50th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

Brief History
This regiment was organized at Harrisburg October 1, 1861. It mustered out July 30, 1865.

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


 * The Civil War Archive section, 50th Regiment Infantry, (accessed 19 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 in Schuylkill County - See Roster

Company B - Many men were recruited at Reading, Berks County - See Roster

Company C - Many men were recruited in Schuylkill County - SeeRoster

Company D - Many men were recruited at Montrose, Susquehanna County - See Roster

Company E - Many men were recruited at Reading, Berks County - See Roster

Company F - Many men were recruited at Lancaster, Lancaster County - See Roster

Company G - Many men were recruited at Towanda, Bradford County - See Roster

Company H - Many men were recruited at Reading, Berks County - See Roster

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

Company K - Many men were recruited at Monroe, Bradford County - See Roster

Unassigned men - See Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 3,283 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.


 * PaRoots has a history for this regiment. There is a Roster for each company. Additional referencesare given.


 * Ranger95 gives a history of this regiment. It listsRosters for each company and has images of monuments for this company.


 * PACivilWarSoldiers describes the history of this regiment and has a list of Rosters for each company.


 * Crater, Lewis. History of the Fiftieth Regiment, Penna. Vet. Vols., 1861-65. (Reading, Pa: Coleman printing house, 1884). and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),  . Other Libraries.