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8th
Pennsylvania Regiment Infantry
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8th
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 1 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| Eighth Infantry.-Col., A. H. Emley; Lieut.-Col., Samuel Bowman; Maj.,
Joseph Phillips. The 8th was composed of Luzerne county men, with the addition of a
company from Northumberland county and two from Jefferson county. It contained several
militia companies, a number of new recruits, and was mustered in for three months, at
Harrisburg, April 21 to 24, 1861. It reported at Chambersburg, where it was at once
assigned to the 3d brigade, 1st division, and moved on June 7, to Greencastle. A few days
later it was ordered to Williamsport, then marched to Martinsburg, Bunker Hill and
Charlestown with Gen. Patterson's army, took part in some skirmishes, and returned to
Harrisburg, where the men were mustered out on July 29. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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