The next morning, September first, I had my last meal with Mother; then came the time to part, that was hard. I told her that I would see her some time in the future, then I kissed her and put that fifty dollars in her hand.1)Allegheny County provided a $50 bounty for enlisting, see earlier […]
When the Civil War began, I was eighteen years old; I tried to enlist, but the Glass Company blocked my game, for I was their bound apprentice. But in 1862 came the call for 300,000 volunteers from President Lincoln and on August 6th I enlisted in the 139th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. I took the pledge […]
1)Photos from a scrapbook about Major Moody in the archives at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, Michael Kraus curator William H. Moody was the recruiting officer for a company from Allegheny County. References[+] References ↑1 Photos from a scrapbook about Major Moody in the archives at the Soldiers and Sailors […]