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171st
Pennsylvania Infantry
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171st
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 4 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Seventy-first Infantry. — Col., Everard
Bierer; Lieut. -Col., Theophilus Humphrey; Maj., Robert C. Cox. This
militia regiment came from the counties of Bradford, Juniata, Lycoming,
Somerset and Tioga, and was mustered into the U. S. service at
Harrisburg in Nov., 1862, for a nine months term. It left Camp Curtin
for Washington on Nov. 27, was ordered at once to Suffolk, where it
became part of the Keystone brigade and proceeded to New Berne, N. C.
There it spent the winter, making several excursions into the
surrounding country and driving the enemy from the vicinity in March,
1863. It aided in the relief of Little Washington; was stationed there
until June, when it returned to Fortress Monroe; then aided in the
demonstration toward Richmond and moved to Harper's Ferry early in July.
It was mustered out at Harrisburg on Aug. 8, 1863. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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