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Thirteenth Pennsylvania Reserves--“Bucktails.”
McCandless's Brigade —
Crawford's Division--Fifth Corps.
| companies. | killed and died of wounds. | died of disease, accidents, in Prison, &c. | Total Enrollment. |
| Officers. | Men. | Total. | Officers. | Men. | Total. |
| Field and Staff | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | 16 |
| Company | A | 2 | 20 | 22 | | 7 | 7 | 113 |
| | B | 1 | 13 | 14 | | 7 | 7 | 102 |
| | C | 1 | 14 | 15 | | 9 | 9 | 103 |
| | D | 1 | 13 | 14 | | 9 | 9 | 107 |
| | E | | 11 | 11 | | 11 | 11 | 118 |
| | F | 1 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 113 |
| | G | | 18 | 18 | | 12 | 12 | 119 |
| | H | 2 | 15 | 17 | | 9 | 9 | 128 |
| | I | 1 | 17 | 18 | | 7 | 7 | 126 |
| | K | | 15 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 120 |
| Totals | 11 | 151 | 162 | 2 | 88 | 90 | 1,165 |
162 killed == 13.9 per cent.
Total of killed and wounded, 604; died in Confederate prisons (previously included), 16.
| battles. | K. & M. W. | battles. | K. & M. W. |
| Dranesville, Va. | 4 | South Mountain, Md. | 19 |
| Harrisonburg, Va. (Cos. G, C, H, I） | 15 | Antietam, Md. | 11 |
| Cross Keys, Va. (Cos. G, C, H, I） | 3 | Fredericksburg, Va. | 35 |
| Mechanicsville, Va. (Cos. A, B, D, E, F, K） | 5 | Gettysburg, Pa. | 12 |
| Gaines's Mill, Va. (Cos. A, B, D, E, F, K） | 1 | Wilderness, Va. | 7 |
| Glendale, Va. (Cos. A, B, D, E, F, K） | 15 | Spotsylvania, Va. | 23 |
| Catlett's Station, Va. | 1 | Bethesda Church, Va. | 4 |
| Manassas, Va. | 7 | | |
Present, also, at
New Creek;
Malvern Hill;
Williamsport;
Mine Run;
North Anna;
Totopotomoy.
notes.--Known also as the First Pennsylvania Rifles, or Kane Rifles.
It was recruited in April, 1861, from the lumbermen of the
Pennsylvania forests; the men were strong and hardy, each being a skillful marksman, armed with his own rifle.
The regiment was subsequently armed with
Sharpe's rifles, and then again with
Spencer seven-shooters.
Each man wore a bucktail on his hat, and hence their name; one which became famous throughout the army, because of the extraordinary efficiency of the regiment.
It took the field in June, proceeding to
Cumberland, Md., in which vicinity it was actively engaged on scout and picket duty until October, when it joined its division — the Pennsylvania Reserves--at
Washington.
In the spring of 1862, four companies, under
Colonel Kane, served in the Shenandoah Valley, while the others accompanied the Reserves to the
Peninsula.
The regiment was united again at
Manassas, in which battle they were engaged, and then marched with
General McClellan to
Antietam, where
Colonel McNiel was killed.
The Bucktails met with a severe loss at
Fredericksburg, their casualties there amounting to 19 killed, 113 wounded, and 29 missing; total, 161.
At
Gettysburg the brigade, led by the gallant
McCandless, rendered good service near
Little Round Top.
Colonel Taylor, who was killed there, was a brave officer and a gentleman of culture and accomplishments; he was a brother of
Bayard Taylor.
The Bucktails did good work under
Grant at the
Wilderness and
Spotsylvania, after which they were mustered out at
Harrisburg, Pa., June 11 1864, their term of service having expired.
