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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. | ||
Officers [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/cavalry/3dprovisionalcav.html Roster ] | Officers [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/cavalry/3dprovisionalcav.html Roster ] | ||
See Rosters for the 18th and 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry<br> | See Rosters for the 18th and 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry<br> | ||
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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 2,535 men on its roster for this unit. [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-soldiers.htm?submitted=1&SDunitCode=UPA0003RC02 Roster]. | |||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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U.S. Military Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Military Pennsylvania in the Civil War 3rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Provisional Cavalry
Brief History[edit | edit source]
This regiment was organized at Cumberland, Maryland, June 24, 1865, by consolidating the 18th and 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry. It mustered out October 31, 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.
Officers Roster
See Rosters for the 18th and 22nd Pennsylvania Cavalry
The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,535 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.
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).