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This regiment was organized at Easton September, 1862.It mustered out July 24, 1863. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | This regiment was organized at Easton September, 1862.It mustered out July 24, 1863. <ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
Major engagements included the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia from May 1-5, 1863 and the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania from July 1-3, 1863. The regimental band was led by Joseph Eugene Walter, a former cornetist from Pomp's Cornet Band in Easton, Pennsylvania who had served previously as a member of the Regimental Band of the [[47th Pennsylvania Infantry]].<ref>Snyder, Laurie. ''[https://47thpennsylvania.wordpress.com/regimental-band/roster-regimental-band-47th-pennsylvania/joseph-eugene-walter-from-medical-student-to-musician-to-machinist/ Joseph Eugene Walter: From Medical Student to Musician to Machinist]'', in ''47th Pennsylvania Volunteers: One Civil War Regiment's Story''. Retrieved online: May 7, 2017.</ref> | |||
For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | For more information on the history of this unit, see:<br> | ||