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This is not petro but hope it's ok. This will be more from the Pennsylvania folks if anyone can help. I am looking for a book called The Pride of The Bucktails a limited edition done by the students of Susquenita High School and a student adviser named Harriet B. Magee. It has civil war letters of my G G grandfather Isaiaha Hartzell and I would love to find a copy.


Thanks George

George:

Here's one for sale: http://www.civilwarantiqueshop.com/images.htm

It's about a dozen items down the list.

Later . . .

Jim

Thanks Jim I just sent him an email and hope to hear back. I can't beleave I was just there in Aug.for a reunion and have a cousin that lives in the same town.

This just shows this is the best site there is. I have been looking for this book for quite some time. I told my wife I was going to try a post here but didn't think there would be a chance of finding the book.

George,

Always interesting to read about American History.
Check out this link for the other letters:

http://pabucktail.com/regimental%20accounts.htm

In the top right hand corner click on "Old Bucktail" reference.



Camp Pierpont

December 23, 1861

Dear Brother I take my pen in my hand to let you know that I am well at present and hope these few lines will find you in the same health. I received your letter on the 11 th I had not time to right to you very soon _____ I had to march on last Friday to drainsville to guard the wagons to get some oats corn and some hay and any thing that was worth taking from the rebels when we got to drainsville whi met the rebels there was fore regiments of rebel infantry and five peaces of artillery that the rebels had opened fire on the Bucktails they shot a lode of grape and canister in a mong us They killed two and wounded fore that's is wounded is John Pennel , H.G. Wolf A foster A Swiger then _____ opened on the rebels with fore canons he give them what paddy give the _____ he killed twenty horse for them we killed one hundred_____ rebels we got all there _____ and a grate many guns they left on the field They kill six wounded fifty that was all they kill of three regiments the Bucktails, the ninths and the sixths.

Isiah Hartzell

I love history and especially as told by people in their letters.
George, I have found the guys on this site helpful in lots of areas besides gas stuff. I have had help repairing my furnace, repairing several car problems, getting an irrigation pump, etc. Lots of knowledgeable people here. This is the first place I ask for help on just about anything. Thanks Gassers!
John

Bob the original letters are in a civil war mumeum in Harrisburg. The city owns the museum but it is closed because they don't have the money to keep it open.

The letters are not anything special but they are what a 20 year old saw in the early part of the war.