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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Color Episode of the one hundred and Forty-Ninth regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. (search)
, and I will let the surviving actors in that drama tell the story in their own language, in the following affidavits, the originals of which were sent to Captain Ralph E. Gamble, U. S. A., stationed at San Juan, Porto Rico, who lost seven blood relatives out of my regiment in the first day's fight, and is engaged in the commendablt, Notary Public. Minersville, Schuylkill Co., Pa., May 3rd, 1907. Capt. J. H. Bassler, Myerstown, Pa., Dear Sir and Comrade:—I hereby respectfully refer Capt. Gamble to my statement in your Reminiscences of the First Day's Fight at Gettysburg, a copy of which you told me you had sent to the Captain. I now reiterate under oed. soldiers' home, N. D. V. S., Central branch, May 11th, 1907. To Capt. J. H. Bassler, Dear Comrade:—Below find my sworn statement to be sent by you to Capt. Gamble, to assist him in getting at the facts regarding the loss of our colors at Gettysburg. After being detached from the regiment and being posted to the left of
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 37. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Affidavit of Supervisors of Co. C, 149th regiment. Pa. Vols. (search)
cond from a private letter of his which necessity requires to be made public, and third from an interview of his with Captain Gamble. （1) After lying under shelter for an hour, the command of the regiment fell to me, Col. Wister taking commandcounter. This question is so profitless, that I make no mention of it in anything I now say or write. As I wrote to Capt. Gamble, at Porto Rico, only a few days ago, in answer to a lot of questions he asked, the loss your regiment sustained at Getourse I sent him a copy of my pamphlet. I presume he would like your pamphlet if he does not have it. His address is Captain Gamble, Fort Morro, San Juan, Porto Rico. I presume he is the son of one of the 149th. * * * * *. Yours sincerely, H. S.e, but that in the following fall we find him down in Porto Rico, revamping the recapture claim with added emphasis to Capt. Gamble, and giving it a sort of a stage setting to make it more impressive. Strange it is, that H. wants my brave boys tur