141st Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

Brief History
This regiment was organized at Harrisburg August 29, 1862, and moved to Washington.It mustered out May 28, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 141st Regiment Infantry, (accessed 26 October 2012).
 * The Wikipedia Article, 141st Pennsylvania Infantry, (accessed 26 October 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 - SeeRoster

Company A - Many men were recruited in Wyalusing, Bradford County - See Roster

Company B - Many men were recruited in Towanda, Bradford County - See Roster

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

Company D - Many men were recruited in Bradford County - See Roster

Company E - Many men were recruited in Athens, Bradford County - See Roster

Company F - Many men were recruited in Gibson and New Milford, Susquehanna County - See Roster

Company G - Many men were recruited in Honesdale, Wayne County - See Roster

Company H - Many men were recruited in Montrose, Susquehanna County - See Roster

Company I - Many men were recruited in Towanda, Bradford County - See Roster

Company K - Many men were recruited in Lycoming County and McKean County - See Roster

Unassigned Men - See Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 1,604 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Regimental History and Roster

 * History of the One hundred forty-first regiment. Pennsylvania volunteers. by David Craft, n.p., Reporter-journal, 1885, Online at:

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.


 * Craft, David. History of the One Hundred Forty-First Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers.1862-1865. (Towanda, Pa: Published by the author, 1885). . InternetArchive. GoogleBooks. WorldCat.


 * Bloodgood, J. D. Personal Reminiscences of the War. (New York: Hunt &amp; Eaton, 1893). . InternetArchive. WorldCat.


 * Molyneux, Joel, and Kermit Bird. Quill of the Wild Goose: Civil War Letters and Diaries of Private Joel Molyneux, 141st. (P.V. Shippensburg, PA, USA: Burd Street Press, 1996). Worldcat.


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


 * Ranger95 describes the history of this regiment. It lists rosters for each company. It includes an image of the monument for this regiment.


 * PaCivilWar outlines the organization and battles of this regiment.


 * PaStateArchives gives Company rosters with place recruited for each soldier

Regimental History and Roster

 * History of the One hundred forty-first regiment. Pennsylvania volunteers., David Craft., n.p. 1885., Online at: