HISTORY OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH REGIMENT
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS
1862-1863
BY THE REGIMENTAL COMMITTEE
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY A MEMBER OF COMPANY B AND IS CORRECTED AND ANNOTATED BY HIM.
HE SERVED AS A PRIVATE AND LATER LIEUTENANT.
FIRST EDITION
FINE - CONDITION
Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book
Comprehensive Regimental History
Frontispiece Photograph of the Monument, Illustrated with Numerous Portraits, Drawings and Two Full-Page Maps
HANDSOMELY PUBLISHED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, IN 1906
CONTAINS A COMPLETE UNIT ROSTER WITH SERVICE INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL SOLDIERS
DORNBUSCH I, PA-304.
This scarce, First Edition, antique book is the original history of the 125th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. The unit was organized in Harrisburg in August 1862. After being recruited in Blair, Cambria, and Huntingdon Counties, the unit was mustered in at Harrisburg, and assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XII Corps, in the Army of the Potomac while it trained at Washington, D.C. It marched to Frederick and then to Sharpsburg in response to the Confederate Army's crossing of the Potomac River into Maryland. Less than six weeks after mustering, with a minimum of training, and without combat experience, it entered the battle and Antietam. The unit’s service there was noted for its charge through the East Woods, along the Great Cornfield, past the Dunker Church, and into the West Woods. The Regiment repulsed four counterattacks at a price of 229 casualties (33% engaged) within 20 minutes. A fifth, heavily-reinforced Confederate counterattack from Kershaw’s and Early’s brigades forced a retreat with a desperate struggle to retain the Regimental colors while finally being forced to retreat. Sensing a rout, the Confederates followed the retreating force and continued to administer fire until Union artillery elements stalled their pursuit. The 125th remained with Monroe's Battery until the end of the Battle. The unit fought in the Maryland Campaign, at Antietam, Maryland Heights, participated in Burnside’s Mud March and, two weeks before the end of enlistments, it fought at Chancellorsville were it defended the outer ring around the Chancellor estate fighting intensely until running low on ammunition and sustaining heavy Confederate artillery fire from Hazel Grove.
The 125th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Monument, was dedicated at this location on September 17, 1904, and highlights one of the most dramatic events in the regiment's history where Sergeant George Simpson stands immortalized in granite for attempt to save the colors despite his sever wounding.
The book presents a detailed history of the unit, a dedication of its monument, a chronological record of events in its history, reports from its reunions, and complete unit roster with the names and service information of members of the unit.
THIS BOOK IS IN FINE - CONDITION
This scarce, antique, first edition book belonged to and is signed by a member of Company B and it is corrected and annotated by him. He served as a private and later lieutenant. The book comes protected in a clear, Mylar dust jacket (see photo #3.) The book is bound in bright, navy blue, cloth covers with bright, gold, spine lettering as shown. The exterior is clean and in excellent condition with no bumping and only light rubbing. The book is solidly bound throughout; both hinges and all binding is fine. The interior is clean and pages are in excellent condition. The book has a strong, signed inscription by the author on one of the front, blank pages, dated 1907, in blood ink. There are some occasional hand written notes and corrections on a few pages by him as well. There is no other writing in the book and the book has no smudging, foxing, stamps, pasteboards, or other markings. It is not an ex-library book. The book contains a frontispiece photograph of the unit’s monument and it is loaded with illustrations and portraits and it also has two, full-page maps. There are numerous portraits of members of the unit throughout the book. There is an antique map of the Logan's Crossroads or Mill Springs affixed to the inside rear cover. It indicated unit locations in color for both sides. 342 pages. This is an exceptionally nice, clean, bright, sharp, well-illustrated, solidly bound, First Edition Civil War regimental history – signed, inscribed, dates and corrected by a member of the unit. An excellent condition, original, first edition book protected in a clear, Mylar dust jacket.
HISTORY OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIFTH REGIMENT
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS 1862-1863 BY THE REGIMENTAL COMMITTEE
SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY A MEMBER OF COMPANY B AND IS CORRECTED AND ANNOTATED BY HIM.
HE SERVED AS A PRIVATE AND LATER LIEUTENANT.
FIRST EDITION
FINE - CONDITION
Sharp, Bright, Clean, Solidly Bound, Antique Book
Compehensive Regimental History
Frontispiece Photograph of the Monument, Illustrated with Numerous Portraits, Drawings and Two Full-Page Maps
HANDSOMELY PUBLISHED BY J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA, IN 1906
CONTAINS A COMPLETE UNIT ROSTER WITH SERVICE INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUAL SOLDIERS DORNBUSCH I, PA-304.
This scarce, First Edition, antique book is the original history of the 125th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. The unit was organized in Harrisburg in August 1862. After being recruited in Blair, Cambria, and Huntingdon Counties, the unit was mustered in at Harrisburg, and assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, XII Corps, in the Army of the Potomac while it trained at Washington, D.C. It marched to Frederick and then to Sharpsburg in response to the Confederate Army's crossing of the Potomac River into Maryland. Less than six weeks after mustering, with a minimum of training, and without combat experience, it entered the battle and Antietam. The unit’s service there was noted for its charge through the East Woods, along the Great Cornfield, past the Dunker Church, and into the West Woods. The Regiment repulsed four counterattacks at a price of 229 casualties (33% engaged) within 20 minutes. A fifth, heavily-reinforced Confederate counterattack from Kershaw’s and Early’s brigades forced a retreat with a desperate struggle to retain the Regimental colors while finally being forced to retreat. Sensing a rout, the Confederates followed the retreating force and continued to administer fire until Union artillery elements stalled their pursuit. The 125th remained with Monroe's Battery until the end of the Battle. The unit fought in the Maryland Campaign, at Antietam, Maryland Heights, participated in Burnside’s Mud March and, two weeks before the end of enlistments, it fought at Chancellorsville were it defended the outer ring around the Chancellor estate fighting intensely until running low on ammunition and sustaining heavy Confederate artillery fire from Hazel Grove.
The 125th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Monument, was dedicated at this location on September 17, 1904, and highlights one of the most dramatic events in the regiment's history where Sergeant George Simpson stands immortalized in granite for attempt to save the colors despite his sever wounding.
The book presents a detailed history of the unit, a dedication of its monument, a chronological record of events in its history, reports from its reunions, and complete unit roster with the names and service information of members of the unit.
THIS BOOK IS IN FINE - CONDITION
This scarce, antique, first edition book belonged to and is signed by a member of Company B and it is corrected and annotated by him. He served as a private and later lieutenant. The book comes protected in a clear, Mylar dust jacket (see photo #3.) The book is bound in bright, navy blue, cloth covers with bright, gold, spine lettering as shown. The exterior is clean and in excellent condition with no bumping and only light rubbing. The book is solidly bound throughout; both hinges and all binding is fine. The interior is clean and pages are in excellent condition. The book has a strong, signed inscription by the author on one of the front, blank pages, dated 1907, in blood ink. There are some occasional hand written notes and corrections on a few pages by him as well. There is no other writing in the book and the book has no smudging, foxing, stamps, pasteboards, or other markings. It is not an ex-library book. The book contains a frontispiece photograph of the unit’s monument and it is loaded with illustrations and portraits and it also has two, full-page maps. There are numerous portraits of members of the unit throughout the book. There is an antique map of the Logan's Crossroads or Mill Springs affixed to the inside rear cover. It indicated unit locations in color for both sides. 342 pages. This is an exceptionally nice, clean, bright, sharp, well-illustrated, solidly bound, First Edition Civil War regimental history – signed, inscribed, dates and corrected by a member of the unit. An excellent condition, original, first edition book protected in a clear, Mylar dust jacket.
