Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War (DUVCW) Mary Morris Husband Tent #58 Pay Homage to the 104th Pennsylvania Volunt

Members of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War (DUVCW) Mary Morris Husband Tent #58 paid homage to the sacrifices the 104th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment made during the Civil War by laying a wreath at the monument located in historic downtown Doylestown, PA.In attendance were DUVCW members Debbie Schiesser, Ellen Higgins, Dorothy Wright, Marion Lane and Bonny Lobby, several members of the Bucks County Civil War Round Table, a member of the Bucks County Historical Society and friends and family members.

The monument was dedicated in 1868 in remembrance of the contributions the 104th regiment made during the Civil War.One thousand and forty nine men were organized between September 20th and October 16th of 1861.Led by Col. W.W.H. Davis they departed from Doylestown on November 6, 1861 for Washington, DC to serve in the Union Army.During the course of the war they served in multiple skirmishes and battles including the Siege of Yorktown, the Battle of Williamsburg and the Siege at Fort Wagner.The Regiment lost 2 Officers and 68 Enlisted men during their service and 115 Enlisted men were lost by disease.

On May 12, 1894 Sergeant Hiram Purcell, Company G, 104th Pennsylvania Infantry was awarded the Medal of Honor.While carrying the regimental colors on the retreat at Fair Oaks, VA he returned to face the advancing enemy, flag in hand, and saved the other color, which would otherwise have been captured.

The Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861 - 1865 was incorporated December 12, 1885 and federally chartered December 9, 1985.Local groups are called Tents and are either named for Army Nurses who served in the Civil War or any loyal woman of the Civil War era whose patriotic deeds during the years 1861 – 1865 were recorded.The mission is ‘To spread widely the teachings of patriotism, that those who dwell in this broad land of ours will so live that, in peace or in war, there shall be no stain on "The Flag Our Fathers Saved." Our object is to: To perpetuate the memory, deeds and loyalty of those ancestors who sacrificed so much in the struggle to preserve the Union and establish freedom for everyone.’

Pictured is DUVCW Pennsylvania Department President & Tent #58 President Debbie Schiesser.