August Marchetti
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Help Preserve the Jacob T. Zug Collection
The Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps Historical Society has been presented with a unique opportunity to acquire the personal effects and wartime artifacts of Lt. Jacob T. Zug of Company H, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves. A native of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Lt. Zug was wounded at the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862. His injuries ultimately required the…
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“History of the Third Pennsylvania Reserves” via History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers
Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871. The Third Reserve Regiment was organized principally from companies recruited in Bucks county and in the city of Philadelphia, for the three months’ service, but which failed of acceptance. On the 30th of May these companies rendezvoused in Philadelphia and proceeded via the North Pennsylvania…
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The Pennsylvania Bucktails Depart from the Peninsula Campaign.
Editor’s Note: As we continue to reconstruct some old content that was on our website a number of years ago, some data we’ve retrieved, unfortunately, is left without an authors name, or sources, or in some cases both. This particular piece was authored by Justin Sanders, and the sources are in tact, but it lacks…
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Journal of the Pennsylvania Reserves by Justin Sanders
Introduction by August Marchetti The Journal of the Pennsylvania Reserves presents a collected series of essays and studies written by the late Justin Sanders, a historian whose work focused closely on the soldiers, units, and service of the Pennsylvania Reserves during the American Civil War. Written over the course of many years, these articles reflect…
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Soldier’s Record Recovered and Revised
Staying true to our mission, the PRVCHS exists to preserve the historic memory of the Pennsylvania Reserves. Pertaining to Private John Lininger (also spelled Leininger), Cumberland Guards, Company H, 7th Pennsylvania Reserves, this record revision is being recorded today, November 3, 2025 as a correction to the historical record. Private Lininger is last record by…
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George W. Wise, Died at Libby Prison Hospital, 1863
This document was contributed to us by Valerie Neidich Williams, a descendant of the Elliott Brothers who served along side George W. Wise in Company A of the 7th Pennsylvania Reserves. This artifact ended up being handed down through her Neidich family line, and suggests that George Wise, and her ancestor, John W. Elliott, may…
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William Bittinger, Co. G, 12th Pennsylvania Reserves
DILLSBURG, June 12.—William Bittinger, a retired farmer, and a Civil War veteran, died at his home here yesterday morning at 4 o’clock, after an illness of six months, due to a complication of diseases. Mr. Bittinger was a member of the 12th regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer corps, for three years. His left eye was shot…
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The Life and Death of Hezekiah Easton
CAPT. HEZEKIAH EASTON. A Sketch of the Life of One of Franklin County’s Noble SonsWHOSE FAME WILL EVER BE PERPETUATED. One of the First to Don the Blue — His Gallant Record as a Soldier and His Excellent Qualities as a Man – A Name Familiar to Many. Captain Hezekiah Easton, if my memory serves…
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New Book! The Susquehanna Union Volunteers
We are pleased to note the publication of a book that may be of interest to our members and visitors. The Susquehanna Union Volunteers chronicles the Company H of the 4th Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry. It is a revised edition of the 1885 first-hand history written by Company H member Marshall Van Scoten, The Conception, Organization…
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Headstone Provided for Major Christopher M. Over, 10th Pennsylvania Reserves
A tremendous amount of work and effort went into having a headstone provided for Major Christopher M. Over, of the 10th Pennsylvania Reserves. Thank you to Ken Gulick, Chair of the Monuments, Memorials and Gravesites committee for overseeing this project; also to Frank Jastrzembski of Shrouded Veterans for guiding us through the paperwork at the Department of…