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=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === 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. | 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. | ||
Field Officers and Staff - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/85th/85thofficers.html Roster] | Field Officers and Staff - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/85th/85thofficers.html Roster] | ||
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Company F - Many men were recruited in Greene County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/85th/85thcof.html Roster] | Company F - Many men were recruited in Greene County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/85th/85thcof.html Roster] | ||
Company G - Many men were recruited in Fayette County and | Company G - Many men were recruited in Fayette County and Greene County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/85th/85thcog.html Roster] | ||
Company H - Many men were recruited in Somerset County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/85th/85thcoh.html Roster] | Company H - Many men were recruited in Somerset County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/85th/85thcoh.html Roster] | ||
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Unassigned Men - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/85th/85thunassigned.html Roster] | Unassigned Men - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/85th/85thunassigned.html Roster] | ||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''History of the Eighty-fifth regiment Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, 1861-1865, comprising an authentic narrative of Casey's division at the Battle of Seven Pines.'' By Luther Samuel Dickey. New York : J. C. & W. E. Powers, 1915. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyofeighty00dick Internet Archive]. | |||
*''History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5,'' Vol. III, by Samuel P. Bates. Harrisburg, B. Singerly, State Printer. Chapter "Eighty-Fifth Regiment", pgs. 1-28. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/historyofpennsyl03bate/page/n15/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=%2285th+Regiment,+Pennsylvania+Infantry%22 1,82 soldiers] on its roster for this unit. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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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. | *[[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. | ||
*Dickey, Luther S. (Luther Samuel). ''History of the Eighty-Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865 : comprising an authentic narrative of Casey's division at the Battle of Seven Pines.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) {{ | *Dickey, Luther S. (Luther Samuel). ''History of the Eighty-Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865 : comprising an authentic narrative of Casey's division at the Battle of Seven Pines.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) {{FSC|663937|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6084035}} and (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1993), {{FSC|300046|item|disp=FS Library film 1598021 Item 6}} | ||
*Hadden, James. ''History of the old flag of the Eighty-Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Civil War, 1861-1865.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) {{ | *Hadden, James. ''History of the old flag of the Eighty-Fifth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Civil War, 1861-1865.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992) {{FSC|663930|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6084036}} | ||
*McJunkin, Milton, Richard Allen Sauers, Patrick A. Schroeder, and Ronn Palm. "The Bloody 85th: The Letters of Milton McJunkin, a Western Pennsylvania Soldier in the Civil War". (Daleville, Va: Schroeder Publications, 2000). {{ | *McJunkin, Milton, Richard Allen Sauers, Patrick A. Schroeder, and Ronn Palm. "The Bloody 85th: The Letters of Milton McJunkin, a Western Pennsylvania Soldier in the Civil War". (Daleville, Va: Schroeder Publications, 2000). {{FSC|1023534|item|disp=FS Library Book 974.8 M2mc}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/bloody-85th-the-letters-of-milton-mcjunkin-a-western-pennsylvania-soldier-in-the-civil-war/oclc/58600196&referer=brief_results WorldCat]. | ||
*[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/85th/85thtorg.html PaRoots] gives a history of this regiment. It has a [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/paregimentsnew3.html roster] for each company and lists [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/paregimentsnew3.html additional sources]. | *[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/85th/85thtorg.html PaRoots] gives a history of this regiment. It has a [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/paregimentsnew3.html roster] for each company and lists [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/paregimentsnew3.html additional sources]. | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||