Trivia 2-28-20 & Bonus

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Regular question:

1) Samuel W. Pennypacker
2) 26th Emergency Regiment
3) the farm of Henry Wittmer



" The student soldiers became Company A of the 26th Emergency Regiment.
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Klinefelter would later criticize Haller for ordering the 26th into an isolated position: “Here was an ‘emergency’ indeed! A regiment of raw recruits deserted by him who had forced them into the face of an enemy with whom we bore no comparison in numbers or discipline, and cut off from the railroad and all hopes of reinforcements.
Pvt. Samuel W. Pennypacker of Company F, a future governor of Pennsylvania, defended Haller. “To this regiment of seven hundred and thirty-two men who had left their homes only a few days before, unacquainted with their officers and comrades, and unfamiliar with the ways of warfare, was assigned the task of stopping the progress of the army of Lee. The order has often been criticised, but it was absolutely correct.”

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The men of the 26th moved along the Hunterstown Road as fast as their legs could carry them. They stopped at the farm of Henry Witmer, exhausted after a trek of 3-and-a-half miles. Some of the first combat of the Gettysburg Campaign happened here.
 
Regular question:

1) Samuel W. Pennypacker
2) 26th Emergency Regiment
3) the farm of Henry Wittmer



" The student soldiers became Company A of the 26th Emergency Regiment.
[...]
Klinefelter would later criticize Haller for ordering the 26th into an isolated position: “Here was an ‘emergency’ indeed! A regiment of raw recruits deserted by him who had forced them into the face of an enemy with whom we bore no comparison in numbers or discipline, and cut off from the railroad and all hopes of reinforcements.
Pvt. Samuel W. Pennypacker of Company F, a future governor of Pennsylvania, defended Haller. “To this regiment of seven hundred and thirty-two men who had left their homes only a few days before, unacquainted with their officers and comrades, and unfamiliar with the ways of warfare, was assigned the task of stopping the progress of the army of Lee. The order has often been criticised, but it was absolutely correct.”

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The men of the 26th moved along the Hunterstown Road as fast as their legs could carry them. They stopped at the farm of Henry Witmer, exhausted after a trek of 3-and-a-half miles. Some of the first combat of the Gettysburg Campaign happened here.
Oops, forgot the source! Here it comes:
 
We have been back from our Norovirus shortened cruise. It still was nice and being unplugged for a couple weeks was very refreshing. I needed the break as I had a serious case of the winter Ipad Blues.

On my 26th Pa Emergency militia question, I wanted to post a photo of their advanced position marker which is located just east of Marsh Creek on the north side of Route 30. There is now a scrap dealer immediately behind this marker and you have to park around scrap roll off boxes if you want to visit this marker. Most who drive down route 30 from the west drive right by it.

See you in March!



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Edit - Wallyfish, glad to hear you arrived home safely.

If you want to think about how lucky you are, check out post # 117 on the Coronavirus thread in Campfire Chat.

hoosier
 
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Primary Questions:

1. Who is the future governor of Pa that was part of this Regiment ? Samuel W. Pennypacker
2. What is the regiment that our subject was a member in ? 26th Pennsylvania Emergency Infantry
3. What was the farm outside of Hunterstown that the skirmish happened on ? The Tate Farm

Bonus: I'll have to pass on this one; not enough solid clues to do a timely research on.

Edit - The Tate farm near Hunterstown was the scene of action between Union and Confederate cavalry on July 2. However, as shown by the position marker pictured in post # 24, the action involving Pennypacker actually occurred almost a week earlier, on June 26.

hoosier
 
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