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The 149th Pennsylvania's first action was at Gettysburg on July 1, 1963; its brilliant defense of McPherson's farm was to be the unit's legacy. Through service records, pension files, casualty records, diaries, letters, muster rolls and other primary sources, the development of the regiment is revealed, focusing on how the unit and its men changed during the course of the war.Matthews, Richard E. is the author of '149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Unit in the Civil War' with ISBN 9780899509938 and ISBN 0899509932.
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