Thank you so much for this 3 of my 3rd great grandpas fought for the Union one of them alongside the Bucktail Brigade. I got a replica of the uniform they don't get near enough the attention that they deserve they'll always be my favorite unit of the Civil War.
Minor note - the Bucktails detailed here are not the only ones. The first unit of Bucktails organized was the 13th Pen. Reserve/42nd Pen. Infantry. The 149th/150th Pen. were formed in response the the early war successes of the 13th.
My distant cousin, Pvt Thomas Callender of the 149th PA Vol was shot through the chest near the RR cut and was placed in McPherson’s Barn by the confederates. He was found by his brother after the battle and was taken to the Catholic Church. The ball passed through his sternum, bronchial tube and out his right clavicle so the surgeon said that it was a mortal wound. His brother wrote his parents almost every day describing what he was going through and making arrangements for his embalming and transport back to their home cemetery. He died around July 19th.
I have about 9-12 pages of letters that his brother wrote to his parents. They tell of good days and really bad days where infected discharges would purge from the wound, his walks on the battlefield and how in one part of a letter to his father, he would say that Thomas could not survive, yet in a paragraph to his mother there was always hope that he would.
Well done Aaron. Was a licensed guide via online. Very enjoyable learned alot. I've been trying to find out if I have decendents that fought in the war north or south as well. Been difficult so far
If you get a chance, the visitors center has access for all visitors to Fold3, the military branch of Ancestry. Awesome resource. Thanks so much for your feedback!
@@forwardgettysburg wow. I will Def check into that. I'm only about 1 hour 15 min west of gettysburg and frequent it often so will be doing that. Thank
@@forwardgettysburg only thing I know for certain, the rural area I live now in fulton county, my surname Douglas lived on the same farm and neighboring farms as now back then and none of them fought in the war at all. Hand me down stories have told of my great great great grandpa hiding his horses cattle and mule in a very deer hollow open only on one end because of confederate raiders stealing often. We r only 5 miles from. Maryland line.
My Great Grandfather, Sylvanus A Snyder was in the 149th PA, Co. B. He was wounded in the leg on the first day of the battle of Gettysburg. For 50 + years I've been trying to find out what the A stands for in his name and also where he is buried....... Thanks so much for your video!
Just found you. Looks like I have a lot of watching to do. I had 2 cousins in the 143. One was shot in the foot. Found in a history book where he told of eating cherries and watching the battle. He was in the hospital in Philly until December 1863. The other was part of the color bearers that moved the Regimental flag to it new home in Harrisburg in 1914. I have a photo of that color guard. Looking forward to watching more.
Appreciate your enthusiasm, Aaron, but one suggestion for future videos. Remember, you are wearing a microphone. There is no need to yell all of your lines to the camera. 🙂
Watching these types of videoes help me visualize what ive been reading.
Thank you so much for this 3 of my 3rd great grandpas fought for the Union one of them alongside the Bucktail Brigade. I got a replica of the uniform they don't get near enough the attention that they deserve they'll always be my favorite unit of the Civil War.
Minor note - the Bucktails detailed here are not the only ones. The first unit of Bucktails organized was the 13th Pen. Reserve/42nd Pen. Infantry. The 149th/150th Pen. were formed in response the the early war successes of the 13th.
That's not a minor note. It's a _major_ observation. The 13th were a distinguished unit and very proud of their iconic trademark, the bucktail.
So they are the bogus bucktails?
My distant cousin, Pvt Thomas Callender of the 149th PA Vol was shot through the chest near the RR cut and was placed in McPherson’s Barn by the confederates. He was found by his brother after the battle and was taken to the Catholic Church. The ball passed through his sternum, bronchial tube and out his right clavicle so the surgeon said that it was a mortal wound. His brother wrote his parents almost every day describing what he was going through and making arrangements for his embalming and transport back to their home cemetery. He died around July 19th.
Wow what a harrowing story
I have about 9-12 pages of letters that his brother wrote to his parents. They tell of good days and really bad days where infected discharges would purge from the wound, his walks on the battlefield and how in one part of a letter to his father, he would say that Thomas could not survive, yet in a paragraph to his mother there was always hope that he would.
Well done Aaron. Was a licensed guide via online. Very enjoyable learned alot. I've been trying to find out if I have decendents that fought in the war north or south as well. Been difficult so far
If you get a chance, the visitors center has access for all visitors to Fold3, the military branch of Ancestry. Awesome resource.
Thanks so much for your feedback!
@@forwardgettysburg wow. I will Def check into that. I'm only about 1 hour 15 min west of gettysburg and frequent it often so will be doing that. Thank
@@forwardgettysburg only thing I know for certain, the rural area I live now in fulton county, my surname Douglas lived on the same farm and neighboring farms as now back then and none of them fought in the war at all. Hand me down stories have told of my great great great grandpa hiding his horses cattle and mule in a very deer hollow open only on one end because of confederate raiders stealing often. We r only 5 miles from. Maryland line.
Excellent job. Keep them coming!
Thanks, will do!
My Great Grandfather, Sylvanus A Snyder was in the 149th PA, Co. B. He was wounded in the leg on the first day of the battle of Gettysburg.
For 50 + years I've been trying to find out what the A stands for in his name and also where he is buried.......
Thanks so much for your video!
My great grandfather John D. Snyder was also in the 149th. He lost both legs below the knee at Spotsylvania.
When was he born?
Just wanted to say great video and channel! I cover some civil war stories here and there on my cemetery channel so nice to learn from you.
Glad you're getting something from them!
Just found you. Looks like I have a lot of watching to do. I had 2 cousins in the 143. One was shot in the foot. Found in a history book where he told of eating cherries and watching the battle. He was in the hospital in Philly until December 1863. The other was part of the color bearers that moved the Regimental flag to it new home in Harrisburg in 1914. I have a photo of that color guard. Looking forward to watching more.
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Appreciate your enthusiasm, Aaron, but one suggestion for future videos. Remember, you are wearing a microphone. There is no need to yell all of your lines to the camera. 🙂
That's fair haha. Part of it is excitement, other is just bad habits
Ya ya do some videos on the sharpshooter units of confederacy the confederacy had better shooters ask sedgwick
"They couldn't hit an elephant from this distance."
The book shock troops of the confederacy by Fred l. Ray great book
“Is He really dead?”
can you kill the bs background music, please? otherwise I'm exiting out