Militia of 1863
Independent Infantry Battalion
Field and Staff Officers
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Litzinger | Robert | Lt. Colonel | During the 1863 Confederate invasion of the north, Gov. Curtin of PA asked for Emergency Militia Troops to be raised. This Battalion was formed partly from students of the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania, which later became Penn State University. |
Hall | William E. | Assistant Surgeon | Discharged on August 8, 1863. |
Hamilton | James D. | Commissary Sergeant | Discharged on August 8, 1863. |
Noel | John C. | Principal Musician | Discharged on August 8, 1863 |
Source: Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg, 1868-1871.
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