINGSIDE BOOKSHOP, 2001 Of all the unusual combat units of the Civil War, perhaps none was more colorful than the Pennsylvania Bucktails. In the spring of 1861, by raft, rowboat, and cattle cars, they came from the mountains of northern Pennsylvania’s “Wildcat District” a group of young men who would form the nucleus of a regiment destined to become famous. It all started when an enlistee in Kane’s company, James Landregan, left the enlistment office in Southport and noticed a freshly killed deer hanging outside a butcher shop across the street. He cut off the tail and placed it in his hat. Kane liked the idea and from then on his company would be known as the “Bucktails.” What kind of men were they? Kane, an attorney and active abolitionist from the northern part of the state, wanted only men who were accustomed to handling guns, could exist in the forest, and were strong of character and possessed of physical strength that could only come from hard, rugged work. And he got them. All sorts enlisted: woodsmen and lumbermen, who learned to shoot for food and work hard to survive from early childhood and who would eagerly volunteer to defend their state, their country and their way of life. This is their wonderful history, a comprehensive account of the unit’s formation and many engagements. The Bucktails fought in most of the major campaigns in the East. In the spring of 1862, four companies of the 13th were in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign while the rest of the unit fought in the Peninsula Campaign. The regiment also fought at Antietam, and participated in every engagement from Chancellorsville to Petersburg, playing a prominent role in the second day’s battle at Gettysburg as well as other battle and establishing a reputation for battle skill and courage The book is complete with a roster of unit members with descriptions of the service of each, Regimental Association listing, list of survivors and a listing of printed sources consulted. It is illustrated with portraits of key members of the unit, contains 466 pages, and is fully indexed for easy access. THIS BOOK IS IN MINT CONDITION This is a brand new, unread, pristine-condition book. It has no shortcomings. It is clean, sharp, bright and solidly bound. It is bound in attractive Kelly-green colored cloth covers with bright, impressed, gold lettering and the image of the American and unit flags, in full color, on the cover. The book is new and has no wear. There isn’t a mark in the book; the pages are bright white and clean. The binding is solid throughout the book. The book contains portraits of key unit leaders. It contains a complete roster of the unit and other information. A new, attractive, pristine-condition, book. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter

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