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Philadelphia County Pennsylvania Soldiers in the Civil War




Philadelphia PA Civil War History



  • History of Philadelphia
    by Thomas Scharf Transcription of Civil War chapter, 1883.

  • Philadelphia in the Civil War
    by Frank H. Taylor Ancestry.com

  • History of the Philadelphia Brigade :
    Sixty-Ninth, Seventy-First, Seventy-Second, and One Hundred and Sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers. Ancestry.com.


  • Germantown in the Civil War
    Nearly one-third of Germantown's sons and daughters answered the call to duty. Generals and soldiers, doctors and nurses all fought to preserve the Union. Many were lost, but some returned home to carry on the memory of their fallen comrades through the efforts of the Grand Army of the Republic. The Philadelphia neighborhood was itself transformed when the town hall became Cuyler Hospital and local nurses for the wounded of Gettysburg and other battles.





Philadelphia 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


32nd Regiment


59th Regiment, 2nd Cavalry


80th Regiment, 7th Cavalry



81st Regiment


91st Regiment

99th Regiment
  • Company D
    Philadelphia, Lancaster and Schuylkill Counties



108th Regiment, 11th Cavalry


117th Regiment, 13th Cavalry


152nd Regiment, 3rd Artillery


180th Regiment, 19th Cavalry


183rd Regiment


214th Regiment
  • Company C
    Philadelphia/ Schuylkill / Lebanon Counties





Philadelphia County PA Civil War Newspaper Transcriptions





Philadelphia Inquirer, May 10, 1862
List of dead and wounded of Pennsylvania regiment 13...

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 10, 1862
List of dead and wounded of Pennsylvania regiment 85...

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 10, 1862
List of dead and wounded of Pennsylvania regiment 93...

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 10, 1862
List of dead and wounded of Pennsylvania regiment 95...

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 10, 1862
List of dead and wounded of Pennsylvania regiment 98...

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 10, 1862
List of dead and wounded of Pennsylvania regiment 101...

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 10, 1862
List of dead and wounded of Pennsylvania regiment 102...

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 10, 1862
List of dead and wounded of Pennsylvania regiment 103...

Philadelpha Inquirer - June 23, 1864
List of Killed and Wounded of the 183rd Regiment...




Philadelphia 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.




Philadelphia County PA Civil War Soldier 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.











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