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181st
Pennsylvania Regiment, 20th PA Cavalry
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181st
Pennsylvania Regiment, 20th PA Cavalry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 5 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| Twentieth Cavalry. — Col., John E. Wynkoop; Lieut.
-Col., William Rotch Wister; Majs., Samuel W. Comly, J. Harry Thorp,
Robert W. Douglass. The 20th cavalry, the 181st regiment, from the
counties of Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Dauphin, Cumberland, Union and
the city of Philadelphia, was recruited in June and July, 1863. Seven
companies were mustered into the U. S. service for six months and five
companies were emergency militia, called into being at the time of Lee's
invasion of the state. A regimental organization was effected in July.
During the invasion, it served by detachments on scout and picket duty
at the fords of the Susquehanna and along the roads leading towards
Carlisle, York and Marysville. On July 7, it left Camp Couch,
Harrisburg, where it had rendezvoused, and moved to Greencastle, whence
it proceeded to Falling Waters and engaged in picketing the shores of
the Potomac for a number of weeks. The emergency companies returned to
Harrisburg, and their place was largely taken by six months' men. In
August it moved to Sir John's run in West Virginia, and did railroad
guard duty in the direction of Winchester, Cos. F and I being posted at
Berkeley Springs, D and E at Bloomery gap, A and H at Great Cacapon
Station and C at Hancock. The other five companies were on detached
service at Philadelphia, Reading and Pottsville and did not rejoin the
command until the final muster out. In November it moved to Springfield,
whence two companies made a reconnoissance nearly 100 miles to the
south, engaging and defeating a part of Imboden's command, and taking a
number of prisoners. On Dec. 24 it was ordered to Harrisburg and was
there mustered out on Jan. 7, 1864. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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