1st Battalion, Pennsylvania Infantry

Brief History
The book "Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer contains no history for this unit."

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 Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 19 men on its roster for this unit. Possibly this unit did not complete its organization, and the men went to other units. Roster.

Regimental History and Roster

 * History of the First Regiment Infantry, National Guard of Pennsylvania. By Pennsylvania Infantry. 1st Regt.. Philadelphia: W. H. Dole & co.'s printing house 1880. Online at: Internet Archive

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.


 * Gibbs, James M. History of the First Battalion Pennsylvania six months volunteers and 187th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry : six months and three years service, Civil War, 1863-1865. (Washington [District of Columbia] : Library of Congress, Photoduplication Service, 1987), and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),