Mcclain Aaron (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Good. Written by Private Arron McClain (1844-1921, 202st Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, Co.) to his wife Kate. McClain writes that he received the onions and is glad for them, and discusses how the war will not last much longer. McClain was stationed at Fairfax Station, a railroad station in Northern Virginia, that was of military importance. While there they felled trees and transported timber for the construction of large fortifications in Fairfax. The Fairfax Museum has photographs the regiment at work. McClain was from Adams / York County Pennsylvania and is buried in Hanover, PA. NPS Service Record for the Regiment: "Organized at Harrisburg September 3, 1864. Moved to Chambersburg, Pa., September 10. Attached to Dept. of the Susquehanna to October, 1864. District of Alexandria, 22nd Corps, to November, 1864. 1st Separate Brigade, 22nd Corps, to May, 1865. Dept. of Pennsylvania to August, 1865. At Chambersburg, Pa., till September 29, 1864. Moved to Alexandria, Va., via Washington, D. C., September 29. Guard duty on Manassas Gap Railroad from Thoroughfare Gap to Rectortown. Skirmishes at Salem October 8 and 16, 1864. Guarding Orange & Alexandria Railroad from Bull Run to Alexandria. Duty in the Defense of Washington and Alexandria till May, 1865. Ordered to Pennsylvania May 20. Duty in the Lehigh District coal regions of Pennsylvania till July. Mustered out at Harrisburg August 3, 1865. [ Regiment lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and 33 Enlisted men by disease. Total 36.]" Genealogy: Children: Margie McClain Sheetz (1887â"1954); grandchildren : Dorothy Elizabeth Sheetz Bransom (1924â"2024). (Great grandchildren; Jeff (Jean) Zinneman, Seymour, TN, Nancy (John) Berger, Sunapee, NH, and Andrea (David) Perry, Ocean City, NJ;) Manuscripts & Paper Collectibles.