54th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

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Brief History
This regiment was organized at Harrisburg August and September, 1861. It mustered out at Harrisburg, Pa., July 15, 1865.

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.

The Fifty-Fourth Regiment was recruited in:

Company A: Indiana and Cambria Counties

Company B: Somerset County

Company C: Somerset County

Company D: Somerset County

Company E: Cambria County

Company F: Harrisburg County

Company G: Somerset County

Company H: Northampton, Cambria and Somerset Counties

Company I: Cambria County

Company K: Allentown. Lehigh County

This data is from Bates' History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, Volume 2.

Other Sources
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.