Pennsylvania Bucktails: A Photographic Album of the 42nd, 149th & 150 Pennsylvania Regiments souvenirs after nearly a year of

after nearly a year of conspiring

Captures all the war's intensity and human drama

In order to be a truly effective leader

Blight delves deeply into the shifting meanings of death and sacrifice

Pennsylvania Bucktails: A Photographic Album of the 42nd, 149th & 150 Pennsylvania Regiments souvenirs after nearly a year ofby Patrick A. Schroeder One of the most distinguished units to serve in the Civil War was the 42nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (13th Reserves), popularly known as the Bucktails. These men adorned their own caps with bucktails and were thus set apart from the typical Federal soldier by their distinctive plumage. These Pennsylvanians saw action early in the war at Drainesville under the command of Col. Thomas Kane, who later fought with four