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United States U.S. Military Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Military Pennsylvania in the Civil War 53rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

Brief History[edit | edit source]

This regiment was organized at Harrisburg October, 1861. It mustered out June 30, 1865.^[1]

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin[edit | edit source]

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.

The Fifty-Third Regiment was recruited in:

Company A: Pottstown, Montgomery County

Company B: Chester and Montgomery Counties

Company C: Huntingdon and Blair Counties

Company D: Centre and Clearfield Counties

Company E: Union and Carbon Counties

Company F: Luzerne County

Company G: Potter County

Company H: Northumberland County

Company I: Perryville, Juniata County

Company K: Westmoreland County

This data is from Bates' History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, Volume 2.

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

Myers, Irvin G. We Might As Well Die Here: The 53d Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry. Shippensburg, Pa.: White Mane, 2004. FHL Book 974.8 M2mig.

Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Pennsylvania in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).

National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.

Pennsylvania in the Civil War describes many sources, specifically for Pennsylvania, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.

United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).

[1] National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).

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 === Brief History  ===
-This regiment was organized at Harrisburg October, 1861. It mustered out June 30, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
+This regiment was organized at Harrisburg October, 1861. It mustered out June 30, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], (accessed 6 December 2010).</ref>
-For more information on the history of this unit, see:
-*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unpainf3.htm#53rd 53rd Regiment Infantry] at The Civil War Archive.
-*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_Pennsylvania_Infantry_Regiment 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry] at Wikipedia.
 === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin  ===
-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. 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.
-Field and Staff officers - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/53rd/53dofficers.html Roster]<br>
+The Fifty-Third Regiment was recruited in:
-Regimental Band - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/clearfield/military/53rdband.html Roster]
+Company A: Pottstown, Montgomery County
-Company A: Many men were recruited at Pottstown, [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Montgomery County]] - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/53rd/53dcoa.html Roster]
+Company B: Chester and Montgomery Counties
-Company B: Many men were recruited in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Chester]] County and [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Montgomery]] County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/53rd/53rdregcob.html Roster]
+Company C: Huntingdon and Blair Counties
-Company C: Many men were recruited [[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Huntingdon]] County and [[Blair County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Blair]] County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/53rd/53rdcoc.html Roster]<br>
+Company D: Centre and Clearfield Counties
-Company D: Many men were recruited  [[Centre County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Centre]] County and [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Clearfield]] County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/clearfield/military/53rdcod.html Roster]<br>
+Company E: Union and Carbon Counties
-Company E: Many men were recruited   [[Union County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Union]] County and [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Carbon]] County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/53rd/53rdcoe.html Roster]
+Company F: Luzerne County
-Company F: Many men were recruited  [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Luzerne County]] - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/53rd/53rdcof.html Roster]
+Company G: Potter County
-Company G: Many men were recruited   [[Potter County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Potter County]] - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/53rd/53rdcog.html Roster]
+Company H: Northumberland County
-Company H:  Many men were recruited  [[Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Northumberland County]] - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/53rd/53rdcoh.html Roster]
+Company I: Perryville, Juniata County
-Company I:  Many men were recruited  Perryville, [[Juniata County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Juniata County]] - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/53rd/53rdcoi.html Roster]
+Company K: Westmoreland County
-Company K:  Many men were recruited  [[Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Genealogy|Westmoreland County]] - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/53rd/53rdcok.html Roster]
+This data is from Bates' ''History of Pennsylvania Volunteers'', Volume 2.
-Unassigned men - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/53rd/53rdunassigned.html Roster]
+<br>
-This data is from ''History of Pennsylvania Volunteers'', Volume 2, by Samuel P. Bates. '''''Online at:''''' {{FSDL|511685}}.
+<br>
-<br>
+=== Other Sources  ===
-The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,719 men on its roster for this unit.
+*Myers, Irvin G. ''We Might As Well Die Here: The 53d Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry.'' Shippensburg, Pa.: White Mane, 2004. {{FHL|1201853|item|disp=FHL Book 974.8 M2mig}}.
-=== Other Sources  ===
 *[[Beginning United States Civil War Research|Beginning United States Civil War Research]] gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Pennsylvania in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).<br>
-*National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
+*National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System], is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information. <br>
 *[[Pennsylvania in the Civil War|Pennsylvania in the Civil War]] describes many sources, specifically for Pennsylvania, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
 *[[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865]] describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc. <br>
-*McPherson, George. ''Brothers in arms.'' (Journal), {{FSC|1525869|item|disp=FS Library no. 86 (wnter 1998) digital copy}}
-*Myers, Irvin G. ''We Might As Well Die Here: The 53d Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry.'' Shippensburg, Pa.: White Mane, 2004. {{FSC|1201853|item|disp=FS Library Book 974.8 M2mig}}.
-*Wheeler, J. Herbert. ''Muster out roll of Capt. George B. Richards, Company D, 53rd Regiment of Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, commanded by Colonel William M. Mentzer : called into service at Stevensburg, Virginia, 22 December 1863.'' (1982),{{FSC|381029|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.8 M2wj}}
-*Pa-Roots describes the organization and battles of this regiment, with a [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/paregimentsnew1.html roster] for each company and additional [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/53rd/53rdbiblio.html references].
-*[http://www.53rdpvi.org/ 53rd Pennsylvania infantry Co.C] has rosters, images of some soldiers, and diaries for this Company.
 === References  ===