United States Army, 29th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Papers

This collection contains various papers relating to the 29th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, popularly called the Jackson Infantry, as well as the 29th Regiment Survivor's Association. It includes: minutes and notes on the organization of the regiment in Philadelphia, 1861; lists of deaths of m...

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Main Author: United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 29th (1861-1865) (Creator)
Collection:United States Army, 29th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Papers
Collection Number:1808
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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100 1 |a United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 29th (1861-1865)  |e creator 
245 1 |a United States Army, 29th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Papers  |f 1861-1926 
300 |a 0.4 Linear feet  |f 0.4 linear feet, 1 box, 2 volumes 
520 |a This collection contains various papers relating to the 29th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, popularly called the Jackson Infantry, as well as the 29th Regiment Survivor's Association. It includes: minutes and notes on the organization of the regiment in Philadelphia, 1861; lists of deaths of members; minutes, 1888-1900, of the Survivors Association; and the manuscript of David Mouat's reminiscences entitled "Three Years in the Twenty-Ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1864." Mouat, a private in Company G, gave accounts of the organization of the regiment, his capture in 1862, and his participation in several battles, including Front Royal, Va.; Chancellorsville; Gettysburg; Lookout Mountain, Tenn.; and Resaca, Ga. There are also several newspaper clippings from 1912. 
540 1 |a Open to researchers 
541 1 |a Purchased; 1960 acquired 
650 7 |a United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives.  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans' Organizations  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b United States Army, 29th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Papers  |l 1808