93rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

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Brief History

This regiment was organized at Lebanon September 21 to October 28, 1861. It mustered out June 27, 1865.

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

• The Civil War Archive section, 93rd Regiment Infantry, (accessed 20 September 2012).
  

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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,302 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Field Officers and Staff - See Roster

Regimental Band - See Roster

Company A - Many men were recruited in Lebanon County - See Roster

Company B - Many men were recruited in Berks County - See Roster

Company C - Many men were recruited in Lebanon County - See Roster

Company D - Many men were recruited in Lebanon County - See Roster

Company E - Many men were recruited in Clinton County and Centre County - See Roster

Company F - Many men were recruited in Lebanon County - See Roster

Company G - Many men were recruited in reading County and Berks County - See Roster

Company H - Many men were recruited in Montour County - See Roster

Company I - Many men were recruited in Dauphin County and Lebanon County - See Roster

Company K - Many men were recruited in Lebanon County - See Roster

Unassigned Men - See Roster

Other Sources

• 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.
  

• Mark, Penrose G. "Red: White: and Blue Badge, Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers. A History of the 93rd Regiment, Known As the "Lebanon Infantry" and "One of the 300 Fighting Regiments" from September 12th, 1861, to June 27th, 1865" (Harrisburg, Pa: Aughinbaugh Press, 1911). FHL Fiche 6084042.Google Books. Internet Archives.
  

• Uhler, Geo. H. Camps and Campaigns of the 93d Regiment, Penna Vols. S.l: s.n, 1898. FHL Fiche 6084043.Google Books. Pennsylvania State Library.
  

• PaRoots gives a history of this regiment. It has rosters for each company and additional sources.

• Ranger 95 describes the organization of this regiment and its battles. It has rosters for each company and some images of monuments to this regiment.

• PaCivilWar describes the organization and battles of this regiment. It has rosters for each company and some biographies of individual soldiers.

• JStumpy. 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry has a history of this regiment. It also has biographies of soldiers, and information on service records.