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24th
Pennsylvania Regiment Infantry
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24th
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 1 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| Twenty-fourth Infantry. — Col., Joshua T. Owen;
Lieut.-Col, Dennis Heenan; Maj., Dennis O'Kane. This regiment, composed
mainly of men of Irish descent, was the outgrowth of a Philadelphia
militia regiment and was recruited in that city, with the exception of
one company from Wilmington, Del. It was mustered in at Philadelphia,
May 1, 1861, for three months' service, and went into camp near the
city, the men being treated with much kindness by the people. The
regiment then proceeded to Hagerstown, via Chambersburg, and arrived at
Camp Porter on June 22, where it was assigned to the 5th brigade, 2nd
division. It took part in the maneuvers near Martinsburg, Bunker Hill
and Charlestown, and was mustered out at Philadelphia, Aug. 9, having
remained in the service two weeks longer than the term of enlistment. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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