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Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War


PA Regimental Rosters


Rosters of Schuylkill, Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Cambria, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Franklin, Huntington, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Somerset, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland, York Counties.

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First Defenders

The first five units that volunteered for the Civil War


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25th Regiment




30th Regiment, 1st Reserves





32nd Regiment, 3rd Reserves




36th Regiment, 7th Reserves




39th Regiment, 10th Reserves




43rd Regiment, First Light Artillery




44th Regiment, 1st Cavalry




46th Regiment




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55th Regiment




56th Regiment




59th Regiment, 2nd Cavalry




60th Regiment, 3rd Cavalry




64th Regiment, 4th Cavalry




67th Regiment




70th Regiment, 6th Cavalry




74th Regiment




76th Regiment




77th Regiment




80th Regiment, 7th Cavalry




81st Regiment




83rd Regiment




87th Regiment




88th Regiment




91st Regiment




93rd Regiment




96th Regiment




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101st Regiment




103rd Regiment




104th Regiment




107th Regiment




108th Regiment, 11th Cavalry




111th Regiment




113th Regiment, 12th Cavalry




116th Regiment




117th Regiment, 13th Cavalry




122nd Regiment




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133rd Regiment




135th Regiment




137th Regiment




138th Regiment




142nd Regiment




145th Regiment




147th Regiment




148th Regiment




151st Regiment




152nd Regiment, Third Heavy Artillery




162th Regiment, 17th Cavalry




167th Regiment




169th Regiment




172nd Regiment




173rd Regiment




179th Regiment




180th Regiment, 19th Cavalry




182nd Regiment, 21st Cavalry




183rd PA Regiment Companies




184th Regiment




192nd Regiment




194th Regiment




195th Regiment




198th Regiment




201st Regiment




202nd Regiment




205th Regiment




210th Regiment




213th Regiment




214th Regiment




Independent Battery D, Light Artillery




Schuylkill County Draft




5th West Virginia Cavalry


Although a West Virginia Cavalry, the following regiments consisted of Pennsylvania men.


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