History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania

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

Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion 155th Regiment ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIFTH REGIMENT. Nearly all of the men in Company K of this regiment were from Armstrong. The regiment was recruited in Allegheny county in the summer of 1862, moved to the front in September and first met the enemy in … Read more

Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion 159th Regiment – Fourteenth Cavalry ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINTH REGIMENT — FOURTEENTH CAVALRY. August 18, 1862, Lieut. James. M. Schoonmaker, of the 1st Maryland Cavalry, but a citizen of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was authorized by Secretary of War Stanton and Gov. Curtin to recruit a battalion … Read more

Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion 204th Regiment – Fifth Artillery TWO HUNDRED AND FOURTH REGIMENT — FIFTH ARTILLERY. This regiment was principally recruited in Allegheny, though considerable numbers of its men were from Armstrong, Beaver, Cambria, Greene, Lawrence and Westmoreland. Battery M was entirely composed of men from this county. … Read more

Chapter 2 Armstrong County in The War of the Rebellion Miscellaneous List THIRTY THIRD REGIMENT — FOURTH RESERVE. Company A — John Hartman, wounded at Hatcher’s Run; Vincent Kreidle. THIRTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT — NINTH RESERVE. Company D — Sergeant John H. Mechling, m. i. s. May 3, 1861; pro. to Sergt. May 3, 1861; killed at … Read more