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Soldier’s Memorial – Company H, 151st Regiment, P.V. Mustered into the United States service, November 1st 1862 at Harrisburg, Pa. Company Officers Captain William K. Boltz, taken prisoner at Gettysburg July 1, 1863 1st Lieut., James L. Reber 2d Lieut, Albert Yost, wounded a Gettysburg, July 1, 1863 Sergeants 1st George W. Heilig, wounded at … Read more
Ninety-Third Regiment Company B, Recruited in Berks County Men Recruited into the Ninety-Third Regiment, Company B from Berks Co. Name Rank Date of Muster into Service Term (Years) Remarks John E. Arthur Capt. Oct. 12, ’61 3 Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, Sept. 1, 1862. John Fritz do. Sept. 18,’61 3 Pr. fr. Sgt. to Capt., … Read more
Ninety-Third Regiment Field and Staff Officers <!– Field and Staff Officers of the Ninety-Third Regiment –> Name Rank Date of Muster into Service Term (Years) Remarks James M. M’Carter Col. Oct. 28, ’61 3 Wd. at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31,’62–disch. Nov. 29, 1862-re-mus. Apr. 1, 1863–res. Aug. 21,’63. John M. Mark do. Oct. 12, … Read more
Ninety-Third Regiment [Transcriber’s note: On alternating pages of the source, the header included names of campaigns or battles, instead of the title of the book. I used these to create subheadings in the following text, and I added one or two additional headings to identify the campaigns or battles.] On the 12th of September, 1861, … Read more
Pension Record for Ephraim Ruth Ephraim Ruth was born Feb 25, 1841 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Ephraim enlisted in Company H of the 5th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry at Philadelphia, PA on August 10, 1861. Ephraim files a claim for pensions on March 25, 1875. In the pension application, Ephraim states “That he … Read more