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From: Pete & Lois Wilson <>
Subject: [PACRAWFO-L] Re: Help with Civil War Info
Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 07:21:33 -0400


Hi, Jennifer...

There is a George A. Peete listed in Company H, 145th Pennsylvania
Infantry Regiment. He was mustered in 11 Feb 1864 and was killed at
Spotsylvania C.H., Virginia, 11 May 1864.

It was on 11 May 1864 that the 145th, as part of Hancock's Second Corps,
attacked the Confederates who were entrenched along a line called the
"mule shoe." This line is about a half mile from my home.

Hancock’s Second Corps is remembered by Mike Shaara, author of Killer
Angels, as the Corps that captured more prisoners and colors, and
suffered more casualties than the entire rest of the Army of the
Potomac. Only one Union regiment in this war lost more officers than the
145th. Among the 300 Union regiments with the highest mortality, only 37
ranked higher. Eighty percent of the Company were listed as casualties
at the end of the war.

My great grandfather was mustered in on 2 Sep 1862 and was the first
sargeant of Company H until Gettysburg, after which he was transferred
to the Veteran's Reserve Corps. If you would like to read more about
this unit, see my webpage (below).

With the above information, you can get his military records from the
Archives.

Pete

--
Peter M. Wilson of Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA
http://petelois.home.mindspring.com


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