Final Resting Places

I have been trying to find the final resting places of as many 139th soldiers as I can. I have search the entire roster on Find-A-Grave and found about half. Company A is now on its own tab. I will be posting the other companies shortly. I will gladly take any additional information anyone might […]

Excerpt from Arthur Fox’s Book

The following excerpt of Arthur’s Fox’s forthcoming book, “Band of Brothers and Last Survivors” of the 139th VA. Infantry, was published in the February 2018 edition of The Arsenal Newsletter of the Greater Pennsylvania Civil War Round Table.

Calling All Descendants of the 139th

Please see this message from Arthur Fox: Name: arthur B. Fox Email: arthurfox6@aol.com Comment: I am now moving forward with my manuscript for a history of the 139th Pa Infantry Regiment. A positive response and go-ahead from McFarland Publishing of North Carolina now makes this future book a reality. Planning to complete the manuscript by […]

Conrad’s GAR Medals

Once again, I am expressing my gratitude for my pack rat ancestors and especially in this case to my Uncle Don Wilkinson who gave these medals to my mother recently.    I also found replacement ribbons for the one on the right.  This one is very threadbare. The two round ones in the lower right […]

On the road to Fredericksburg, October 20 – December 4, 1862

The last of October, Lee broke camp and left for Fredericksburg, Virginia.  So we crossed the river, and six days later arrived at Falmouth, a few miles back of Fredericksburg, on the Rappahannock River. ~ Conrad Smith1)Conrad Smith, My Early Life and the Civil War, 1920, page 25 Conrad is not too specific with his […]