The Battle of Chattanooga

By colecarlson44

  • Bucktails Background

    Bucktails Background
    Organized at Philadelphia and Harrisburg September 4, 1862.Moved to Washington, D.C., September.

  • Pensylvania Bucktails

    Pensylvania Bucktails
    In 1861 the Pensylvania Bucktails were started. the regiment was made up largely of rough, hardy lumbermen who had their own peculiar "wildcat yell."

  • Pensylvania Bucktails

    Pensylvania Bucktails
    The Bucktails, old and new, fought in most of the major campaigns in the East. In the spring of 1862, four companies of the 13th were in the Shenendoah Valley Campaign while the rest of the unit fought in the Peninsula Campaign.

  • Gettysburg

    Gettysburg
    The regiment was also prominent in the second day's battle at Gettysburg. The 149th and 150th participated in eastern actions, from Chancellorsville to Petersburg, with skill and courage.