Adams County Pennsylvania Soldiers in the Civil War
Adams County PA Civil War Rosters
For additional regiments and more detailed information about the following regiments including wounded, killed in action, promotions, regimental history and battles fought, see Bates' History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers
30th Regiment, 1st PA Reserves
74th Regiment
- Company G
Recruited in Adams and Berks Counties
87th Regiment
101st Regiment
127th Regiment
- Company I
Recruited in Adams and Lebanon Counties
138th Regiment
165th Regiment
182nd Regiment, 21st Cavalry
202nd Regiment
209th Regiment
Adams County PA Civil War Biographies
Many biographies have genealogy info going back many generations and often include the country of origin of the original family immigrant. In addition to battles fought, injuries and POW info, if any, biographies of Pennsylvania Civil War soldiers and officers has genealogy data such as birthplace and birth date, parents, spouse, children, residence and occupation before and after the War.
Adams County PA Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients
The Medal of Honor is awarded to a person in the Armed Services who has distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. The deed performed must have been one of personal bravery or self-sacrifice so conspicuous as to clearly distinguish the individual above his comrades and must have involved risk of life.
Adams County Civil War Newspaper Transcriptions
- Adams Sentinel, June 7, 1864
Drafted Men of Adams County Official List...
- Adams Sentinel, June 7, 1864
We learn that John W. Shipley, of Cumberland county, a member of Captain Minnigh's company, of the Pennsylvania Reserves, was killed since...
- Adams Sentinel, June 7, 1864
The 21st Pa. Cavalry, with which Captain Mickley's Company is connected, has been dismounted, and changed into an infantry organization...
- Adams Sentinel, June 7, 1864
The 1st regiment of the Pennsylvania Reserves were mustered out...
- Adams Sentinel, July 7, 1864
A letter from Captain Mickley states that the last engagement the 21st Pa. Cavalry were in...The following is given as the list of casualties in Company B...
- Adams Sentinel, July 12, 1864
The additional drawing for the deficiency in the recent draft under the calls for 700,000 men, was made at Chambersburg on Tuesday last. The following is the list of persons drafted in the several sub-districts in this county...
- Adams Sentinel, July 12, 1864
Colonel G. H. Covode, 4th Pennsylvania cavalry, was killed in...
- Gettysburg Compiler, November 17, 1862
The death of two soldiers...
- Gettysburg Compiler, January 12, 1863
Singular Fidelity of a Dog on the Battle-Field...
Adams County Civil War Soldier Personal Memoir
Adams County Civil War Pensioners
Those on the U. S. Civil War pension list in December 1882.
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