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| Vol II Page 707 (next to last sentence). "When Rowe was wounded in the neck he was wearing a religious medal on a chain. As his comrades ripped open his shirt to stop the bleeding, his medal was pulled from the chain and fell to the ground. Years later, in 2004, that medal would be found by a Civil War buff in a stream bed at Mine Run. Scratched on the back of the medal were the letters "A.R." and the inscription "Co.B 69th Pa". note: Photos of the medal are found on this website |
| Vol II Page 782 (line 32) Private Rodman had English parents who had settled in New Castle, Delaware, where he was born. Rodman moved to Philadelphia and married sometime before the war. His wife, Henrietta and he had six children. |
| New Additions to Dramatis Personae pp. 1059 to 1086 Page 1071 - Flanley, James 896 Page 1072 - Hemphey, Edward 399, 519, 946 Page 1072 - Kelly, James F. 877, 921 Page 1073 - Lawrence, Edward 928 Page 1081 - Pine, Benjamin add page 858 |
| Vol II Page 877 (line 30) James J. Kelly had been born October 2, 1828 in Antrim, Bally Clare and had 4 children when he joined the 69th |
| SPELLING ERROR ---- Private Matthew McSorley's name is mispelled both in the text (Page 389) and in the index on page 1077. McSorley was killed at the Battle of Fredericksburg. |
| UPDATES based on contacts with decendants who have provide new information |
| Vol I Page 519 (line 14) The historic records are unclear whether Private Edward Hemphey (Co. E) had fallen behind on the march north. His name is included on the Pennyslvaia Monument Vol II Page 946 (line 15) During the running through through the woods Sergeant Edward Hemphey fell over a log and fractured his 9th rib on the right side. He would be later hospitalized at Mount Pleasant General Hospital in Washington DC and then return to his regiment in March 1865 |
| Vol II Page 868 (after the first paragraph) Curley was an irish born boatman in Philadelpia before joing the 69th. |
| Vol II Page 868 (new third paragraph) Most tragic in the collapse of the union line at Jerusalem Plank Road was the capture of a dozen lads of the 69th who had stood at the wall at Gettysburg fighting hand to hand avoiding capture as their flanks were overrun. Privates Francis Belflow (A); Hugh Boyle (B); John Britt (B); Joseph Cook (B); Wil Elben (I); William Jones (K); William Haskins (K); John Haughey (D); Francis McClarren (I); Patrick McStea (K); and Michael O'Hara (H) were all captured during the overrun. All would endure rebel prison and fortunately survive the war.. |
| Vol II Page 869 (at the bottom) One man captured at the battle had an unusual war record indeed. Private Henry Pierce had joined the 69th in August 1861 as one of the young men from the Mantua section of Philadelphia. He had taken sick early in the war during the Penninsular Campaign and had spent the last 7 months of 1862 in a New York hospital, serving for a while as a cook. He would not return to the regiment until September 1863 after deserting in New York and then being arrested. In February 1864 he reenlisted and then deserted again after being given bounty money. By April 1864 he was arrested again and returned to the regiment. He apparently fought at Cold Harbor and was captured June 22. he would spend the rest of the war in a rebel prison camp and survive the war without a scratch. |
| Vol I page 226 (following map) Sometime during the night of June 2nd, Private Vasey McGinnis in Company G disappeared while on picket duty. He had been captured by confederate pickets and was soon sent to a Salisbury North Carolina prison. He would be held there until September 13, 1862 when he was paroled. On returning to Camp baker for parol proceedure he was injured by an ax while on a tree cutting mission. He would be discharged Jan 12, 1863 without ever returning to his regiment. |
| Vol II Page 870 (end of second paragraph) Among them would be four men who had chosen to join the 69th since Gettysburg. John Dunn (Co.F); John Felker (Co. G); James MacArthur (Co. C) and Thomas Moore (Co. A) all would die in captivity in Andersonville. Vol II Page 896 Private james Flanley in Company D was also captured. Flanley had entered the service as a Sergeant bt was demoted in 1861. He had been sick in York Pennsylvania for much of the war and had returnd to the regiment in February 1864. After his capture he took sick again and was quicly parolled and discharged. |