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1st
Pennsylvania Regiment Infantry
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1st
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 1 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| First Infantry.-Col., Samuel Yohe; Lieut.-Col., Tilghman H. Good; Maj.,
Thomas W. Lynn. This regiment, composed of men from Northampton, Dauphin, Lancaster, Berks
and Lehigh counties, was mustered into the U. S. service for a three months' term, at
Harrisburg, April 18 to 21, 1861. The regiment left Harrisburg on April 20 for
Cockeysville, but fearful of bringing about a premature encounter and thereby causing the
secession of Maryland, it withdrew to the vicinity of York. The first part of the month of
May was spent in guard duty along the Northern Central railroad, and the latter part in
guarding the roads from Catonsville, Md., to Harper's Ferry and Frederick, Md. On June 3,
the regiment was ordered to Chambersburg and assigned to Gen. Patterson's army, then
encamped at Funkstown. A fortnight was spent at Frederick, Md., and a week of garrison
duty followed at Martinsburg. It was next ordered to Charlestown, and from there to
Harper's Ferry, and on July 24 returned to Harrisburg, where it was mustered out. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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