12th Regiment
Pennsylvania
Cavalry
Bibliography
Source: U. S. Army Heritage and Education Center
(formerly the U. S. Army Military History Institute)
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17 Jun 03Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1993. Vol. 6, pp. 1143-82 (21 photocopied pages). E527B32.1993v6. (Brief history and roster of the regiment).
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2. Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1979. Ref. See pp. 1563-64 (2 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
Maier, Larry B. Leather & Steel: The 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry in the Civil War. Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Pr, 2001. 380 p. E527.6.12tg,N35.
Pennsylvania. Antietam Battlefield Memorial Comm. Pennsylvania at Antietam....Hbg, PA: Hbg Pub Co, 1906. pp. 205-10 (4 photocopied pages). E474.65P4. (Addresses delivered at the dedication of the regimental monument at Antietam.
Sauers, Richard A. Advance the Colors!: Pennsylvania Civil War Battle Flags. Vol. 2. Hbg, PA: Capitol Preservation Comm, 1991. pp. 375-76 (2 photocopied pages). E527.4S38.1991v2. (Brief unit history with emphasis on the regimental flags).
Taylor, Frank H. Philadelphia in the Civil War. Phila: By the City, 1913. pp. 170-71 (2 photocopied pages). E527.97P54T39. (Brief history of the unit).
The Institute's Photo Archive includes images of individuals of this unit.
The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:
Hoffman, Adam - CWMiscColl (Enlisted man's letters and papers, Apr 7, l864-Jul 20, l865; muster rolls, Apr-Jul l865)
Steiner, Samuel - CWMiscColl (Enlisted men's letters, Oct l8, l86l-Dec 24, l862)
Weirick, Charles - BoyerColl (Enlisted man's letters, Jun 7, l862-Oct 20, l864)
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