Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War

Look for your Pennsylvania ancestors in this PA genealogy database of American Civil War soldier biographies. In addition to battles fought, injuries and POW info, if any, each PA Civil War biography has genealogy data such as birthplace and birth date, parents, spouse, children, residence and occupation before and after the Civil War.

PA Civil War Biographies

Biographies of Pennsylvania Civil War soldiers and officers.

In addition to battles fought, injuries and POW info, if any, each biography has genealogy data such as birthplace and birth date, parents, spouse, children, residence and occupation before and after the War.

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If you have a Pennsylvania Civil War biography that you have collected in your research, consider contributing that information to this site.

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To contribute your biography, type it into a computer file, attach it to an e-mail and send it to me. Be sure to indicate the source of the information. Under United States' statutes, publications copyrighted prior to the last 75 years may be freely published.

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