Crist enlisted in the Pennsylvania Militia
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Title
Crist enlisted in the Pennsylvania Militia
Subject
Solomon Crist in the Pennsylvania militia
Description
On July 5th, 1863, the day after the Battle of Gettysburg ended and Lee’s Army began its retreat from Pennsylvania, Solomon Crist enlisted as a private from Marietta in the Pennsylvania militia’s Independent Battalion. He was one of eleven men from Marietta who all enlisted on the same day and marched 60 miles to the militia’s rendezvous point. The battalion was part of a statewide mobilization of militia in response to the Confederate Army’s invasion of Pennsylvania. Solomon served for ninety days until October 3rd, 1863.
Creator
Independent battalion, Pennsylvania Militia
Source
Pennsylvania, Civil War Muster Rolls, 1860-1869
Pennsylvania (State). Civil War Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1861–1866. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.11 (153 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania (State). Civil War Muster Rolls and Related Records, 1861–1866. Records of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, Record Group 19, Series 19.11 (153 cartons). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Publisher
Ancestry.com
Date
1863-07-05
Contributor
Dennis Kelly HIS390 Spring 2025
Format
Image
Language
English
Type
Muster roll
Coverage
Pennsylvania
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper document
Files
Citation
Independent battalion, Pennsylvania Militia, “Crist enlisted in the Pennsylvania Militia,” Mason History, accessed July 27, 2025, https://masonhistory.gmu.edu/items/show/177.