Thought you'd all enjoy a bit of history.
I'm about half way through reading this. It's been quite informative.
I say some of you because originally Lincoln only asked for 14 regiments from the state of PA. But PA is populated with a hardy set of brawlers, and they produced way more than 14 regiments. Thanks to the foresight of Governor Curtin, he didn't want all these fellas to feel left out since the Federal Army refused to take any more than the 14 regiments it requested, so on his own merits, he formed what became known as the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps.
Eventually the Federal Government would come to appreciate Governor Curtin's initiative. The regiments collected in the Reserve Corps would eventually form the Pennsylvania Reserve Division.
Enjoy the reading!
Powell
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