83rd PA Vol. Inf. Reg't.

History of the 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry 

       Judson, Amos M. "History of the Eighty-Third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers"(Erie PA, 1881) Google Books link that reveals 124 pages for viewers. For a complete version, its reprint must be purchased. Judson's complete list of company muster rolls identifying wounds and losses is given on pages 111-139.
      A condensed version of the unit from the "PA in the Civil War" website. Scroll down to see the various Erie regimental histories. 
     "PA Volunteers of the Civil War" -- 83rd Regiment (timeline of service and more)
     Schellhammer, Michael. "The 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War" (2003). [order HERE]. 
     Wikipedia overview of the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment


Sources Related to the 83rd
 

     Deutsch, George & English, Gerald. "One of the Very Best Regiments" (Taps 150)
     "I Enlisted to Fight: Colonel Strong Vincent" -- article on Padre Steve's World
     Johnson, Charles F.  "The Short Heroic Life of Strong Vincent" (Journal of Erie Studies: v. 17 No. 1 Spring 1988) pgs. 3-26.
     Leonardi, Ron. "Strong Vincent at Gettysburg" (This GoErie article has five chapters & it documents Vincent's life and military role with numerous photos and maps) 
     Norton, Oliver Wilcox. "Strong Vincent and His Brigade at Gettysburg" (58 pgs)
     Norton, Oliver Wilcox. "Army Letters 1861-1865"  
     Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Civil War: the 83rd Pennsylvania. (Includes details of service & battles, biographies, and company rosters) 
     Rice, Larry H.  "The Role of Colonel Strong Vincent in Determining the Outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg" (Journal of Erie Studies: v. 1 No. 2 Fall 1972) pgs. 37-55.
     "Strong Vincent at Gettysburg" Go Erie.com article [http://history.goerie.com/2013/06/30strong-vincent-at-gettysburg/  ]
     U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center Resources on the 83rd Pennsylvania
        (contains a much more comprehensive list of published resources) 

Other resources
Brig. General Strong Vincent portrait 1
Brig. General Strong Vincent photograph 
Color bearer Alex Roghe with the Regimental flag photograph 
Flag of the 83rd Pennsylvania 
"Saving the Colors"--Amos Judson's story of the courage of the 83rd's color-bearers who almost lost the flag during their assault at Laurel Hill (pages 96-97)
Original Zouve uniform of the 83rd Pennsylvania; later uniform forage cap
Strong Vincent & 83rd Pennsylvania Monument at Gettysburg

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