Civil War Conscientious
Objectors Database : Database of Pennsylvanians who refused to serve in
the Civil War for conscientious/religious reasons.
Civil War Veterans' Card File, 1861-1866 Indexes (Pennsylvania Digital State
Archives)
Description: Arranged
alphabetically by surname of soldier. These 3" x 5" cards were initially
prepared to serve as an index to Samuel Penniman Bates' "History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-1865," (Harrisburg, 1869-1871). The Office of the Adjutant
General later expanded the scope of the cards by transcribing onto them data
found on the original Civil War Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1861-1866
{series #19.11}. The information generally includes the soldiers' names,
military units, Bates' citations (volume and page), ages at enrollment,
descriptions (complexion, height, color of hair and eyes), residences and
birthplaces; the dates and places where enrolled; the dates and places where
mustered in; and the dates of discharge. The listing is not inclusive.
Mexican Border Campaign Veterans' Card File Indexes (Pennsylvania Digital
State Archives)
Description: These
cards, bearing the title "Mexican Emergency, Call of President, June 18, 1916,"
contain the following information about veterans: name and rank, regiment and
company, age and place of birth, a physical description (height, complexion,
hair and eye color), date of commission or enlistment into service, home station
and date of rendezvous, and date of acceptance into United States service.
Additional remarks may indicate the date that the soldier's enlistment was to
expire and the name and address of a person to be contacted in case of an
emergency. All of the cards also bear a stamp indicating that a Mexican Service
Medal was issued to the veteran, along with a corresponding number.
Militia Officers Index Cards, 1775-1800 Indexes (Pennsylvania Digital States
Archives)
Description: Index card
file of the names of Pennsylvania militia officers who served during the
American Revolution, in Indian campaigns in northwestern Pennsylvania, and in
quelling the Whiskey Rebellion. The cards are arranged alphabetically by surname
of officer. Information provided is name, county, rank, company or battalion,
dates of service, township, and occasionally district within township. In rare
cases, other pertinent information is provided such as place of burial, wounds
received, names of children, names of any expeditions or campaigns, name of
person whom they succeeded, and date discharged.
Pennsylvania Civil War Burials :
Page images from History of the
Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865, by Samuel P. Bates (4 vol.)
Pennsylvania National Guard Veterans' Card File, 1867-1921 Indexes
(Pennsylvania Digital State Archives)
Description: Arranged
alphabetically by surname of veteran. Names generally read from left to right:
Last, Middle, First. Consists of 4" x 6" cards originally maintained by
the Office of the Adjutant General. Data generally shown about each veteran
includes name, rank, age, physical description (height, complexion, hair and eye
color), occupation and residence; the date and place of enlistment; the date and
reason for discharge; and the unit (company and regiment) to which assigned.
Information about federal service rendered by the veteran and the date of death
or first appearance in the military records also routinely appears.
Pennsylvanians Serving in the Civil
War (Rootsweb records) :
Artillery -
Cavalry
- Colored Troop
Regiments -
County Units -
Infantry -
Reserve
Volunteer Corps -
Veteran
Reserve Corps
Pennsylvanians Serving in the Civil
War Outside of the State (Rootsweb) :
Fifth W.V. Cavalry
- U.S. Navy
Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File Indexes (Pennsylvania Digital
State Archives)
Description: Arranged
alphabetically by surname of soldier. The abstract card file contains
transcriptions of data extracted from original records in the custody of the
State Archives concerning Revolutionary War service in the Pennsylvania Militia,
Pennsylvania Line, and the Navy. Note that duty after November 1783 is not
considered Revolutionary War service. Information provided is name and rank of
soldier, whether active or inactive duty, county of residence, battalion in
which served, and record from which information was extracted. Also noted are
whether soldier was delinquent and fined or whether militia fines were abated.
The entry "Active Duty" indicates that the soldier saw active duty in either the
Pennsylvania Militia or the Pennsylvania Line while "Inactive Duty" indicates
that the soldier did not necessarily see active duty. Associators were
volunteers who comprised the Military Association, a civilian reserve designed
to repel any invasion of Pennsylvania until the collapse of the Association in
the winter of 1776-1777. The Pennsylvania Militia was organized under an Act of
the Assembly of March 17, 1777 that required compulsory enrollment by constables
of all able-bodied white males between the ages of 18 and 53 to repel invaders.
The "Flying Camps" were special battalions of Pennsylvania Line troops recruited
from the Pennsylvania Associators. Rangers were soldiers who served long periods
of enlistment to protect the frontier against Indian incursions. Entries for
Depreciation Pay Certificates apply to soldiers who served 1777-1780 when the
currency was depreciating and were paid in Continental Bills of Credit that
quickly lost value. To compensate for such depreciation, each soldier of the
Pennsylvania Line who remained in service in 1781 was awarded a substantial sum
in Depreciation Pay Certificates which were both interest bearing and
negotiable. In addition, at the end of the war arrears and allowances due were
met by issuing to each soldier still in service a number of interest-bearing
final settlements called Pierce's Certificates (named after the paymaster who
dispensed them). Some cards show a certificate number that relates to the
Militia Loan of 1784-1785. This loan was established to pay individuals for
services and goods provided during the Revolutionary War that had not been
reimbursed at that time. Note that not all certificate numbers give additional
information.
Salisbury (North Carolina)
Confederate Prison :
Pennsylvania POW Deaths -
Pennsylvania POW
Survivors
Spanish American War Veterans' Card File of United States Volunteers Indexes
(Pennsylvania Digital State Archives)
Description: The card
file of veterans who participated in the Spanish-American War was created by the
Office of the Adjutant General in 1941 from information taken from the official
records of the United States War Department. Information found about each
veteran includes name, race, residence, place and date of birth, date and place
of enlistment, military organization to which attached, rank, and dates serving
overseas in either Cuba or the Philippines. Sometimes extensive comments at the
bottom of the cards provide information on the reasons for, and the type of,
discharge as well as a record of prior military service.
World War I Service Medal Application Cards Indexes (Pennsylvania Digital
State Archives)
Description: These cards
were originally submitted by veterans and their survivors who applied for
service medals in accordance with the Act of April 21, 1937 P.L. 331, sections 1
and 2. Information provided about each veteran consists of name and serial
number, place of residence at time of entry into service, date and place the
veteran entered into service, rank, military unit to which attached, place and
date of honorable discharge, and the signature of the applicant. Also present
are the initials of the person by whom the remittance was received and of the
person acting on behalf of the Adjutant General, and each card is stamped with
the date of approval. The reverse side of each card shows the name of the
veteran or survivor applying for the medal, and the residence to which the medal
was to be mailed.
