. History of the 127th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, familiarly known as the "Dauphin County regiment." Authorized by the regimental assocaition and prepared by its committee . irst anniversary of our second entry into Freder-icksburg, and the Sunday battle of Chancellorsville. Whatan interesting and inspiring picture it would make! Howwe all wish that it could be plainly materialized! Howcharmingly it would remind us of Auld Lang Syne!Thirty-five score and more familiar faces of our old com-panions, many of whom have been hidden from us, lo!these many years. Tn the van, leading our comra
. History of the 127th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, familiarly known as the "Dauphin County regiment." Authorized by the regimental assocaition and prepared by its committee . irst anniversary of our second entry into Freder-icksburg, and the Sunday battle of Chancellorsville. Whatan interesting and inspiring picture it would make! Howwe all wish that it could be plainly materialized! Howcharmingly it would remind us of Auld Lang Syne!Thirty-five score and more familiar faces of our old com-panions, many of whom have been hidden from us, lo!these many years. Tn the van, leading our comrade heroes, we would seethe manly form of the gallant Colonel who twice led usinto battle, and brought us out safely; not withoutdanger; not without casualties,—great and irreparable;but with both honor and glory. Now let us view this grand panorama poetically beforeus! Here is the familiar face of Colonel William W. Jen-nings, though etherealized and spiritualized, it has plainlystamped upon it the impress of his noble traits ofcharacter; calm, cool and collected! Brave withoutbeing impetuous; courageous without being eitherunwary or obdurate; self-reliant and assuming re-. HOJ^. h. c. alleman. liUto Military (icvenior. Cottysburg Cat 11.^lirid. Uopiosentative ami r. S. District Att(jnhy. IrtSidciit Alliiuan (■..nipaiiy. New York. I27TH REGIMENT, P. V. 331 sponsibility, without egotism, or without ignoringthe counsels of his associate officers; a clear brain,a sound judgment; a splendid, if not unique exampleto his fellow officers and men; having the courageof his convictions, but subordinate to his superior officers;thoroughly patriotic, and imbued with his duty to his gov-ernment; without ostentation, or the semblance of dema-gogy; with a religious reverence for his flag; a fa-therly care and deep concern for each and every man inhis command—knowing his duty, he performed it ably,conscientiously and faithfully. His life was gentle, and the elementsSo mixd in him th
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