67th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

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Brief History
This regiment was organized at Philadelphia March 31, 1862. It mustered out July 17, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 67th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 20 September 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 and Staff Officers - See Roster

Company A - Many men were recruited from Carbon County - See Roster

Company B - Many men were recruited from Carbon County - See Roster

Company B - Added March 1865 for one year. Many men were recruited in Indiana County - See Roster

Company C - Many men were recruited from Pike County and Wayne County - See Roster

Company D - Many men were recruited from Wayne County and Monroe County - SeeRoster

Company E - Many men were recruited from Philadelphia County, Westmoreland County and Indiana County - SeeRoster

Company F - Many men were recruited from Jefferson County, Clarion County and Indiana County - See Roster

Company G - Many men were recruited from Monroe County - See Roster

Company H - Many men were recruited from Northampton County and Carbon County - SeeRoster

Company I - Many men were recruited from Philadelphia County - See Roster

Company I - Added March 1865 for one year service. Many men were recruited from Allegheny County - See Roster

Company K - Many men were recruited from Schuylkill County - SeeRoster

Unassigned Men - See Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,711 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.


 * Cornwell, Robert Thompson, and Thomas Boaz. "Libby Prison and Beyond: A Union Staff Officer in the East, 1862-1865". Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 1999. World Cat.


 * PaRoots gives a history of this regiment including a rosterfor each company and additional references.


 * Ranger95 has a history of this regiment and its organization. It also has a roster for each company.


 * PaCivilWar describes the history of this regiment. It has some newspaper and biographical items.