Pennsylvania in the Civil War

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Independent Infantry Companies

Independent Battalion Militia Infantry

Organized at Huntingdon July 18, 1863. Mustered out August 8, 1863.

Letzinger's Battalion Militia Infantry

Organized June 23, 1863. Mustered out August 8, 1863.

Lininger's Battalion Militia Infantry

Organized July 23, 1863. Mustered out January 21, 1864.

McKeag's Battalion Militia Infantry

Organized July 3, 1863. Mustered out August 8, 1863

Zell's Battalion Militia Infantry

Organized July 23, 1863. Mustered out January 29, 1864

Baldwin's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Garland August 9, 1862. Mustered out June 5, 1863

Beale's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Philadelphia November 14, 1862. Mustered out August 15, 1863

Campbell's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Philadelphia July 2, 1863. Mustered out September 16, 1863

Carson's Independent Company Militia Infantry

German's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Philadelphia June 18, 1863. Mustered out July 23, 1863

Green's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at West Chester July 6, 1863. Mustered out September 4, 1863

Guthrie's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Pittsburg October 16, 1862. Mustered out July 23, 1863

Collis' Independent Company "Zouaves de Afrique."

Organized at Philadelphia and mustered in August 17, 1861. Moved to Fort Delaware August 17, thence to Frederick, Md., September 25, thence to Darnestown. Attached to Banks' Division, Dept. Shenandoah, September, 1861. Banks' Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862. Banks' 5th Corps, and Dept. of the Shenandoah, March, 1862. Geary's Independent Brigade to April, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to June, 1862. Unattached, 2nd Corps, Army Virginia, June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps, to August, 1862

SERVICE.--Duty on the Upper Potomac till February, 1862. Moved to Edward's Ferry October 21, 1861, thence to Muddy Branch October 26. Duty there till December 2. At Frederick, Md., till February 22, 1862. Advance on Winchester March 1-12. Occupation of Winchester March 12. March to Warrenton Junction with Abercrombie's Brigade, then with Geary at Rectortown. Rejoined Banks at Strasburg May. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley May 15-June 17. Strasburg May 24. Middletown May 24. Retreat to Williamsport May 24-26. Battle of Winchester May 25. At Williamsport till June 10. Moved to Front Royal, thence to Warrenton and Little Washington June 10-18. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Transferred to 114th Pennsylvania Infantry as Company "A" August, 1862. See 114th Pennsylvania Infantry

Departmental Corps (Four Companies)

Organized in the Dept. of the Monongahela June 24 to October 15, 1863,
to serve during the pleasure of the President. Mustered out July 21 to November 1, 1864

Griffith's Independent Company Infantry

Organized at Pittsburg June and July, 1863.
Mustered out January 29, 1864

James' Independent Company Iinfantry ("Warren County Rifles")

Organized at Warren August and September, 1862.
Provost duty at Harrisburg, Pa.,till March, 1863.
Provost duty at Washington and Alexandria,
Defences of Washington, 22nd Corps, till July, 1865.
Mustered out July 20, 1865

Jones' Independent Company Infantry

Organized at Harrisburg October 2, 1862, Mustered out July 9, 1863

("Warren County Rifles")
Tanner's Independent Company Infantry

Organized at Pittsburg August 30, 1864. Mustered out December 10, 1864

"Zouaves de Afrique," Independent Company Infantry.
(See Collis' Independent Company Infantry)

Helmbold's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Harrisburg July 18, 1863. Mustered out September 7, 1863

Hubbell's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Philadelphia November 14, 1862. Mustered out August 15, 1863

Huff's Independent Company Militia Infantry>

Organized at Altoona July 1, 1863. Mustered out August, 1863

Luther's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Harrisburg October, 1862, and February, 1863.
Mustered out July, 1863

McKnight's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Philadelphia July 11, 1863. Mustered out August, 1863

Mann's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Philadelphia June 17, 1863. Mustered out July 24, 1863

Mitchell's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Harrisburg July 18, 1863. Mustered out September 2, 1863

Rich's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Philadelphia June 29, 1863. Mustered out July 8, 1863

Roberts' Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at West Chester July 1, 1863. Mustered out July 8, 1863

Spear's Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Philadelphia June 17, 1863. Mustered out July 21, 1863

Stephens' Independent Company Militia Infantry

Organized at Lancaster July 2, 1863. Mustered out July 30, 1863

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