78th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

Brief History
This regiment was organized at Pittsburg October 15, 1861. It mustered out September 11, 1865.

For more information on the history of the 78th Pennsylvania Infantry, see the following:


 * The Wikipedia article, 78th Pennsylvania Infantry(accessed 5 November, 2011)
 * The Civil War Archive section, 78th 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 Officers and Staff - See Roster

Company A - Many men were recruited in Indiana County - See Roster

Company B - Many men were recruited in Armstrong County - See Roster

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

Company - Company added March 1865. Many men were recruited at Lewiston, Mifflin County - See Roster

Company D - Many men were recruited in Cabria County and Indiana County - SeeRoster

Company D - Company added March 1865. Many men were recruited in Cumberland County - See Roster

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

Company E - Company added March 1865. Many men were recruited in Butler County - See Roster

Company F - Many men were recruited in Armstrong County - See Roster

Company F - Company added March 1865. Many men were recruited in Allegheny County - See Roster

Company G - Many men were recruited in Armstrong County - See Roster

Company G - Company added March 1865. Many men were recruited in Beaver County - See Roster

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

Company H - Company added March 1865. Many men were recruited in Allegheny County - See Roster

Company I - Many men were recruited in Armstrong County - See Roster

Company I - Company added March 1865. Many men were recruited at Allegheny City, Allegheny County - See Roster

Company K - Many men were recruited in Armstrong County - See Roster

Company K - Company added March 1865. Many men were recruited in Huntingdon County - See Roster

Unassigned Men - See Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,217 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.


 * Blakeley, Archibald. Address of General Archibald Blakeley at the reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland : Louisville, Ky., October, 1901. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),


 * Gancas, Ron. "The Gallant Seventy Eighth, Stones River to Pickett's Mill: Colonel William Sirwell and the Pennsylvania Seventy Eighth Volunteer Infantry". (Murrysville, Pa: R. Gancas, 1994). . WorldCat.


 * Gibson, J. T. (Joseph Thompson). History of the Seventy-Eighth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992), and Washington [District of Columbia] : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1989),   and (Chicora, Pennsylvania : Mechling Bookbindery, [199-?]),


 * Pennsylvania infantry, and Joseph Thompson Gibson. "History of the Seventy-Eighth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry". (Pittsburgh, Pa: Press of the Pittsburgh Print. Co, 1905). .Internet Archive. Google Books. WorldCat.


 * PaRoots gives a history of this regiment and lists battles,rosters for each company and additional references.


 * Ranger 95 has a history for this regiment and lists rosters for each company.