HISTORY OF THE 104th PENNYSLVANIA REGIMENT, From August 22nd 1861 to September 30th, 1864 (104th Pennsylvania Infantry Regimental History)

Davis, William

Published by Jas. B. Rogers, Printer, Philadelphia, 1866, 1866

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BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, vii, 364 pgs, frontis and 5 other portrait and illustration plates; unit roster (339)-364. Original embossed brown cloth with gilt titled spine; with yellow endpapers. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Worn on spine ends, edges and corners. Small split along spine; gilt bright. Interior is clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The author was the late colonel of the regiment and organized the regiment in August 1861. Called the "Ringold Regiment" after a Mexican American War hero. Because the troops were largely drawn from Doylestown and the surrounding community, it was also known as "Bucks County's Own Regiment." They served in the Peninsular Campaign of 1862, spanned the winter and spring of 1862/1863 near the siege of Charlestown, and fought in the crucial Valley Campaigns of 1864. Over the course of the Civil War, out of about 1,000 men, 46 were killed in action, 3 missing in action, 62 taken prisoner, and 104 died in service. REFERENCES: DORN PA263; NEVINS I pg 79: "Col. Davis entered the Civil War with the intention of writing his unit's history, and the resulting study is a highly reliable commentary on the Peninsular and Carolina coastal campaigns." MULLINS/REED #190.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HISTORY OF THE 104th PENNYSLVANIA REGIMENT, From August 22nd 1861 to September 30th, 1864 (104th Pennsylvania Infantry Regimental History)
• Publisher: Jas. B. Rogers, Printer, Philadelphia, 1866
• Publication Date: 1866
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
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