The Pennsylvania Reserves were an infantry division of the Union army during the American Civil War. Noted for its famous commanders and high casualties, it served in the Eastern Theater, and fought i
30th Pennsylvania Infantry
March 17, 1865 photo of three Union soldiers who escaped Confederate Prison Camp including Lieutenant Richard Cooper New Jersey Infantry, Adjudant John J. Hastings 7th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry, and Captain Rees G. Richards Company G 45th Pennsylvania Infantry.
The Battle of Antietam, also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the Southern United States, took place during the American Civil War on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Ro
Pennsylvania Reserves
…Civil War. Noted for its famous commanders and high casualties, it served in the Eastern Theater, and fought in many important battles, including Antietam and Gettysburg. When President Abraham Lincoln called for volunteers to "put down the rebellion" in the spring of 1861, the commonwealth of Pennsylvania…
Depiction of the fighting near Dunker Church by Thure de Thulstrup
Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan, Army of the Potomac (USA)
Gen. Robert E. Lee, Army of Northern Virginia (CSA)
Dead soldiers near the Dunker Church