Provo Daily Enquirer | 1893-02-16 | Page 3 | Mother of the Regiment

mother ther of the at the recent animal reunion of the ninety y seventh regiment pennsylvania volunteers in west chester an original poem by louis lonis K R eisenbeis of that c chiy ity was read as a tribute to mrs mary st john of this city who was the subject of the verses this venerable woman woma n now nearing ng her ninetieth year was with wi th the ninety seventh from the time it marched to the field until it returned home and was known as the I 1 mother of the tha regiment she is the only survivor of eight members of her family all of whom gave their services on the field during daring the war philadelphia ledger