By August 1861, the Union war effort that had sputtered to disaster at Bull Run had begun to stir once more. As the summer went on and hopes for a quick victory were dashed, the Lincoln administration turned to recruiting new volunteer regiments to serve for a term of three years or until the Civil War ended. Among the early units recruited for three years’ service was Colonel John W. Geary’s 28th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Organized at Ph…
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