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United States U.S. Military Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Military Pennsylvania in the Civil War 66th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

Brief History[edit | edit source]

This regiment was organized at Philadelphia as 30th Pennsylvania Volunteers July and August, 1861. It was ordered to Washington, D. C., February, 1862, and consolidated with 73rd and 99th Pennsylvania Volunteers March 1, 1862.^[1]

For more information on the history of this unit, see:

The Civil War Archive section, 66th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 19 September 2012).

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.

Other Sources[edit | edit source]

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 Philadelphia as 30th Pennsylvania Volunteers July and August, 1861. It was ordered to Washington, D. C., February, 1862, and consolidated with 73rd and 99th Pennsylvania Volunteers March 1, 1862.<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 Philadelphia as 30th Pennsylvania Volunteers July and August, 1861. It was ordered to Washington, D. C., February, 1862, and consolidated with 73rd and 99th Pennsylvania Volunteers March 1, 1862.<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:<br>
-*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unpainf3.htm#66th 66th Regiment Infantry] at The Civil War Archive
+*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unpainf3.htm#66th 66th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 19 September 2012).<br>
 === 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.
-See the following regiments for rosters and where men were recruited: [[30th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1st Reserves|30th Regiment Pennsylvania volunteers]], [[73rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry|73rd Pennsylvania volunteers]] and [[99th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry|99th Pennsylvania Volunteers]].<
-The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,162 men on its roster for this unit.
-=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
+<br>
-*''The Peninsular campaign in Virginia;.'' By James Junius Marks. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & co., 1864. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/peninsularcampai01mark/page/n7/mode/2up Internet Archive]
+<br>
 === Other Sources  ===
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 *[[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>
-*[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/66th/66thorg.html PaRoots] gives a history of this regiment and some additional [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/66th/66thbiblio.html references].
 === References  ===