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The color episode of the One Hundred and Forty-ninth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers in the first day's fight at Gettysburg, July 1, 1863

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Author
Bassler, John H.
Date of Publication
1909.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 4, no. 4
Responsibility
by J. H. Bassler.
Author
Bassler, John H.
Place of Publication
[Lebanon, Pa
Publisher
s. n.:] ,
Date of Publication
1909.
Physical Description
p. 80 - 110 : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series
Lebanon County Historical Society papers and addresses v. IV no. 4.
Notes
"Paper read before the Lebanon County Historical Society, October 18, 1907."
Summary
The article tells the story of a group of soldiers who used the flags of the regiment to deceive the enemy at Gettysburg. They moved from the Regiment's position in order to give the impression that the entire regiment had moved.
Subjects
Gettysburg (Pa.) ,Battle of ,1863.
United States - History - Civil War, 1861 - 1865 - Regimental histories - Pennsylvania Volunteers x 149th.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 4, no. 4
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