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United States U.S. Military Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Military Pennsylvania in the Civil War 111th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

Brief History[edit | edit source]

This regiment was organized at Erie December, 1861, to January, 1862. It mustered out July 19, 1865.^[1]

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

The Civil War Archive section, 111th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 2 Novembef 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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,262 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Field Officers and Staff - See Roster

Company A - Many men were recruited in Erie County, Delaware County and Crawford County - See Roster

Company B - Many men were recruited in Warren County and Crawford County - See Roster

Company C - Many men were recruited in Erie County and Butler County - See Roster

Company D - Many men were recruited in Warren County and Philadelphia County - SeeRoster

Company E - Many men were recruited in Crawford County and Erie County - See Roster

Company F - Many men were recruited in Erie County - SeeRoster

Company G - Many men were recruited in Beaver County, Erie County, and Crawford County - See Roster

Company H - Many men were recruited in Erie County and Montgomery County - SeeRoster

Company I - Many men were recruited in Crawford County, Philadelphia County, and Erie County - See Roster

Company K - Many men were recruited in Warren County, Erie County, Crawford County and Elk County - See Roster

Unassigned Men - SeeRoster

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.

Boyle, John Richards. Soldiers true : the story of the One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, and of its campaigns in the war for the Union, 1861-1865. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) FHL Fiche 6084060 Digitized available on-line and (Washington [District of Columbia]: Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1987) FHL Film 1550242 . Internet Archive. WorldCat.

Pa-roots gives a history of this regiment. It has a roster for each company and gives additional references.

Ranger95 details the history of this regiment and its battles. It has a roster for each company and and image of a monument dedicated to this regiment.

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 Erie December, 1861 to January, 1862. It mustered out July 19, 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 Erie December, 1861, to January, 1862. It mustered out July 19, 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:<br>
-*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unpainf6.htm#111th 111th Regiment Infantry] at The Civil War Archive.
+*The Civil War Archive section, [http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unpainf6.htm#111th 111th Regiment Infantry], (accessed 2 Novembef 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. <br>
+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 [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 3,262 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UPA0111RI Roster].
 <br>
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 Company B - Many men were recruited in Warren County and Crawford County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thcob.html Roster]
-Company C - Many men were recruited in Erie County and Butler  County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thcoc.html Roster]
+Company C - Many men were recruited in Erie County and Butler&nbsp; County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thcoc.html Roster]
-Company D - Many men were recruited in Warren County and  Philadelphia County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thcod.html Roster]
+Company D - Many men were recruited in Warren County and&nbsp; Philadelphia County - See[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thcod.html Roster]
 Company E - Many men were recruited in Crawford County and Erie County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thcoe.html Roster]
-Company F - Many men were recruited in Erie County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thcof.html Roster]
+Company F - Many men were recruited in Erie County - See[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thcof.html Roster]
 Company G - Many men were recruited in Beaver County, Erie County, and Crawford County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thcog.html Roster]
-Company H - Many men were recruited in Erie County and Montgomery County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thcoh.html Roster]
+Company H - Many men were recruited in Erie County and Montgomery County - See[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thcoh.html Roster]
 Company I - Many men were recruited in Crawford County, Philadelphia County, and Erie County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thcoi.html Roster]
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 Company K - Many men were recruited in Warren County, Erie County, Crawford County and Elk County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thcok.html Roster]
-Unassigned Men - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thunassigned.html Roster]<br>
+Unassigned Men - See[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thunassigned.html Roster]<br><br>
-=== Regimental History and Roster  ===
-*''Soldiers True; The Story of the One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865.'' By John Richards Boyle. New York: Eaton & Mains, 1903. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/cu31924030914554 Internet Archive].
-*''History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5,'' Vol. 3, by Samuel P. Bates. Harrisburg, B. Singerly, State Printer. Chapter "One Hundredth and Eleventh Regiment", pgs. 1013-1058. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyofpennsyl03bate/page/1012/mode/2up Internet Archive].
-*The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm#sort=score+desc&q=%22111th+Regiment,+Pennsylvania+Infantry%22 3,261 men] on its roster for this unit.
 === 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).
-*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.
+*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.
 *[[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.
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 *[[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.
-*Boyle, John Richards. ''Soldiers true: The Story of the One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, 1861-1865.'' Washington, District of Columbia: Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1987. {{FSC|550408|item|disp=FS Library film 1550242}}(*).
+*Boyle, John Richards. ''Soldiers true&nbsp;: the story of the One Hundred and Eleventh Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers, and of its campaigns in the war for the Union, 1861-1865.'' (Bethesda, Maryland&nbsp;: University Publications of America, c1992) {{FHL|664174|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6084060 Digitized available on-line}} and (Washington [District of Columbia]: Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1987) {{FHL|550408|item|disp=FHL Film 1550242}} .&nbsp; [http://archive.org/stream/cu31924030914554#page/n5/mode/2up Internet Archive].&nbsp; [http://www.worldcat.org/title/soldiers-true-the-story-of-the-one-hundred-and-eleventh-regiment-pennsylvania-veteran-volunteers-and-of-its-campaigns-in-the-war-for-the-union-1861-1865/oclc/943079&referer=brief_results WorldCat.]<br>
+*[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thofficers.html Pa-roots] gives a history of this regiment. It has a [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/paregimentsnew3.html roster] for each company and gives additional [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/paregimentsnew3.html references.]<br>
-*[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/111th/111thofficers.html Pa-Roots] gives a history of this regiment, and includes a [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/paregimentsnew3.html roster] for each company, with additional [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/paregimentsnew3.html references].<br>
+*[http://ranger95.com/civil_war_us/penna/infantry/infantry%20units/111th_rgt_inf.html Ranger95] details the history of this regiment and its battles. It has a roster for each company and and image of a monument dedicated to this regiment.
 === References  ===