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=== Brief History  ===
=== Brief History  ===


test <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 Philadelphia on October 1, 1861. It consolidated with 11th Pennsylvania Infantry November 26, 1864.<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>  
 
For more information on the history of the 90th Pennsylvania Infantry, see the following:
 
*[https://archive.org/details/historyofpennsyl03bate/page/150/mode/2up ''History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5''] at Internet Archive.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/90th_Pennsylvania_Infantry 90th Pennsylvania Infantry] at Wikipedia
*[http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unpainf4.htm#90th 90th Regiment Infantry] at The Civil War Archive.


=== 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. 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. If you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. <br>
 
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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,993 men on its roster for this unit. <br>
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*90th Regiment [https://archive.org/details/historyofpennsyl03bate/page/158/mode/2up Rosters], in ''History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5,'' by Samuel P. Bates. Harrisburg, B. Singerly, State Printer, 1869. Vol. 3, pgs. 151-185. ''Also at: [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/idurl/1/818110 FamilySearch Digital Library].''


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===


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>
*[[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>
 
*[[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>
 
*Durkin, James, and J. M. Santarelli. "''The Last Man and the Last Life: The Bloody Journey of the Philadelphia National Guards Regiment from May 1861 to November 1864, 19th P.V., Three Months Service, 90th P.V., Three Years Service''". (Glenside, PA: J.M. Santarelli, 2000). {{FSC|1003342|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.811 M2d}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/last-man-and-the-last-life-the-bloody-journey-of-the-philadelphia-national-guards-regiment-from-may-1861-to-november-1864-19th-pv-three-months-service-90th-pv-three-years-service/oclc/47087592&referer=brief_results WorldCat].<br>
 
*Smedley, Charles. "''Life in Southern Prisons From the Diary of Corporal Charles Smedley, of Company G, 90th Regiment, Penn'a Volunteers, Commencing a Few Days Before the Battle of the Wilderness, in Which He Was Taken Prisoner, in the Evening of the Fifth Month Fifth, 1864 : Also, a Short Description of the March to Battle of Gettysburg, Together with a Biographical Sketch of the Author''". ([Lancaster? Pa.]: Ladies' and Gentlemen's Fulton Aid Society,1865). {{FSC|663944|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6084041}}. InternetArchive.[http://www.worldcat.org/title/life-in-southern-prisons-from-the-diary-of-corporal-charles-smedley-of-company-g-90th-regiment-penna-volunteers-commencing-a-few-days-before-the-battle-of-the-wilderness-in-which-he-was-taken-prisoner-in-the-evening-of-the-fifth-month-fifth-1864-also-a-short-description-of-the-march-to-battle-of-gettysburg-together-with-a-biographical-sketch-of-the-author/oclc/34050466&referer=brief_results WorldCat.]<br>
 
*Sellers, Alfred Jacob. ''Souvenir: survivors' association, Gettesburg, 1888-9.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992), {{FSC|664156|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6084040}}
 
*Ninetieth Pennsylvania Volunteers Survivors Association. "''Reunions of the Survivors of the Ninetieth Penna. Vols. (Infantry) on the Battlefield of Gettysburg, September 2nd &amp; 3rd, 1888, &amp; September 1st &amp; 2nd, 1889''". (Philadelphia: The Association, 1888). {{FSC|664156|itemm|disp=FS Library Fiche 6084040}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/reunions-of-the-survivors-of-the-ninetieth-penna-vols-infantry-on-the-battlefield-of-gettysburg-september-2nd-3rd-1888-september-1st-2nd-1889/oclc/14266945&referer=brief_results WorldCat].
 
*[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/90th/90thorg.html PaRoots] gives a history of this regiment. It describes the organization and battles and lists [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/paregimentsnew3.html rosters] for each company.


=== References  ===
=== References  ===

Latest revision as of 14:08, 18 April 2024

Brief History[edit | edit source]

This regiment was organized at Philadelphia on October 1, 1861. It consolidated with 11th Pennsylvania Infantry November 26, 1864.[1]

For more information on the history of the 90th Pennsylvania Infantry, see the following:

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. 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 2,993 men on its roster for this unit.

  • 90th Regiment Rosters, in History of Pennsylvania volunteers, 1861-5, by Samuel P. Bates. Harrisburg, B. Singerly, State Printer, 1869. Vol. 3, pgs. 151-185. Also at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

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.
  • Durkin, James, and J. M. Santarelli. "The Last Man and the Last Life: The Bloody Journey of the Philadelphia National Guards Regiment from May 1861 to November 1864, 19th P.V., Three Months Service, 90th P.V., Three Years Service". (Glenside, PA: J.M. Santarelli, 2000). FS Catalog book 974.811 M2d. WorldCat.
  • Smedley, Charles. "Life in Southern Prisons From the Diary of Corporal Charles Smedley, of Company G, 90th Regiment, Penn'a Volunteers, Commencing a Few Days Before the Battle of the Wilderness, in Which He Was Taken Prisoner, in the Evening of the Fifth Month Fifth, 1864 : Also, a Short Description of the March to Battle of Gettysburg, Together with a Biographical Sketch of the Author". ([Lancaster? Pa.]: Ladies' and Gentlemen's Fulton Aid Society,1865). FS Library fiche 6084041. InternetArchive.WorldCat.
  • Sellers, Alfred Jacob. Souvenir: survivors' association, Gettesburg, 1888-9. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992), FS Library fiche 6084040
  • Ninetieth Pennsylvania Volunteers Survivors Association. "Reunions of the Survivors of the Ninetieth Penna. Vols. (Infantry) on the Battlefield of Gettysburg, September 2nd & 3rd, 1888, & September 1st & 2nd, 1889". (Philadelphia: The Association, 1888). FS Library Fiche 6084040. WorldCat.
  • PaRoots gives a history of this regiment. It describes the organization and battles and lists rosters for each company.

References[edit | edit source]

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