. History of the 127th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, familiarly known as the "Dauphin County regiment." Authorized by the regimental assocaition and prepared by its committee . s universallydecorated their houses in honor of the 127th Regiment,Harrisburg put on a gay, patriotic and holiday appear-ance, each neighbor vieing with the other in the profusionand elaboration of the outside decorations. About every house displayed the American flag, andsome were profusely and handsomely decorated withbunting and flowers, while the streets had banners andstreamers displayed in lavish extravagance
. History of the 127th regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers, familiarly known as the "Dauphin County regiment." Authorized by the regimental assocaition and prepared by its committee . s universallydecorated their houses in honor of the 127th Regiment,Harrisburg put on a gay, patriotic and holiday appear-ance, each neighbor vieing with the other in the profusionand elaboration of the outside decorations. About every house displayed the American flag, andsome were profusely and handsomely decorated withbunting and flowers, while the streets had banners andstreamers displayed in lavish extravagance. Some of thebanners crossing the streets had brave words of greetingto the gallant boys of the Dauphin county home brave 127th Regiment. Welcome!welcome home our gallant citizen soldiers. A heartywelcome to the brave boys of the 127th regiment. Wehonor our boys for their gallant bravery. The 127thRegiment forever. Our boys are heroes. HomeAgain. Home, Sweet Home, and many other suitableand inspiring mottoes were hung across the streets; whileevery window on Market street, Third street, State street,and Second street, along the line of march, was filled with. CORPOEAL JOHN E, V2-n\ llrgiinciit, I. V. I27TH REGIMENT, P. V. I99 persons, chiefly ladies, waving handkerchiefs, swinginghats or flags, and demonstrating in every conceivable waytheir unbounded delight at seeing their relatives or oldfriends return, covered all over with military glory. Theshops and stores were closed in honor of the occasion. Notonly the sidewalks, but the streets were thronged with themass of people who had gathered from far and near towelcome back the gallant boys who had so promptly re-sponded to the call of the Government. When the train reached the Cumberland end of thebridge, a salute of seventeen guns was fired from CapitolHill; and simultaneously the court house bell, the churchbells, the fire engine bells, the factory bells, and in fact allof the bells of the city
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