Monument to the 19th Indiana Infantry at Gettysburg
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What: |
The 19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Color Guard at the Battle of Gettysburg
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| Who: |
Phil Spaugy |
| When: |
Monday
June 10, 2024
6:45 P.M.
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| Where: |
MCL Cafeteria - Township Line
(2370 West 86th Street) |
"Boys, we must hold our colors on this line or lie here under them!" - Colonel Samuel Williams, July 1, 1863
A resident of Vandalia, Ohio, Phil Spaugy owes his love of history to his grandmother, who taught in a one-room schoolhouse in Jackson Center, Ohio.
His fascination with the American Civil War began at age seven, and he has been a collector since he was 16.
Particularly interested in Federal infantry arms and accoutrements, Phil has been a member of the Union Guards, Company A, 19th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry of the North-South Skirmish Association for the last 47 years.
He has extensively studied the soldiers, battles, and campaigns of the Iron Brigade, with a particular interest in the actions of the color guard of the 19th at the battle of Gettysburg.
Phil also did research for the Don Troiani print, “The Black Hats,” which depicts the gallant actions of Sergeant Major Asa Blanchard of the 19th Indiana at Gettysburg on the afternoon of July 1, 1863.
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2023-2024 Program Schedule
| September 11, 2023 |
A Campaign of Cat and Mouse: The Bristoe Station Campaign, October 9-19, 1863 |
Kevin Pawlak |
| October 9, 2023 |
Jackson at Cedar Mountain |
Greg Mertz |
| November 13, 2023 |
Harriet Beecher Stowe |
Dan Bauer |
| December 11, 2023 |
Infectious Diseases of the Civil War |
Steve Buxsen, Ph.D. |
| January 8, 2024 |
Civil War Show and Tell |
YOU! |
| February 12, 2024 |
Lincoln’s Views on Death |
Dr. Brian Direk |
| March 11, 2024 |
The Life & Legacy of Ulyesses Grant and the Women Who Molded the Man |
Chris Burns |
| April 8, 2024 |
General George G. Meade |
Kent Brown |
| May 13, 2024 |
But Not for My Children |
Scott Britton |
| June 10, 2024 |
19th Indiana & the Iron Brigade |
Phil Spaugy |
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