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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [folder], 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Poll Book, 1864, Ms1998-021, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Poll Book was purchased by Special Collecitons and University Archives in November 1998.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Poll Book was completed in October 2023.
The 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was organized in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in September of 1861. The regiment served for the length of the Civil War, mustering out on July 17, 1865. The regiment fought in a number of important battles during the war. These included the Battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. Over the course of the war the regiment lost 11 officers and 145 enlisted in battle, and 2 officers and 142 enlisted to disease.
Source: Battle Unit Details: 48th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
This collection contains an 1864 poll book from the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. The poll book includes a list of men from the regiment, their county of origin, and the total number of votes cast for congressional candidates, and candidates in various local elections. The local elections being held were for Sheriff, Clerk of Orphan's Court, Coroner, County Commissioner, Director of the Poor, and County Auditor.
The guide to the 48th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Poll Book by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).