Schuylkill County Pennsylvania Military History

A Military History of The Men and Women Who Came From or Lived in Schuylkill County Pa. And Served This Country From The French And Indian War to The War on Terror.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

The Philippine Insurrection

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Dead Insurgents The Philippine Insurrection The following letter and poem was written by soldiers who were in the 42nd U.S. Volunteers d...

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Patriotism Only A Soldier Knows

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A Patriotic Envelope from the Civil War, Major Ellsworth Found This in the Miners Journal July 28th, 1864. I love a patriotic soldier; this ...

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Monday, January 28, 2008

The 129th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Battle Hardened Veterans

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How the 129th Charged Up Marye's Heights From Harpers Weekly The 129th P.V.I. Battle Worn Soldiers After the failure of General Georg...

129th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

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Part two of the 129th Story: Chancellorsville. After the hard fought fight at Fredericksburg the 129th re crossed the Rappahannock River and...

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Stu Richards: My interests are Aviation, military history, Early Baseball and anthracite coal mining. My interest in military history deals with what the common soldier, sailor, marine and airman experienced during peace time or war.I enjoy old aircraft their systems, equipment and operations. I have published four books two on military history. "Pennsylvanian Voices of the Great War".McFarland Press and "The History of Company C 50th Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry, from the camp, battlefield and the prison pen, " The History Press. My coal mining books include, "Early Coal Mining in the Anthracite Region," Arcadia Press and "Death in the Mines", The History Press. I served for four years in the USAF as an aircraft mechanic working on many different types of aircraft. I served for 13 months in Vietnam while working and flying on the C7A Caribou. I also worked as an Air Traffic Controller in the PANG. I started my work career after the military as an aircraft mechanic for the US Gov't working on Ch-47, OH-6, OH-58 U-8 and U8-F aircraft. .

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