A brief history of the 69th Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers [electronic resource]: from its formation until final muster out of the United States service . nes of the troops, whobecame hilariously wild. It would be impossible to attempt togive a description of the scenes following the announcement ofthe surrender, but that scene will live forever in the hearts of themen who participated in that event. Our work was done ; theUnion was saved ; and the troops returned to their homes, to re-ceive the joyous welcome of fond hearts, and the congratulationsof their fellow-citizens. The regim
A brief history of the 69th Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers [electronic resource]: from its formation until final muster out of the United States service . nes of the troops, whobecame hilariously wild. It would be impossible to attempt togive a description of the scenes following the announcement ofthe surrender, but that scene will live forever in the hearts of themen who participated in that event. Our work was done ; theUnion was saved ; and the troops returned to their homes, to re-ceive the joyous welcome of fond hearts, and the congratulationsof their fellow-citizens. The regiment participated in the grand review of the army bythe President of the United States ; a pageant of two days dura-tion and the grandest military display ol numbers ever made inAmerica, and, perhaps, in the world, as a review. The regimentwas mustered out of the military service of the United States onthe 1st of July, 1865, and returned to Philadelphia, where it dis-banded. The whole number of men of this regiment was 1,736 ;number killed, 164 ; wounded, 402 ; taken prisoners and missing,136 ; the number of battles and skirmishes in which it took partwas 5^ THE RE-UNION OF JULY, 1887, AND DEDICATIONOF THE MONUMENT The battle of Gettysburg is conceded by all historians andmilitary authorities to have been the turning point in favor of theUnion cause during the war. It was one of the most completevictories achieved by the Union army, and the large number ofcombatants on both sides give it a magnitude that will comparewith the greatest of ancient and modern battles. The desire to preserve that field for all times has become general,and to-day Gettysburg is the Mecca of American Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association havingcharge of the entire field, have invited the placing of monu-ments and tablets to mark the position where each regiment stoodand fought. Having a pride in the service performed by theSixty-ninth Pennsylvania, its members had a strong desi
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