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The main and namesake battle of the campaign was the Battle of Gettysburg, which was fought from July 1 to July 3 in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as a turning point of the civil war. The Medal of Honor was awarded to 71 Union ...
Amos Humiston (April 26, 1830 – July 1, 1863) was a Union soldier who died at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.A photograph of his children that was found with his body led to his identification when it was described in newspapers across the country.
The Pennsylvania State Memorial [2] is a monument in Gettysburg National Military Park that commemorates the 34,530 Pennsylvania soldiers who fought in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The memorial stands along Cemetery Ridge, the Union battle line on July 2, 1863. [3]
John Lawrence Burns [1] (September 5, 1793 – February 4, 1872 [2]) was an American soldier and constable.A veteran of the War of 1812, at age 69 he fought as a civilian combatant with the Union Army at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
Busey, and Martin, David, Regimental Strengths and Losses at the Battle of Gettysburg. Coulson, Bret, History of the 74th - manuscript to be published by University of Pennsylvania in 2008. Sauers, Richard, Advance the Colors! Taylor, Frank, Philadelphia in the Civil War, 1861-1865. 1913. Taylor, John, Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. Vol. 1, 1905.
Prior to the Gettysburg Campaign, the 13th Pennsylvania returned to the Pennsylvania Reserves division was reassigned to the V Corps. Niles was wounded and Taylor was killed in fighting at the edge of The Wheatfield, leaving Major Hartshorn in command. They then marched to Spotsylvania for their final battle.
At Gettysburg the 140th carried into action 29 officers and 560 enlisted men. 14 officers and 227 enlisted men were lost in action, as follows: Killed, 3 officers and 34 enlisted men. Died of wounds, 1 officer and 16 enlisted men. Wounded, 7 officers and 120 enlisted men. Captured and missing, 3 officers and 57 enlisted men.
Charles Frederick Taylor (February 6, 1840 – July 2, 1863) was an American soldier who served as colonel and commanding officer of the Union Army's 13th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment (known as the Bucktails), which formed part of the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War.