The 151st Pennsylvania volunteers at Gettysburg

the long version

"The 151st Pennsylvania Volunteers arrived in Gettysburg well trained and disciplined but with little combat experience. They soon found themselves immersed in the bloody opening rounds of the war's decisive battle." "Despite severe losses - 337 casualties among 467 mem - the unit's survivors pursued their cause with ardor. On the strength of their beliefs, they rallied to participate in the repulse of Pickett's charge.". "Their service was significant, even remarkable. Yet their service is not their whole story. Who were the men of the 151st? What did they do before the war, and why did they enlist? How did the fighting affect the survivors' lives in the years that followed?". "In this history of the unit's service just before, during, and after Gettysburg, author Michael Dreese offers answers from the men's own writings, painting a rich, moving portrait of this so-called "Schoolteacher's Regiment" - a group of skilled professionals and tradesmen called up to service in the prime of their lives."--BOOK JACKET.