History Of The Philadelphia Brigade. Sixty-Ninth, Seventy-First, Seventy-Second, And One Hundred And Sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers. (Pennsylvania Regimental History) Banes, Charles H. Military,Military History,Unit Histories

BOOK DESCRIPTION: 12mo, 315 pgs. Roll of dead. Original green cloth with embossed and black lines, gilt battle flag on front cover, gilt title on spine. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Minor rubbing to corners and spine ends; gilt bright. Interior page 3-4 with small chip, else is clean and tight. With clear mylar wrapper. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The Philadelphia Brigade was raised primarily in the city of Philadelphia except for the 106th regiment which contained men from Lycoming and Bradford counties. Originally recruited by Oregon Senator Edward Baker, the regiments were originally designated the “California Brigade”. After Baker’s death at Ball’s Bluff, Pennsylvania reclaimed and redesignated the regiments. The brigade, later commanded by O.O. Howard, fought with the Army of the Potomac in the Eastern Theater for the entirety of its existence and fought in several major battles, including the battles of Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and the Overland Campaign. One of its most famous actions was during Pickett’s Charge on July 3 at the Battle of Gettysburg, where it defended the Angle on Cemetery Ridge. REFERENCES: DORN PA 110; NEVINS I pg 53: “An average chronicle of the Eastern campaigns through Cold Harbor; a few personal incidents break the battle narrative.”