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6th Pennsylvania Regiment
Recruited in Carbon County, Schuylkill county, PA
6th PA Regiment Companies
- Field and Staff Officers
- Company A
Carbon County - Company B
Port Carbon, Schuylkill County - Company C
Port Carbon, Schuylkill County - Company D
Pottsville, Schuylkill County - Company E
Ashland, Schuylkill County - Company F
Pottsville, Schuylkill County - Company G
Llewellyn, Schuylkill County - Company H
Pottsville, Schuylkill County - Company I
Mauch Chunk, Carbon County - Company K
Mauch Chunk, Carbon County - Regimental History
6th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles
- Organized at Harrisburg April 22, 1861.
Service & Battles - 1861
- Moved to Philadelphia April 22, and duty there till May 7.
- Duty along Pittsburg, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad May 7-28.
- One Company at Newark, one Company at Chesspeaks City, one Company at North East, one Company at Charleston, three Companies at Elkton and three Companies at Perryville.
- Moved to Chambersburg May 28.
- Attached to George H. Thomas' Brigade, 1st Division, Patterson's Army.
- March to Greencastle June 6.
- Cross Potomac and advance on Martinsburg Road June 15.
- At Williamsport June 16-24.
- At Downsville till July 1.
- Filling Waters July 2.
- Occupation of Martinsburg July 3.
- Advance on Bunker Hill July 15.
- Moved to Charleston July 17.
- Mustered out July 27, 1861.