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19th Pennsylvania Regiment Infantry

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19th Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 1 by Samuel P Bates, 1869     View Entire Book

Regimental History
Nineteenth Infantry. — Col., Peter Lyle; Lieut.-Col, D. W. C. Baxter; Maj., J. W. Fritz. The 19th, a Philadelphia militia regiment — the National Guards — was mustered in at Philadelphia on May 18, 1861. It was deemed so great an honor to be a member of this regiment that its ranks were soon filled and many applicants refused. Orders to proceed to Baltimore were received on May 10 and the regiment was posted there during its term of service, its quarters being at Camp Pennsylvania, just outside Fort McHenry. The duty of arresting Marshal Kane was assigned to the 19th and was accomplished successfully. In response to the urgent request of Gen. Dix, every member of the command remained with him until other troops could be supplied, which was, however, but a few days, and the 19th was mustered out at Philadelphia on Aug. 29.

Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 1

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