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6th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery

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Company Unknown

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Margie HudsonDate added 2/20/2008

Company Unknown

Private

Jonathan Statler served in Battery H of the 6th Heavy Artillery, 212th PA volunteers. Died of disease at Ft. Ethan Allen in Arlington, VA at the age of 20.
Contributor Brian PlattDate added 3/29/2008

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor William W. SabolDate added 7/15/2002

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Tom RuprechtDate added 2/18/2005

Company A

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor William W. SabolDate added 7/15/2002

Company B

Artificer

My great great grandfather served as an Artificer with B Company, 6th PA Heavy Artillery from 09/15/1864 - 06 13/1865
Contributor Michael BennettDate added 1/30/2010

Company B

Corporal

Enlisted as a Corporal on 02 September 1864 Enlisted in Company Batty B, 6th Heavy Artillery Regiment Pennsylvania on 02 September 1864. Died Company Batty B, 6th Heavy Artillery Regiment Pennsylvania on 30 October 1864 in Alexandria, VA
Contributor Fred RoseDate added 1/14/2009

Company B

Private

Caleb B Henry mustered in as private on 6 September 1864. He was mustered out on 13 June 1865, still a private, at Fort Ethan Allen, Virginia. Source: Ancestry.com-U.S. Civil War Soldiers and Profiles, 1861-1865.
Contributor Deborah GoschyDate added 1/19/2014

Company D

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor William BurtnerDate added 7/6/2006

Company D

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Todd SchultzDate added 3/4/2011

Company G

Musician

This was my great-great grandfather. He was promoted to chief musician just before he mustered out, and was presented a ''handsome'' sword. It is said that he led the band that marched in Pres. Lincoln''s Inaugural Parade.
Contributor Shirley TreadwayDate added 3/5/2005

Company H

Private

I have photos of other soldiers in this group. Would like to find their relatives.
Contributor Darlene WalmsleyDate added 8/27/2015

Company I

Private

Josiah Greer is my ggg-uncle. He enlisted September 3, 1864 in New Castle, Lawrence Co., PA. He was mustered out June 13, 1865 in Fort Ethan Allen, VA. He married Mariah Morrison Ross and had Calvin Scott, Mary Ann, William, Robert Franklin, Oliver, Ida, Annie and Wilson R. Greer. He is the brother of John H. Greer and Isabella Greer Michael.
Contributor Keli SpiegelHomepage noneDate added 6/13/2005

Company K

Private

Born June 2, 1830 Died September 24, 1908 Born and lived entire life in Fayette County, PA. Married Frances Elizabeth Cooper and had eight children. He was my ggg grandfather. No specific military information is known except for mustered dates.
Contributor James Vernon Crawford IIIDate added 5/13/2008

Company K

Private

John was injured in a train derailment while traveling from Virginia to Pittsburgh where his unit was going to be disband, on June 18, 1865.
Contributor Marvin HooverDate added 3/17/2006

Company K

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor James DaleDate added 1/31/2007

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