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Early's men fled south in disorder, and were pursued by the other half of Averell's division, Powell's brigade. [130] Casualties were light for the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry, one man wounded of the brigade's total of two. [131] After the battle, Sheridan pressured his commanders to pursue Early's retreating army, and became impatient with Averell.
The confederal militias were a movement of people's militia during the Spanish Civil War organized by the Spanish anarchist movement: the National Confederation of Labor (CNT) and the Iberian Anarchist Federation (FAI). The CNT militias replaced clandestine defense committees instituted earlier.
During and after the Spanish Civil War, members of the brigade were generally viewed as supporters of the Soviet Union. [citation needed] After returning to the United States, many joined the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (VALB). However, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact caused a division among the Lincoln Brigade veterans.
There are gaps in the numbering of infantry regiments because Pennsylvania numbered all volunteer regiments, regardless of branch, in sequence depending on when the regiment was raised. For example, the 6th Cavalry was also numbered the 70th Volunteer Regiment since it was raised between the 69th Infantry and the 71st Infantry, so there is no ...
Located in a mini-park between 3rd and 4th Streets in Emmaus, this memorial honors soldiers who served during the American Civil War, Spanish–American War, and World War I. [ 110 ] The Lehigh County Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the soldiers' monuments at the Fairview and Heidelberg Union cemeteries in West Catasauqua and Heidelberg Township ...
Following this organization's muster-in during late August 1861, its leaders were presented the regiment's First State Color on November 4 by Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin. Manufactured by Horstmann Brothers and Company, this flag was initially carried by the regiment's first color-bearer, Sergeant John D. Beaver.
Harmon, George D. "The Pennsylvania Clergy and the Civil War." Pennsylvania History 6.2 (1939): 86–102. online; Keller, Christian B. "Pennsylvania and Virginia Germans during the Civil War: A Brief History and Comparative Analysis." Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 109.1 (2001): 37–86. Levin, Bernard. "Pennsylvania and the Civil War."
The U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry has identified 25 campaigns that are used for streamers, decorative devices attached to unit flags that denote participation in historic battles or campaigns. (An alternative campaign categorization is that of the National Park Service, charged with maintaining Civil War battlefields and other historic sites.