Reminiscence of the 49th Virginia Infantry at Gettysburg, [189?].

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Reminiscence of the 49th Virginia Infantry at Gettysburg, [189?].

While a member of the Forty Ninth Virginia Infantry, W.O. Johnson served in the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania campaign. He relates herein taking "deliberate aim" at an enemy officer with his rifle twice only to have the weapon malfunction and, ultimately, he was shot and captured.

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