A letter written by Major Thomas W. Bradley, 124th New York Volunteers, and published in the National Tribune, February 4, 1886 :
"Smith's Battery has not received in history full credit for the heroic and valuable work done by its members at Gettysburg. I was at that time 1st sergeant of Company " H," I24th New York. I saw the Battery come down Rock Run Glen. ...
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As some of you may
already know I am a descendent of Col. Charles H. Weygant of the 124th NY Regiment, who were known as the "Orange Blossoms" as they were from Orange County New Jersey. Weygant wrote a
famous history about the regiment and is credited with having inspired Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage.
I have been gathering ...
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