191st Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

Brief History
This regiment was organized in the field from Veterans and Recruits of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps May 31, 1864.It mustered out June 28, 1865.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 191st Regiment Infantry, (accessed 1 November 2012).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Field Officers and Staff - See Roster

Company A - Many men were recruited in Philadelphia County and Blair County - See Roster

Company B - Many men were recruited in Philadelphia County and Lancaster County - See Roster

Company C - Many men were recruited Lancaster County and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and in Prince Williams County, Virginia - See Roster

Company D - Many men were recruited in Calrion County, Pennsylvania and Prince William County, Virginia - See Roster

Company E - Many men were recruited in Franklin County and Crawford County, Pennsylvania and Prince William County, Virginia - See Roster

Company F - Many men were recruited in Philadelphia County and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and Prince William County, Virginia - See Roster

Company G - Many men were recruited in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and Alexandria, Virginia - See Roster

Company H - Many men were recruited in Clarion County - See Roster

Company I - Many men were recruited in Clarion County and Beaver County - See Roster

Company K - Many men were recruited in Crawford County and Lancaster County - See Roster

Unassigned Men - See Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,953 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Pennsylvania in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Pennsylvania in the Civil War describes many sources, specifically for Pennsylvania, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Pa-roots gives a history of this regiment and includes rostersfor each company. It also lists additional references.


 * Ranger95describes the history of this regiment. It lists rosters for each company


 * Pennsylvania Archives lists rosters for each company and states where each soldier was recruited.