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Pennsylvania Civil War Facts
Overall

   Pennsylvania provided 337,936 of her sons for the war effort which translates to 8.8% (ranked 2nd out of 44 states and territories) of the total men who served on both sides of the conflict. There were a total of ?? raids, skirmishes and battles in the state. Pennsylvania had 5 Union P.O.W. Camps at Allegheny Penitentiary (Pittsburgh and Western Penitentiarys), Camp Curtain, Chester, Fort Delaware, Fort Mifflin

Pennsylvania's State Flag is more of a square than a rectangle. It is composed of a blue field on which the State Coat of Arms is embroidered. Draft horses are on either side of the coat of arms and the American eagle rests on the top. The scroll at the bottom reads "Virtue Liberty and Independence".
The first state flag bearing the state coat of arms was authorized by the general assembly in 1799. An act of the general assembly of June 13, 1907, standardized the flag and required that the blue field match the blue of "Old Glory".

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The Armies


Union - 43 States and Territories
Soldiers (White) recruited 315,017
Sailors/Marines (White) 14,307
Colored Troops 8,612
Total number of men recruited 337,936
% of Union Army 12.1%
% of state's population 14.3%
Overall rank 2
Regiments of foreign-born soldiers
13th Cavalry: part-Irish
Infantry: German
27th, 73rd, 75th, 98th
Infantry Reserves: Irish
2nd(Co. C), 13th(Co. F), 24th, 69th, 106th(part)
Union Army Deaths
Killed/Mortally Wounded 15,265
Disease 11,782
Disease in Prison 4,119
Accidents/Drowning 636
Killed After Capture 4
Murdered 17
Suicide 34
Sunstroke 27
Military Execution 23
Executed By Enemy ??
Known/Not Classified 120
Unknown 1,156
Total 33,183
State Military Units
Artillery 9 regiments
1 battalion
17 batteries
Cavalry 29 regiments
2 battalions
14 companies
Infantry 198 regiments
16 battalions
14 companies
Engineer 1 company

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