95th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

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Brief History
This regiment was organized at Philadelphia August to October, 1861. It mustered out July 17, 1865

This Regiment was also known as "Gosline's Zouaves". For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 95th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 20 September 2012).
 * The Wikipedia article, 95th Pennsylvania 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.

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 2,921 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Field Officers and Staff - See Roster

Regimental Band - See Roster

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

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

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

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

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

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

Company F - New company assigned in April 1865. Many men were recruited in Philapdelphia County - See Roster

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

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

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

Company I - New company assigned in April 1865. Many men were recruited in Philapdelphia County - See Roster

Company K - Many men were recruited inPhiladelphia County - See Roster

Unassigned Men - See 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.


 * Galloway, G. Norton. The Ninety-Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers (Gosline's Pennsylvania Zouaves), in the Sixth Corps An Historical Paper. Philadelphia, Pa: [Collins], 1884. . GoogleBooks. InternetArchive. WorldCat.


 * Heiser, John. Co. C, 53rd PVI. "95th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the American Civil War 1861 to 1865." (Accessed 30 April 2013)


 * Pa-rootsdescribes the history of this regiment and its organization and battles. It has a roster for each company and additional references.


 * Ranger95 gives a history of the battles and organization of this regiment. It has a roster for each company and images of monuments for this regiment.