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71st Pennsylvania Infantry
Last modified:
2011-08-23
Category:
military
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regiment
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infantry
Beginning date (not before):
1861-08-01
Beginning date (not after):
1861-08-01
Ending date (not before):
1864-07-02
Ending date (not after):
1864-07-02
Additional Information:
The 71st Pennsylvania Infantry organized at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 1, 1861, and was mustered out at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 2, 1864.
Sources:
"71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (Union)," in The American Civil War Research Database [database online], Alexander Street Press, 2011. 23 August 2011.
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Wells, John
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Relationship Additional Information:
Wells enlisted into G Company of the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry as Private. According to his record in
The American Civil War Research Database
, Wells was later transferred to the 69th Pennsylvania Infantry. The roster for the 69th Pennsylvania Infantry, however, lists only one soldier by the name of John Wells. The record for this regiment indicates that Wells was a member of the 69th Pennsylvania Infantry from his date of enlistment until July 1865.
Relationship Last Modified:
2012-02-27
Relationship Beginning Date:
Sept 24, 1863
Relationship Ending Date:
June 12, 1864
