History of the One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth Regiment, N.Y.S.V.

by Charles H. Weygant, with new introduction by Garry E. Adelman.

The 124th New York Volunteer Infantry, known as the Orange Blossom Regiment, was one of the hardest fighting units in the Army of the Potomac. This unit, which was considered an elite regiment, served in the Third Corps, and lost heavily in the fighting for Devil's Den at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863. The regimental commander, Col. Augustus Van Horn Ellis, and his second-in-command, Maj. James Cromwell, were both killed in action that day, after Ellis proclaimed, "The men must see us today."

In 1864, when the Army of the Potomac was reorganized into three infantry corps, the 124th New York joined the Second Corps, fighting in all of the year's major engagements. Few regiments posted a more stellar or more enviable battlefield record than did the Orange Blossoms.

Their final commander, Col. Charles H. Weygant, published a superb regimental history of this fine regiment in 1877. Copies of the original regimental history are very rare, and extremely expensive. Ironclad publishing is pleased to announce that it is releasing a new edition of Weygant's classic regimental history, with a new introduction by historian Garry E. Adelman, the award-winning co-author of Devil's Den: A History and Guide. This replica reprint incorporates all of Weygant's original regimental history, including regimental rosters, and once again makes it available to the general public at an affordable price.

(hardcover, dust jacket)