tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439626475683814389.post5469662633007321970..comments2023-11-04T14:26:39.499-04:00Comments on Lancaster at War: Better Know an Officer: Lieut. William Wilberforce NevinVincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07443492379769127484noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439626475683814389.post-3761565208710809362013-07-10T22:14:37.735-04:002013-07-10T22:14:37.735-04:00Thank you for the comment, Jennie. I'm guessin...Thank you for the comment, Jennie. I'm guessing Bob Nevin was Lieut. Robert J. Nevin (W. W. Nevin's brother) of Company C, 122nd Pennsylvania...was the letter written around the time of the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863? Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443492379769127484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439626475683814389.post-42965593613342510062013-07-10T22:08:48.547-04:002013-07-10T22:08:48.547-04:00Vince,
We have at least one letter at Wheatland ...Vince, <br /><br />We have at least one letter at Wheatland that mentions "Bob" Nevin's experiences in the war too. It sounds as if he was holding on to a fellow comrade at the shoulder when the man was shot to death. It moved him deeply, and this news was communicated not only to his family, but to Buchanan's household as well. <br /><br />-Jennie (Wheatland)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com