The Petersburg Regiment in the Civil War: A History of the 12th Virginia Infantry from John Brown’s Hanging to Appomattox, 1859-1865 (John Horn - CA) Section - Gettysburg Timeline S/L# 30506

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and the self-promoting and gregarious David Dixon Porter

But Maine's role in the battle includes much more than that

This soldier is carrying fifty rounds of ammunition in an imported English Enfield cartridge box

The Petersburg Regiment in the Civil War: A History of the 12th Virginia Infantry from John Brown’s Hanging to Appomattox, 1859-1865 (John Horn - CA) Section - Gettysburg Timeline S/L# 30506The Petersburg Regiment in the Civil War: A History of the 12th Virginia Infantry from John Browns Hanging to Appomattox, 1859 1865 by John Horn Winner, 2019, Unit History, Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award The 12th Virginia has an amazing history. John Wilkes Booth stood in the ranks of one of its future companies at John Browns hanging. The regiment refused to have Stonewall Jackson appointed its first colonel. Its men first saw