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84th Pennsylvania Infantry

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Company B

Rank unknown

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Lorne PortaDate added 11/5/2008

Company C

Captain

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Charles W Bishoff JrDate added 11/21/2006

Company E

Corporal

Killed in the fighting at the Charles City crossroads (Deep Bottom, VA).
Contributor Jim SimonsDate added 10/23/2009

Company E

Private

Killed at Petersburg. Reuben was the husband of Sarah C. Taylor, sister of my great-great grandfather, George Washington Taylor, Co. C, 3rd PA Inf.
Contributor Lee A. TaylorDate added 6/28/2006

Company E

Captain

Killed in action at First Kernstown, March 23 1862...
Contributor Roderick GainerDate added 5/21/2004

Company E

Sergeant

Looking for a photo of my Great-great Grandfather, Sergeant Hugh Smith of Company E, 84th PA VOL Infantry. I have his military records and pension records from the National Archives. He was wounded carrying the Colors on March 23, 1862 at Kernstown, Virginia.
Contributor JimDate added 10/6/2009

Company E

1st Lieutenant

Alexander was the brother of my great-great grandfather, George Washington Taylor, Co. C, 3rd PA Inf. Alexander also served in the 3rd (3-months service) before enlisting in the 84th.
Contributor Lee A. TaylorDate added 6/28/2006

Company E

Private

Killed at Chancellorsville. William was the brother of my great-great grandfather, George Washington Taylor, Co. C, 3rd PA Inf.
Contributor Lee A. TaylorDate added 6/28/2006

Company F

1st Sergeant

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Mark BakerDate added 9/10/2009

Company F

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor Donnie HoslerDate added 2/9/2015

Company G

Corporal

Enlisted Oct. 20, 1862, Mount Holly, PA. Remarks: Farmer, Co. & Regt G-84 PA. Transfered by G.Q. 1864, to Co. H, 18 reg't Vet. Res. Corps. Mustered out July 25, 1865, Washington DC.
Contributor Kathy BireleyDate added 1/8/2009

Company G

Private

Joseph Swords captured at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863; transferred to Company K, 57th Regiment P. V., January 13, 1866. My Gr,gr, grandfather; am hoping someone might know how long he and other captives from Chancellorsville were held (and where) before they returned to the 84th.
Contributor Jim SwordsDate added 6/2/2005

Company K

Private

Have to double check his company. It was K or H
Contributor Larry McNuttDate added 6/7/2007

Company K

Corporal

Enrolled October 1861. Captured at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. Exchanged. Promoted to Corporal Nov. 1863.
Contributor Mark VayDate added 8/12/2007

Company K

Private

Enrolled at age 21 in October 1861. Wounded at the first battle of Kernstown, March 23, 1862.
Contributor Mark vayDate added 8/12/2007

Company K

Private

No family notes have been added.
Contributor William D. McAfooseDate added 7/5/2006

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