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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania Military Records|Pennsylvania Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]53rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry'' | ''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania Military Records|Pennsylvania Military]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pennsylvania in the Civil War]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]53rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry'' | ||
=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
This regiment was organized at Harrisburg October, 1861. It mustered out June 30, 1865.<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 Harrisburg October, 1861. It mustered out June 30, 1865.<ref>National Park Service, [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ 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 === | ||
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. | ||
The Fifty-Third Regiment was recruited in: | |||
Company A: Pottstown, Montgomery County | |||
Company B: Chester and Montgomery Counties | |||
Company C: Huntingdon and Blair Counties | |||
Company D: Centre and Clearfield Counties | |||
Company E: Union and Carbon Counties | |||
Company F: Luzerne County | |||
Company G: Potter County | |||
Company H: Northumberland County | |||
Company I: Perryville, Juniata County | |||
Company K: Westmoreland County | |||
This data is from Bates' ''History of Pennsylvania Volunteers'', Volume 2. | |||
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