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Subject: [DEKENT] Civil War Lecture Series
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 06:53:07 EDT

Good morning,

The next Civil War lecture will be tomorrow night,
10 August 2000 at 7:00 at the Marcus Hook Elementary School,
(side door for the auditorium). The school is located at 8th &
Market Sts., Marcus Hook & the lector is Frank Vattelana, Jr.
He will give a slide show on the 97th Reg't, PA Inf, (Brooke
Guards).

The following is a copy of the program that will be given out
tomorrow night for these of you who cannot make the lecture:


The 97th Reg't PA Inf (Brooke Guards)

By Frank Vattelana

Frank Vattelana, Jr., is a resident of Oxford, Chester Co., PA. He has been
married
for 21 years & is the father of 2 children. Frank is an employee of Wyeth
Ayrest
Labs in West Chester, where he has worked for 24 years & is currently a
machine
operator. A graduate of Henderson High School, Class of 1973.

Frank is currently constructing a website on the 97th Reg't PA, with a friend
from
Allentown & has been researching the 97th Reg't for many years. His vacations
are
spent traveling & retracing every step the 97th took in its course of
skirmishes,
battles & all other endeavors. Having all this knowledge on the 97th Frank
does
lectures & slide shows on this regiment. On the first Wednesday of the month
from Sept. to June, The BRANDYWINE VALLEY CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE meets in
West Chester & Frank is a member.

If you go to the website listed below you will see Frank dressed as a
Sergeant in the
97th Reg't PA--he is holding a rifle. In his Civil War collection there is
currently
over a 100 photos of different men from the 97th Reg't, with a fair amount
of men
from Delaware Co. As far as he knows, he has the largest known collection of
photos
of men in this regiment--more than the Carlisle War College & The Chester
County
Historical Society combined. He also, has the regimental history of the 97th
Reg't PA,
as well as the reunion book of the regiment--a very rare book! Just recently
acquired,
was a copy, of the dairy of a veteran in the 97th Reg't, Co. K & a Memorial
Day 1898
photo of The Civil War Veteran's Reunion at Marshall Square Park in West
Chester.

Frank Vattelana, Jr., can be reached at:
(610) 932-3803


The website is: http://www.epix.net/denlinge/bvcwrt.htm

Sponsored by The Marcus Hook Community Development Corporation

Coordinated by Helen M. Imburgia (DCGS)

The Veterans buried at St. Martin's Cemetery that served in The 97th
Reg't PA Inf (Brooke Guards) during the Civil War:

GIBSON, William H. H. (1st Lt.) 1839-21 Mar 1892 1st Lt., must. in
29 Feb 1864;
97th Reg’t, Co. I, PA Inf. (Brooke Guards) wounded at Bermuda
Hund., VA,
* Received stone 30 Apr 2000 20 May 1864; pro. from
1st Sgt. to 2nd
Lt. 28 Jul 1864; to 1st Lt. 1 May
1865;
must. out with Co. 28 Aug 1865;
a veteran.

20 May 1864-Severely wounded in the left knee at Wico Pottom Church,
Green Plains, VA & was
treated at Hampton Hospl., Hampton, VA, Davids Island, New York Harbor,
NY & U. S. Genl.
Hospl, Annapolis, MD re-joined Co. He was in command of a platoon of men
& was ordered to the
front by Maj. G. PENNYPACKER to bring off the wounded & while advancing
received a
gun-shot wound to the left knee. He enrolled West Chester, Chester Co.,
PA.
He married Thamazyne PHILLIPS.

GUTTERSON, William T. 1840-1864 Pvt., must. in 1 Jan 1864; killed at
97th Reg’t, Co. I, PA Inf., (Brooke Guards) Bermuda Hund., VA, 20
May 1864; a
* Received stone 30 Aug 1999 veteran. Age 21 at enlistment
Oct 1861

MARSHALL, Enos (no dates) Pvt., must. in 21 Sep 1861,
97th Reg’t, Co. I, PA Inf., (Brooke Guards) must. out 27 Sep 1862
* Received stone 2 Mar 2000

RICHARDSON, John J. 1843-1911 Pvt., must. in 16 Sep 1861; wound
ed
97th Reg’t, Co. I, PA Inf., (Brooke Guards) at Petersburg, VA, 15
Jul 1864;
* Received stone 21 Jul 1999 dis. 29 Oct 1864, at exp. of
term

RIGBY, Enoch Harlan 1830-1887 Pvt., must. in 16 Sep 1861;
97th Reg’t, Co. I, PA Inf., (Brooke Guards) dis. 29 Oct 1864, at
exp. of term.
* Received stone 21 Jul 1999 b. 10 May 1830, d. 15 Feb 1887

TOMPKINS, Lemuel J. (Samuel)1843-1884 Pvt., must. in 29 Feb 1864; wound
ed
97th Reg’t, Co. I, PA Inf., ( Brooke Guards) at Bermuda Hund., VA
, 20 May 1864;
* Received stone 30 Apr 2000 must. out with Co. 28 Aug
1865; a
veteran. b. 1843 d. 2 Jul 1884,
enrolled at West Chester, Chester
Co.,
PA.

Note: A descendant (Joyce Newlin TURNICKY) of John J. RICHARDSON
will be present! There are men buried at this cemetery from DE, MD
& NJ--not just men from PA that served in the Civil War!

Research by Helen M. Imburgia (DCGS)

The following are the Battles that the 97th Reg't incurred:



Name of Regiment Date of Organization Muster Date Regiment
Type

Pennsylvania 97th 01 October 1861 28 August 1865
Infantry
Infantry Regiment
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------------
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded 6
Enlisted Killed Mortally Wounded 130
Officers Died of Diseased or Accident 2
Enlisted Died of Diseased or Accident 184
______________________________________________________________________________

Battles Fought Dates

Battle at Bermuda Hundred, VA
Battle at Petersburg, VA

Battle at Fort Gilmore, VA 29 Sep 1861
Battle at John’s Island, SC 07 Jun 1862
Battle at James Island, SC 8-10 Jun 1862
Battle 12 Jun 1862
Battle 16 Jun 1862
Battle at Fort Fisher, NC 15 Jan 1863
Battle at Morris Island, SC 07 Aug 1863
Battle 15 Aug 1863
Battle 01 Sep 1863
Battle at Morris Island, SC 03 Sep 1863
Battle 05 Sep 1863
Battle at Fort Wagner, SC 10 Sep 1863
Battle 22 Feb 1864
Battle at Bermuda Hundred, VA 18 Apr 1864
Battle 11 May 1864
Battle at Deep Bottom Run, VA 16 May 1864
Battle at Bermuda Hundred, VA 18-20 May 1864
Battle at Cold Harbor, VA 03-04, 06 Jun 1864
Battle at Petersburg, VA 15-18, 21 Jun 1864
24-25, 27-30 Jun 1864
02 -04, 06, & 08 Jul 1864
10-13, 15-18 Jul 1864
24-27, 29-30 Jul 1864
Battle 04 Aug 1864
Battle at Deep Bottom Run, VA 15-16 Aug 1864
Battle at Strawberry Plains, VA 16 -17 Aug 1864
Battle 18 Aug 1864
Battle at Petersburg, VA 24 Aug 1864
Battle 25 Aug 1864
Battle at Bermuda Hundred, VA 25 Aug 1864
Battle 26, 29 Aug 1864
Battle 05 Sep 1864
Battle at Petersburg, VA 11 Sep 1864
Battle at Chapin’s Farm, VA 29 Sep 1864
Battle 07 Oct 1864
Battle at Bermuda Hundred, VA 15 Oct 1864
Battle at Darbytown Road, VA 27 Oct 1864
Battle at Fort Fisher, NC 15 Jan 1865
Battle 01 Feb 1865

Happy hunting, Helen

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