. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. Ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle . PHOTO. BY W. H. MPTON. GETTYSBURG. tINT: THE F. GUTEKUNST CO., PHrLA. Pennsylvania at Geftysbunj. 845 given to us J. Irvia Gregg. A further organization was effected on the iHtli olNovember by the election of L. D. Rodgers, of Venango county, as lieutenantcolonel; William A. West, William H. Fry and John Stroup were selected asmajors. J. R. Day was made adjutant, William X. McDowell, commissaryand Jame
. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. Ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle . PHOTO. BY W. H. MPTON. GETTYSBURG. tINT: THE F. GUTEKUNST CO., PHrLA. Pennsylvania at Geftysbunj. 845 given to us J. Irvia Gregg. A further organization was effected on the iHtli olNovember by the election of L. D. Rodgers, of Venango county, as lieutenantcolonel; William A. West, William H. Fry and John Stroup were selected asmajors. J. R. Day was made adjutant, William X. McDowell, commissaryand James R. Robinson, quarter master. Chaplain we had none until April3, 1865, after the war was over. Even at this late day we laugh as we thinkhow we boys used to slip around headquarters to get a sight of our big coloneland the awe we felt when we came upon him unaware. The exclamations too,were laughable Golly! wouldnt want to be so big, sure to get hit! mycouldnt he swing a sabre ! weve the biggest colonel in the army, whew !isnt he a Long John, and into Long John it grew. By that name we fol-lowed and loved him. Now work began, and discipline came with work. That great man knewhow to enfo
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