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Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion 37th Regiment – Eighth Reserves THIRTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT — EIGHTH RESERVES. Company A of this regiment was an Armstrong organization, and the second raised in the county. The regiment was formed from companies recruited for the three-months service, but not accepted, which had rendezvoused at Camp … Read more
Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion 38th Regiment – Ninth Reserve THIRTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT — NINTH RESERVE. COMPANY F. [Except where otherwise indicated, the Armstrong men, about thirty in number, in this company, were mustered into service in July, 1861, and mustered out with the company May 11, 1864.] OFFICERS. Sergeant J. … Read more
Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion 40th Regiment – Eleventh Reserve FORTIETH REGIMENT — ELEVENTH RESERVE. Company G of this organization was from Armstrong (the Independent Blues of Apollo) and the others from adjoining or near counties. Most of the companies were raised for the three months service, but failing of … Read more
Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion 59th Regiment – Second Cavalry FIFTY-NINTH REGIMENT — SECOND CAVALRY. Company M of this regiment was from Armstrong. The regiment was principally recruited in Philadelphia, and rendezvoused at Camp Patterson, near that city, in the spring of 1862. Richard Butler Price, of Philadelphia, was commissioned … Read more
Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion 62nd Regiment SIXTY-SECOND REGIMENT. Of this regiment, recruited by Col. Samuel W. Black, under authority of Simon Cameron, Secretary of War, principally in Allegheny county, Company D was from Armstrong. The order for recruiting was issued on the 4th of July 1861, and in less … Read more
Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion Footnotes 1. On April 18, 1861, a large concourse of people from the town and country assembled to witness the departure of the company of three months men, organized in pursuance of the call of President Lincoln. The sky was clear and the weather pleasant … Read more
Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion 78th Regiment P.V.I. THE SEVENTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT, P. V. I. The 78th regt. Pa. Vol. Inf. was recruited and organized by Col. William Sirwell, at a rendezvous on the Allegheny river, immediately above the town of Kittanning, in Armstrong county, Pennsylvania. This rendezvous was called “Camp … Read more
Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion 103rd Regiment P.V.I. THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRD REGIMENT P. V. I. This regiment was recruited principally in the counties of Armstrong, Allegheny, Butler, Clarion and Indiana. Companies B, C and D were made up almost entirely, and F, G and K partly, of Armstrong … Read more
Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion 104th Regiment – Company K ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH REGIMENT, COMPANY K (NEW). This company was recruited in Armstrong county by Capt. Martin McCanna and Lieut. Joel Crawford after their term of service in the 78th regt. had expired. The company was mustered into the … Read more
Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion 139th Regiment ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-NINTH REGIMENT. Companies B and C of this regiment were almost entirely made up of Armstrong men, and E and F contained each a small number. The greatest number of recruits was supplied by Allegheny county, but there were nearly … Read more