2nd Saturday Civil War Series: Personal Stories of the 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry
Schedule
Sat, 11 Jan, 2025 at 01:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
300 Beechwood Ave, Carnegie, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15106 | Carnegie, PA
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In Person in the Lincoln Gallery at ACFL&MH!Organized in Pittsburgh in the summer of 1861, the 62nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was among the most decorated of regiments fielded by the Keystone State during the Civil War. Company H of the regiment included many local residents and was commanded by Captain Thomas Espy, namesake of the Captain Thomas Espy Post. The regiment lost more than 250 men during their term of enlistment, including Captain Thomas Espy, and was one of only 14 Union army regiments to lose 17 or more officers during the war.
The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall will welcome several members of the 62nd Pennsylvania Living History Group, an organization dedicated to education, preservation, and honoring the men of the original regiment. Blood, Courage and the Maltese Cross will consist of four individual stories of men that fought, and in some cases gave the last full measure of devotion.
Speakers include…
Michael Kraus, discussing the Maltese Cross flag displayed at Soldiers and Sailors, which was fought under at Gettysburg by members of the 62nd; Robert ‘Slim’ Bowser, discussing his ancestor, Sgt. Daniel Swigart, of Company D; Katie and Brian Wolfe, discussing the Lowry brothers from the 62nd; Van Cornish will discuss Pvt. William Dunn, killed in the Wheatfield at Gettysburg; and Matt Hankinson will discuss Capt. Edwin Little, killed at the Stony Hill at Gettysburg.
Free!
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Where is it happening?
300 Beechwood Ave, Carnegie, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15106Event Location & Nearby Stays:
