PDF BUILDING A NEW SYSTEM: COLONIAL AMERICA 1607-1763 by COLLEGE OF WILLIAM MARY in History

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The story of Pennsylvania’s field batteries during the Civil War is; to a great extent; the story of the war itself. Pennsylvania field batteries served through the duration of the war and in every major theatre of the conflict. A Pennsylvania field battery was one of the first units to rush to the defense of Washington after the attack on Fort Sumter; and others fought with the Army of the Potomac in every one of its major engagements except the First Battle of Bull Run. Pennsylvania batteries were stationed in Maryland; Delaware; Virginia; Ohio; Tennessee; Kentucky; Mississippi; Alabama; Georgia; the Carolinas; and as far away as Texas. Some Pennsylvania batteries also served within their home state during the war; and during the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania that culminated in the Battle of Gettysburg; some fought in the direct defense of their home state’s soil. This work tells the story of the entire Pennsylvania field artillery service collectively rather than as a series of individual unit sketches. It chronicles the entire service of the Pennsylvania field artillery; and shares each step along the way—not only what each Pennsylvania battery did; but also what other Pennsylvania batteries were doing at the same time; and how their stories are all interconnected. Numerous illustrations; appendices which include “Officer Listings by Organization” and “Battery Assignments;” a bibliography; and an index to full-names; places and subjects augment this exceptionally well-written narrative history.