Company Unknown
Private
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3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery
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Private
Jesse, my Great-grandfather, enlisted as a Private in the 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery February 29,1864 at age 48. He was discharged on July 5,1865.
Company A
Private
Served in Co. A, 3rd PA Heavy Artillery, along with his brother Joseph. John survived the war, but Joseph was captured at Smithfield, VA, on Feb. 1 (or 2), 1864, and sent to Andersonville, where he died on 10 May 1864.
Company B
Rank unknown
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Company B
1st Sergeant
Looking for any shared material for this regiment. Samuel also was first enlisted in the 20th pennsylvania infantry company E (3 month tour) in 1861.
Company B
Sergeant
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Company D
Private
Enlisted as a Private on 19 February 1864.
Mustered out on 9 November 1865 at Fort Monroe, VA.
Company F
Sergeant
Nathaniel Rutter Carson was the husband of my 2nd great grand aunt.
He was born in Cecil County, MD in 1835 & was a druggist by trade. Living in Tennessee at the start of the war with strong Southern family ties & having expressed Union sentiments, he was forced to move back to MD in early 1862. He enlisted in F. Co., 3rd PA Heavy Artillery in August 1862. In late 1862, he was transferred to the regular Army by special order with the position of hospital steward in Alexandria VA. In Feb. 1864, he was transferred to a Chattanooga, TN field hospital. In Sept. of 1864, he was ordered to report to Gen. Thomas in the general hospital at Lookout Mountain. He was honorably discharged at Lookout Mountain Georgia July 24, 1865. Very active in the G.A.R., he held the position of quartermaster of the John A. Dix post in San Jose, CA. He died in that city on June 27, 1910.
Company F
Private
Conscripted into army at age 39.
Company G
Private
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Company G
1st Sergeant
Documented records are available through the National Archives in Washington D.C. Edward is my Great Great Grandfather. His brother John also served in the civil war, but he deserted several times. Edward fought at Cold Harbor, battle of the Potomac, and others. My Grandmother, Dorothy Sipler Dreisbach supplied me with some of his info, but if anyone has any more to share about Edward, please E-Mail me . Thank you.
Company H
Private
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Company H
Private
Jotham was also in the 16 Veteran Res. Corps. as a private.
Company H
1st Sergeant
A Great-Great Uncle to my Mother. Battery H was in action the evening of July 2, 1863 in the East Cavalry Field while attached to Gregg's Battalion and also the next afternoon against Pickett's Charge July 3, 1863. Daniel was mustered out in June of 1865.
Company L
Private
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