Company A
Private
Killed in Battle of Pickett's Mill, Georgia on 27 May 1864. Buried in Marietta, Georgia National Cemetery, Grave 1118, Section G.
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78th Pennsylvania Infantry
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Company A
Private
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Company A
Corporal
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Company B
Private
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Company B
Private
Enrolled on 8.14.61.Kittanning. Died of wounds received in action 1.17.63 at Murfreesboro, Tennesee
Burried at Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Robert Lewis was the son of Thomas, a bricklayer, and Iano Lewis. Robert was born in England in 1837. The Lewis family moved to Brady’s Bend, Armstrong County sometime between 1838 and 1850. Robert had three brothers, William, George, Edward, and one sister, Martha.
Company C
Captain
Enlisted as a Captain on 20 February 1865.
Enlisted in Company C, 78th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 20 Feb 1865.
Mustered Out Company C, 78th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 11 Sep 1865 at Nashville, TN.
Company D
Private
My Great Grandfather, Adam Bowers served with the 78th PVI until sometime in 1863 when he was discharged on a surgeons certificate. He then returned home and about a year later he enlisted in the 205th PVI as a corporal and served till the end of the war.
Company D
1st Sergeant
Isaac Keirn and his two brothers Henry and Nathan served in Co. D. Nathan was killed at Murfreesboro Jan 2, 1863. Isaac is my great grandfather
Company D
Sergeant
Enlisted as a Corporal on 20 February 1865.
Promoted to Full Sergeant on 3 June 1865.
Mustered out on 11 September 1865 at Nashville, TN.
Company E
Private
He received a medical discharge upon a surgeons letter in 1862 and he or his widow received military disability payments later in life. I would like info on details.
Company F
Private
enlisted 1861 at Kittanning PA. Captured at Chickamuga. Enprisioned at Andersonville Prison. Exchanged 1865.
Company F
Private
Enlisted as a Private on 22 February 1865.
Enlisted in Company F, 78th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 22 Feb 1865.
Discharged from Company F, 78th Infantry Regiment Pennsylvania on 12 Jul 1865.
Company H
Captain
Not a relative, but I possess his membership medal from the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS). A 22-year-old jeweler when he enlisted from Butler County as a 2nd Lt. in September 1861, 'Alf' distinguished himself at Stones River in December 1862 and again at Chickamauga. He was promoted 1st Lt. in February 1863, and Captain in April 1863. He mustered out in November 1864 and lived in Butler Co. after the War. He died in 1910.
Company H
Private
I am not so sure this is my relative but he has the same name, is from the same place, and got a headstone at Chartier's Cemetery where he used to live. Even if he's not related, I feel honored to mention him here. None of the books that mention my relative mention the war, so I am not sure about it. There was mention of a John Bowers who died in the Civil War from PA but his wife's name was not the same.
Company H
Private
My great great granduncle, a resident of Allegheny City, PA. Enlisted in Allegheny City, 2-15-1865, discharged 9-11-1865. Died 1-30-1912.
Company H
Corporal
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Company I
Private
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Company I
Private
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Company K
Private
Birth 8/10/1840
Military
1862 Pennsylvania, United States
78th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Co. K
Pennsylvania Pension and Death certificate
Later Pittsburgh, PA newspaper article states was at battle of Gettysburg, however unit above was not present on field. May have been reassigned to another unit, or not present at battle.
Death 4/24/1922
Company K
Private
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