6th Pa. Reserves "Adopt-A-Position" Project
Submitted by August Marchetti on Fri, 2008-06-06 14:20
UPDATE!: Monday, August 25, 2008, it's been almost five months since our last clean up at the monument of the 6th Pennsylvania Reserves, 35th PA Infantry. I had just visited the grounds a week ago to see how much work needs to be done. The path we carved out still remains, but the undergrowth is making its way back towards the monument again. Around the monument itself, the grass stands almost waist high. This is because of the wet conditions that are back by the marsh. Regardless, it is our goal to maintain this position so visitors to this area of the field know that a regiment of Pennsylvania Reserves fought in that area as well.
Content Updates
Submitted by August Marchetti on Wed, 2008-10-01 11:25Although extremely brittle, and very fragile; the Order Book of the 5th Pennsylvania Reserves1 has been photographically documented and transcribed for the purpose of posting here on the site. It contains about 60 or so pages of various orders which were either issued from Division HQ, Brigade, Regimental and even Company HQs. They mainly span from 1862 to 1863; but there are some dated 1861 and 1864 as well. This will be posted sometime after the new website is put into production.
- 1. PA State Archives
Pa. Reserves Descendant's Association
Submitted by August Marchetti on Wed, 2008-09-24 01:37Updated 09/23/08! Listed below you will find a basic database which is open to the public. Anyone who has an ancestor who served in the PRVC is more than welcome to join....it is free to join. Your email address will also be made public, unless you state otherwise...then it will not be published. The goal of this association is to unite family with the history of they're ancestors. Our goal is to share information, so if anybody has anything to share...please do so. If you wish to join and be part of this, please use this contact form and send us: Your name, your Ancestor's name, his Company, Regiment, your permission to publish email address (not mandatory) and a brief description of "how" your related to this individual.
The Grand Review: Letter of Sgt. Oren M. Stebbins, Co. A, 13th Res., Nov. 24, 1861.
Submitted by Justin Sanders on Sun, 2008-08-17 21:24Sgt. Oren M. Stebbins,
Co. A, Bucktails [Anderson Life Guard],
Nov. 24, 1861 in Wellsboro Agitator: 12-4-1861.
Camp Pierpont.
Friend Agitator: As the grand review has been the only thing that has transpired during the past week, worth mentioning, I will give you the principal details of that great scene.
We were drummed out about four o’clock to get all things in good order for duties of the day. The pale moon was yet shining, and the air was clear and cold, thousands of camp fires were burning on every side, and sweet music filled the air. We left our camp just as the day was dawning for Munson’s Hill, where the review was to take place, a distance of about six miles. It was a lovely morning and every thing had the appearance of a great national holiday.
