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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This regiment was organized at Cloud's Mills, Virginia, June 17, 1865, by consolidating the 2nd and 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry. It had duty at Cloud's Mills till July. The regiment mustered out July 13, 1865. <ref>National Park Service, [ | This regiment was organized at Cloud's Mills, Virginia, June 17, 1865, by consolidating the 2nd and 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry. It had duty at Cloud's Mills till July. The regiment mustered out July 13, 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> | ||
=== Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | === Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin === | ||
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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. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first. | ||
Company A | Company A Many men enlisted in Dauphin County and Lancaster County - See [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r19-65RegisterPaVolunteers/r19-65%20IndBattProvCav.htm Roster] | ||
Company B | Company B Many men enlisted in Dauphin County and Philadelphia County - See [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r19-65RegisterPaVolunteers/r19-65%20IndBattProvCav.htm Roster] | ||
Company C | Company C Many men enlisted in Mifflin County and DauphinCounty - See [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r19-65RegisterPaVolunteers/r19-65%20IndBattProvCav.htm Roster] | ||
Company D | Company D Many men enlisted in Lancaster County and Philadelphia County - See [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r19-65RegisterPaVolunteers/r19-65%20IndBattProvCav.htm Roster] | ||
Company E | Company E Many men enlisted in Philadelphia County - See [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r19-65RegisterPaVolunteers/r19-65%20IndBattProvCav.htm Roster] | ||
Company F | Company F Many men enlisted in Philadelphia County - See [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r19-65RegisterPaVolunteers/r19-65%20IndBattProvCav.htm Roster] | ||
Company G. | Company G. Many men enlisted in Philadelphia County and Dauphin County - See [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r19-65RegisterPaVolunteers/r19-65%20IndBattProvCav.htm Roster] | ||
Company H | Company H Many men enlisted in Philadelphia County and Northampton County - See [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r19-65RegisterPaVolunteers/r19-65%20IndBattProvCav.htm Roster] | ||
Company I | Company I Many men enlisted in Crawford County and Philadelphia County - See [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r19-65RegisterPaVolunteers/r19-65%20IndBattProvCav.htm Roster] | ||
Compay | Compay K Many men enlisted in Dauphin County and Lancaster County - See [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r19-65RegisterPaVolunteers/r19-65%20IndBattProvCav.htm Roster] | ||
Company L | Company L Many men enlisted in Philadelphia County - See [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r19-65RegisterPaVolunteers/r19-65%20IndBattProvCav.htm Roster] | ||
Company M | Company M Many men enlisted in Philadelphia County - See [http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/di/r19-65RegisterPaVolunteers/r19-65%20IndBattProvCav.htm Roster] | ||
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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 1,758 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UPA0001RC02 Roster]. | |||
=== Regimental History and Roster === | |||
*''History of the First Regiment Infantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania.'' By United States. National Archives and Records Service. Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1964. '''''Online at:''''' [https://archive.org/details/compiledrecordss0096unit/page/n1109/mode/2up Internet Archive] | |||
=== Other Sources === | === 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> | *[[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, [ | *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> | *[[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> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:23, 13 August 2023
1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Provisional Cavalry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
This regiment was organized at Cloud's Mills, Virginia, June 17, 1865, by consolidating the 2nd and 20th Pennsylvania Cavalry. It had duty at Cloud's Mills till July. The regiment mustered out July 13, 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.
Company A Many men enlisted in Dauphin County and Lancaster County - See Roster
Company B Many men enlisted in Dauphin County and Philadelphia County - See Roster
Company C Many men enlisted in Mifflin County and DauphinCounty - See Roster
Company D Many men enlisted in Lancaster County and Philadelphia County - See Roster
Company E Many men enlisted in Philadelphia County - See Roster
Company F Many men enlisted in Philadelphia County - See Roster
Company G. Many men enlisted in Philadelphia County and Dauphin County - See Roster
Company H Many men enlisted in Philadelphia County and Northampton County - See Roster
Company I Many men enlisted in Crawford County and Philadelphia County - See Roster
Compay K Many men enlisted in Dauphin County and Lancaster County - See Roster
Company L Many men enlisted in Philadelphia County - See Roster
Company M Many men enlisted in Philadelphia County - See Roster
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,758 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
Regimental History and Roster[edit | edit source]
- History of the First Regiment Infantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania. By United States. National Archives and Records Service. Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1964. Online at: Internet Archive
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.
- United States. "The Pennsylvania Cavalry 1st Regiment Papers" (1862).Worldcat
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, (accessed 6 December 2010).