. History of the One hundred and twenty-fourth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers in the war of the rebellion--1862-1863; . asons, organized in 1752. In it George Washington v/ascrafted, and raised in 1753; afterward he became master of alodge at Alexandria. The visitors were shown a lock of his hair,enclosed in a case, two old chairs formerly owned by his mother,an old Bible, dated 1616. on which he took the oath. On the following morning (the 17th). after breakfast, carswere taken at the depot of the Potomac, Fredericksburg &Piedmont Railroad; upon arriving at Furnace Station, carriageswere i
. History of the One hundred and twenty-fourth regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers in the war of the rebellion--1862-1863; . asons, organized in 1752. In it George Washington v/ascrafted, and raised in 1753; afterward he became master of alodge at Alexandria. The visitors were shown a lock of his hair,enclosed in a case, two old chairs formerly owned by his mother,an old Bible, dated 1616. on which he took the oath. On the following morning (the 17th). after breakfast, carswere taken at the depot of the Potomac, Fredericksburg &Piedmont Railroad; upon arriving at Furnace Station, carriageswere in waiting to convey the party to the historic ChancellorHouse, where the 124th had such a bloody conflict with theConfederates on May 2, 1863. Arriving at the Chancellor house, they were warmh- welcomedby Mr. and Mrs. Aes. Chancellor and their aged colored short time was spent in viewing the old house and numerousrelics, after which Comrade C. D. M. Broomhall, ^ledia. Pa.,the historian of the regiment, with the aid of a well-preparedmap. gave an interesting account of the Battle of Chancellorsville. 259. o 1^ cd •^ U » tt <u (Al cs ;) .^^ rt t-H -—ta rt -I ^ r< vj n US n CJ o -t-j ^ • f-. ^ X -i- .01 o K-H 7~] (U u *- rt a; r- X O O CliaiiccUursvillc Reunion, i8g6. After a brief address by Colonel Benjamin Brooke, the partywas driven to the spot where Confederate General Thomas(Stonewall) Jackson was shot and mortally wounded on thenight of the battle. Major Lacy, formerly of General JacksonsStaff, made an address. Returning to the old historic house, a bountiful lunch wasserved in the dining room, after which the members of theAssociation adjourned to the shade of the apple trees on the lawn,and the business meeting was called to order by President ColonelJoseph W. Hawley. After an appropriate prayer by ChaplainJoseph S. Evans, Colonel Hawley addressed the members asfollows: Comrades: There was a very striking difference between our journeyfrom home to t
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