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51st Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry (view source)
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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania Military Records|Pennsylvania Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] 51st Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry'' | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania Military Records|Pennsylvania Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] 51st Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry'' | ||
=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This regiment was organized at Harrisburg November 16, 1861. It mustered out July 27, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | This regiment was organized at Harrisburg November 16, 1861. It mustered out July 27, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
Recruited in: | Recruited in: | ||
Company A -Norristown | Company A -Norristown, Montgomery County | ||
Company B -Northampton County | Company B -Northampton County | ||
Company C -Montgomery County | Company C -Montgomery County | ||
Company D -Norristown | Company D -Norristown, Montgomery County | ||
Company E -Mifflinburg | Company E -Mifflinburg, Union County | ||
Company F -Norristown | Company F -Norristown, Montgomery County | ||
Company G -Centre County | Company G -Centre County | ||
Company H -Union, Lycoming and Snyder Counties | Company H -Union, Lycoming and Snyder Counties | ||
Company I -Montgomery County | Company I -Montgomery County | ||
Company K -Union and Northampton Counties | Company K -Union and Northampton Counties | ||
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