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There are gaps in the numbering of infantry regiments because Pennsylvania numbered all volunteer regiments, regardless of branch, in sequence depending on when the regiment was raised. For example, the 6th Cavalry was also numbered the 70th Volunteer Regiment since it was raised between the 69th Infantry and the 71st Infantry, so there is no ...
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This is a list of American Civil War units, consisting of those established as federally organized units as well as units raised by individual states and territories. Many states had soldiers and units fighting for both the United States and the Confederate States (Confederate States Army).
Timeline: History of the 105th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers at the Library of Congress "Muster rolls of the Pennsylvania volunteers in the war of 1812-1814, with cotemporary papers and documents. Vol. 1. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Lane S. Hart, Pennsylvania State Printer and Binder. 1880. Montgomery, Thomas Lynch, ed. (1907).
The 13th Pennsylvania Reserves was mustered at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on June 21, 1861. Thomas L. Kane was elected colonel, Charles John Biddle as lieutenant colonel, and Roy Stone as major. Kane, as a civilian, wanted to have Biddle, a Mexican War Veteran, be colonel instead, and a second election was held, granting Kane his wish.
"Pennsylvania in the Civil War." PA-Roots, retrieved online July 1, 2018. PA-Roots, retrieved online July 1, 2018. Registers of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861–1865, vol. 1: 1st–25th Regiments (3 months' service, April–May 1861).
18th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment 20th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 19th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was a three-month infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War .
The 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment (also known as the 163rd Pennsylvania Volunteers) was a cavalry regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War.The regiment was present for 50 battles, beginning with the Battle of Hanover in Pennsylvania on June 30, 1863, and ending with a skirmish at Rude's Hill in Virginia during March 1865.