PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers
165th Pennsylvania RegimentCompany A of this regiment was recruited in Franklin county, Company B from Cumberland; the remaining eight companies were from Adams county, PA
165th PA Regiment Companies
165th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles
Organization
- Organized at Chambersburg and Gettysburg November 25-December 5, 1862.
- Moved to Washington, D. C, thence to Newport News and Suffolk, Va., December 8-17, 1862.
- Attached to Foster's Brigade, Division at Suffolk, 7th Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to April, 1863.
- 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Corps, Dept. of Virginia.
Service & Battles - 1863
- Duty at Suffolk till May, 1863.
Service & Battles - 1864
- Expedition toward Blackwater, Va., January 8-10, 1863.
- Deserted House January 30.
- Leesville April 4.
- Siege of Suffolk April 11-May 4.
- Edenton, Providence Church and Somerton Roads April 12-13.
- Somerton Road April 15 and 20.
- Edenton Road April 24.
- Operations on Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad May 12-26.
- Holland House, Carrsville, May 15-16.
- Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 27-July 7.
- Expedition from White House to South Anna River July 1-7.
- South Anna Bridge July 4.
- Moved to Washington, D.C., July 8,
- Mustered out July 28, 1863.
Regimental Losses
- Regiment lost during service 1 killed and 1 Officer and 14 Enlisted men by disease. Total 16.
|
| Footnote.com Civil War Databases
|
|
Search for your Ancestors in Original NARA Documents
|
Civil War Records
Original documents relating to the American Civil War, slavery, and the confederate states.
(Free Trial)
Naturalization Records
Many Civil War soldiers were recruited from overseas. Search for their naturalization records to learn where they were born & more.
|
|
| Ancestry.com Civil War Databases
|
Build your FREE Family Tree
Start your family tree online and receive free access to the largest collection of historic records and family trees online including:
- Civil War Research Database
Interlinked records of Civil War soldiers.
- Civil War Pension Index
Use the index to order Civil War Pension records from NARA which can provide huge amounts of genealogy data.
Learn more
- Military Databases
The largest collection of U.S. military records available online. More than 90 million names and 700 databases!
- Pennsylvania Databases
Search the Pennsylvania Ancestry Databases.
-
Historic Newspapers
Read about the Civil War as it happened. Read the stories of PA soldiers killed, injured, missing, POWs, letters home, draft lists, battles, and more.
- Special Veterans' 1890 Census
Lists the veteran's name or widow's name, rank, year of enlistment, and year of discharge.
Start your Family Tree to receive free access!
|
|
| Civil War Research
|
Civil War Research
Want to find out if your ancestor was a Civil War soldier? Follow these research ideas.
|
|
|
