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23rd
Pennsylvania Regiment Infantry
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23rd
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 1 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| Twenty-third Infantry. — Col., Charles P. Dare;
Lieut.-Col., David B. Birney; Maj., George C. Spear. The 23d was a
Philadelphia militia regiment and was mustered into the national service
in that city, April 21, 1861, for a three months' term. The same day it
was ordered to Perryville and was posted along the Philadelphia,
Wilmington & Baltimore railroad on guard duty until May 28, when it was
relieved and proceeded to Chambersburg, where it was assigned to the 1st
brigade, 1st division of Gen. Patterson's army. It followed the already
described route of this force; engaged the enemy at Falling Waters, and
was mustered out at Philadelphia on July 31. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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