MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER

"The Bucktails"

Military
At the call of Colonel Thomas L. Kane, 100 Civil War volunteers assembled here on April 24, 1861, to go to Harrisburg. Tails of buck deer, worn as distinctive insignia, provided the name of the famed 42d Regiment, of which they were the core.
Hear stories like this as you drive
ExploreHere reads historical markers out loud as you pass them: over 325,000 stories across the US. No account needed.
4.7 · 800+ ratings · Free

FIND IT

Smethport, Pennsylvania · United States
Smethport, Pennsylvania
CITY · 11 STOPSExplore Smethport, Pennsylvania
Hear every story as you drive
4.7 Stars · 800+ Ratings
Hear this story on the road