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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This regiment was organized at Philadelphia July and August, 1861. It mustered out August 24, 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> | This regiment was organized at Philadelphia July and August, 1861. It mustered out August 24, 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> | ||
This company also known as 60th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers and Young's Light Kentucky Cavalry. | This company also known as 60th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers and Young's Light Kentucky Cavalry. | ||
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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/cavalry/3rdcav/3rdcavofficers.html Roster] | Field Officers and Staff - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/cavalry/3rdcav/3rdcavofficers.html Roster] | ||
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Company K Recruited in Philadelphia County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/cavalry/3rdcav/3dcavcok.html Roster] | Company K Recruited in Philadelphia County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/cavalry/3rdcav/3dcavcok.html Roster] | ||
Company L Recruited in | Company L Recruited in Schuylkill County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/cavalry/3rdcav/3dcavcol.html Roster] | ||
Company M Recruited in Philadelphia County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/cavalry/3rdcav/3dcavcom.html Roster] | Company M Recruited in Philadelphia County - See [http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/cavalry/3rdcav/3dcavcom.html Roster] | ||
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The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 4,192 men on its roster for this unit | The [http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database] lists 4,192 men on its roster for this unit. | ||
=== Other Sources === | === Other Sources === | ||
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*Speese, Andrew Jackson. ''Story of Companies H, A and C, Third Pennsylvania Cavalry : at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992), {{FSC|662059|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6083923}} | *Speese, Andrew Jackson. ''Story of Companies H, A and C, Third Pennsylvania Cavalry : at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992), {{FSC|662059|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6083923}} | ||
*[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/cavalry/3rdcav/3rdcavorg.html | *[http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/cavalry/3rdcav/3rdcavorg.html PA Roots]. History of regiment. Roster. <br> | ||
*United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 60th. ''History of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, Sixtieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865.'' (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Franklin Printing Company, 1905) {{FSC|278699|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.8 M2pc}} and ''Constitution and by-laws of Company H, Third Pennsylvania Cavalry : with a brief history and muster roll.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992), {{FSC|662010|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6083917}} | *United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 60th. ''History of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry, Sixtieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, in the American Civil War, 1861-1865.'' (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Franklin Printing Company, 1905) {{FSC|278699|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.8 M2pc}} and ''Constitution and by-laws of Company H, Third Pennsylvania Cavalry : with a brief history and muster roll.'' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992), {{FSC|662010|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6083917}} | ||