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517:. The regiment's ranking officer, Major Duffy, was seriously wounded but refused to give up command until the battle was over. The 69th was the only regiment not to withdraw from defending the stone wall in front of the Copse of Trees during the charge. They were heavily engaged in hand to hand combat; while having been flanked on their right and left flanks as a result of the withdrawal of the two companies from the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry, on their right, and the 59th New York Infantry, on their left. Following the repulse of Pickett, there were numerous Confederate Battle Flags left lying on the field directly to the front of the 69th. The 69th was so devastated by casualties and busy tending to its own wounded while also sending Confederate prisoners to the rear that it failed to secure any. Instead members of regiments who came to assist the 69th with the repulse, during a later point of the assault, went to the 69th's front and claimed the flags as prizes. The 69th finished the campaign under the command of Captain William Davis of Co K. 526: 316: 672: 611:, the 69th Pennsylvania's battle flag was "a beautiful specimen of art" that did "credit to the taste of donors." One side "represented the coat of arms of ancient Ireland"; the other featured the coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Initially presented to the regiment while it was stationed at Berryville, Virginia in early 1862, which was replaced with a new green flag in March 1864 when members of the regiment re-enlisted with the 69th Pennsylvania for additional tours of duty. 490: 40: 420:
sentence directed the Owen be "dismissed from the service of the United States." The court martial hearing, which had been convened on October 7, 1862 was held at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. The charges against Owen and subsequent ruling of dismissal were outlined as follows in General Orders No. 168, issued from the Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac on October 24:
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Speciification. 'In this—that Col. J. T. Owen, 69th Pennsylvania volunteers, was much under the influence of liquor on or about the afternoon or evening of the 4th of October 1862, at or near Harper's Ferry, Virginia, and very abusive of his Lieutenant Colonel O'Kane, cursing and calling him names.'
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carried the front-page news that court martial proceedings overseen by Brigadier General W. S. Hancock had found the 69th Pennsylvania's commanding officer, Colonel Owen, "guilty of charge of 'conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline, and unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.'" The
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The 69th Pennsylvania Volunteers' first battle flag, the First State Color, was manufactured by Horstmann Brothers and Company, and was presented to the regiment sometime after November 1861. It was carried into battle until December 1863, when it was retired and replaced by the Second State Color,
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Specification. 'In this—Col. J. T. Owen, 69th Pennsylvania volunteers, at or near Bolivar Heights, Virginia, on or about the 4th of October, 1862, left his regiment, which had been detailed for the picket guard, so that the regiment proceeded to its post and performed its tour of duty without him.'
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All the members of the court present at the finding and sentence recommend a remission of the sentence, 'in consideration of the previous good character of Col. Owen, and his distinguished services to the present war.' This recommendation is supported by testimony of the highest character, adduced
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Charge 3d. 'In this—that Col. J. T. Owen, 69th Pennsylvania volunteers, did call his Lieutenant Colonel, Dennis O'Kane, a 'son of a bitch,' in the presence of his daughter, Miss O'Kane; that he made improper and offensive requests of the young lady and her father; for example, insisting that the
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Of the original one thousand men mustered into service at the formation of the regiment, only fifty-six "returned whole at the end," according to regimental historian Donald Ernsberger. Following their deaths, many of the veterans of the 69th Pennsylvania were buried in unmarked graves in West
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charge of the war.” On June 30, the 69th Pennsylvania found itself in the heat of battle when Confederate troops attacked the rear of the combined Union forces "on the heights east of the White Oak Swamp." Sustaining only minor casualties, the regiment ultimately helped to drive off the enemy.
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of Philadelphia, although the court found Owen guilty and sentenced him to dismissal, court members then also recommended that Owen's sentencing be remitted and that he be returned to duty. Major General George B. McClellan agreed with both the court's verdict and sentencing, as well as its
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According to historians at the U.S. National Park Service, the regiment sustained a total of 288 casualties during its tenure of service. Twelve officers and 166 enlisted men were mortally wounded or killed in action. Three officers and 107 enlisted men died from disease.
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Reply of the Philadelphia Brigade Association to the foolish and absurd narrative of Lieutenant Frank A. Haskell: which appears to be endorsed by the Military Order of the Loyal Legion Commandry of Massachusetts and the Wisconsin History Commission
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companies of the 2nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Militia, which had been composed of members of the Emmett Guards, Hibernian Greens, Irish Volunteers, Jackson Guards, Meagher Guards, Patterson Light Guards, Shields Guards, and the United Guards."
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The general commanding trusts that the deep humiliation which the events themselves and the publicity of these proceedings must cause the accused will prevent the leniency here extended from producing any injurious influence in the service.
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Many of the 69th Pennsylvania's members had served in the 24th Pennsylvania, a three-month volunteer regiment. After departing for Washington, D.C., on September 17, the members of the regiment were ordered to the vicinity of the
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Post-war, veterans of the 69th Pennsylvania established the Survivors' Association of the Sixty-Ninth Pennsylvania Regiment. Officers of the organization were elected annually, and participated in organizing annual reunions.
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After the war's end, the regiment participated in the Union's Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C., in May 1865. The regiment was then officially mustered out at Ball’s Cross-Roads, near
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uniform. This uniform consisted of a dark blue Zouave jacket with green trimming, green cuffs, and sixteen brass buttons down the front on both sides of the jacket, a sky blue Zouave vest,
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on July 3. Its casualties over the last two days of the battle were enormous, losing 143 men out of 268, including Colonel Dennis O'Kane, Lieutenant Colonel Martin Tschudy, two
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This regiment was nicknamed "Paddy Owen's Regulars" in recognition of the regiment's first commanding officer and of the regiment's large contingent of men of Irish heritage.
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upon the trial, showing that the accused has been a zealous and obedient officer, and has displayed great gallantry and good conduct on the field of battle.
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In January and February 1864, multiple members of the 69th Pennsylvania were transferred to the Invalid Corps by orders of the Adjutant General's Office.
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of Pennsylvania opposed the idea, which led to the proposal being dropped. The 68th had their regimental designation changed to the 69th in honor of the
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The 69th Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg looking west. Pickett's Charge started at the trees in the distance and advanced directly toward the camera.
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After this battle, its name was changed to the 68th Penna. for a short time and then the 69th. They made an attempt with the 69th New York to form an
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during reconnoissance activities at Lewinsville, which resulted in one member of the 69th being wounded during a brief fight with Confederate troops.
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Additional Casualties: List of Wounded Pennsylvania and New Jersey Soldiers, in the First Division, Sixth Corps, in the Engagement of April 2, 1865
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A brief history of the 69th Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers: from its formation until final muster out of the United States service
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which was manufactured by Evans and Hassall. That second battle flag remained in use until the regiment was mustered out on July 1, 1865.
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The 69th Pennsylvania Irish Volunteers, schools, and other living history groups portray the regiment at various reenactments each year.
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Ordered to Conrad's Ferry on October 20, members of the 69th then engaged in their first major combat experience during the
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Owen was found guilty of the first and second charges and their specifications, but not guilty of the third. According to
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Hal Jespersen's map showing the 69th Pennsylvania's position during Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, July 3, 1863
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General Joshua T. Owen, U.S. Army, former commanding officer of the 69th Pennsylvania Infantry, shown circa 1863
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young lady should sleep in his tent. All this at or near Harper's Ferry, Virginia, on or about the 4th....'"
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General Orders No. 168, Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, Camp Near Knoxville, MD October 24h, 1862
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Colonel Joshua T. Owen, 69th Pennsylvania Volunteers, is released from arrest, and will return to duty."
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New York Sons of Erin: Nativism, Identity, and the Importance of Irish Ethnicity in the Civil War Era
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Field and staff officers, 69th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, June 1865
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Companies I and K, designated as the regiment's skirmisher companies, wore a very Americanized
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No comment of the general commanding can add any force to the above recital of the facts.
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On September 24, the regiment served as part of the Union force commanded by General
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It was also here, in October 1861, that the unit was first designated as the 2nd
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In addition, the 69th carried a green "Irish" flag into battle. According to
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69th Regiment of Infantry, Pennsylvania Volunteers (2nd California Regiment)
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Philadelphia because their families were too poor to afford headstones.
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Charge 2d. 'Conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline.'
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A brief history of the 69th Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers
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A brief history of the 69th Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers
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First and Second State Colors, 69th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
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for this act, becoming the only soldier of the 69th so decorated.
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In December 1862, the regiment sustained heavy casualties in the
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American Civil War-era view of the Chain Bridge and Potomac River
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The regiment was mustered into service on August 19, 1861, with
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Survivors' Association of the Sixty-Ninth Pennsylvania Regiment
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The California Brigade In West Philadelphia Born and Raised
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Cooling, Benjamin Franklin III and Walter H. Owen II.
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Index

69th Pennsylvania Infantry

United States
Union
Union Army
2nd Brigade
II Corps
Army of the Potomac
Battle of Ball's Bluff
Peninsula Campaign
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chantilly
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Spotsylvania
Battle of Cold Harbor
Siege of Petersburg
Appomattox Campaign
Joshua T. Owen
Dennis O'Kane
Joshua T. Owen
Dennis O'Kane
infantry
Union army
American Civil War
Philadelphia Brigade
regiment

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