Philadelphia in the Civil War, 1861-1865 (1913) (14762803395)

Identifier: philadelphiainci00intayl (find matches)
Title: Philadelphia in the Civil War, 1861-1865
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927 Philadelphia. Supervisory Committee on Historical Book
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Publisher: (Philadelphia) : Published by the City
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant



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209 The first of the despatches from the approaching commands cameupon the morning of May 27th, 1861, followed, in due time, by the 8thNew York Volunteer Infantry, Col. Blenckers sturdy German command,and the next day, along with the 2d and 9th New Yorkers, the stunningGaribaldi Regiment came, eleven hundred strong, clad in their picturesqueItalian uniforms. Close behind them were the heavy, grim regiments ofMaine, contrasting with Col. Camerons 79th New York Highlanders,more than a thousand of them, their kilted legs swinging to the drone ofbag-pipes. Those were gloriously inspiring days down in old Southwark,and there was plenty of work in the old navy yard and outside among thesoldiers to help in saving the nation. All through June and July the troopspoured through the city, infantry, cavalry and artillery, hussars, zouavesand voltigeurs; whole brigades of less showy but quite as resolute regi-ments in the plain blue of the citizen volunteers. In July the Union fed22,000 men, but t