1836-1862
William C. Cribbs 1836-1862 (son of Joshua Cribbs, 1809-1842 and Elizabeth Miller)
Company I, 11th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Sergeant
Enlisted: 28 Aug 1861 at Greensburg, PA for the war. Unit mustered in 20 Sep 1861 at Harrisburg, PA
Killed in Action: 17 Sep 1862 at Antietam, Maryland
Soldier Service Record: On file National Archives:
28 Aug 61- 17 Sep 62 - Present with Company
17 Sep 62 - Killed in Action at Antietam, Maryland
Pension Claims: None on file at National Archives
NOTES:
William C. Cribbs reported present with 11th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry during: (1861-1862)
Organization at Harrisburg and in Westmoreland County August, 1861. At Camp Curtin till November 27. Moved to Baltimore, Md., November 27; thence to Annapolis, Md. Attached to Annapolis, Md., Middle Department, to April, 1862. Wadsworth's Command, Military District of Washington, to May, 1862. 3rd Brigade, Ord's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862.
SERVICE--Duty at Annapolis, Md., till April 9, 1862. Moved to Washington, D.C., April 9-10; thence to Manassas Junction April 17, and guard Manassas Gap Railroad till May 12. Moved to Catlett's Station May 12 and to Falmouth May 14. Expedition to Front Royal June. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. Warrenton August 26. Thoroughfare Gap August 28. Bull Run (2d) August 30. Chantilly September 1. Maryland Campaign September 6-24. Battles of South Mountain September 14. Antietam September 16-17. (William KIA 17 Sep 62) (source: Dyer, Vol 2)
Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1993. Vol. 1, pp. 247-306 (31 photocopied pages). E527B32.1993v1. (Brief history and roster of the regiment).
Coulter, Richard. "Sallie, A War Dog." Bivouac 3 (1885): pp. l7-20 (4 photocopied pages). Per.
Regimental mascot.
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2. Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1979. Ref. See pp. 1581-82 (2 photocopied pages) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
Lippy, John. The War Dog. Hbg, PA: Telegraph Pr, l962. 28 p. E527.5.llth.L56.l962.
Locke, William H. The Story of the Regiment. NY: James Miller, l872. 401 p. E527.5.llth.L63.
Pennsylvania. Gettysburg Battlefield Comm. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg: Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monuments Erected by the Commonwealth.... Vol. 1. Hbg, PA: Wm S. Ray, 1914. pp. 176-80 (4 photocopied pages). E475.53P422v1. (Addresses delivered at the dedication of the regimental monument and a photo of that monument at the Gettysburg National Military Park.
Sauers, Richard A. Advance the Colors!: Pennsylvania Civil War Battle Flags. Vol. 1. Hbg, PA: Capitol Preservation Comm, 1987. pp. 61-64 (4 photocopied pages). E527.4S38.1987v1. (Brief unit history with emphasis on the regimental flags).
USAMHI: Photo Archive includes images of individuals of this unit.
USAMHI : The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's Manuscript Archive:
Brown, William H. - CWTIColl (Letters to Sergeant from relatives in Pennsylvania regiments,
Jan l0, l862-Jan 27, l865)
Clemens, John P. - CWMiscColl (Enlisted man's letters, Nov 30, 1861-Sep 13, 1862; Poetry)
Fries, Josiah W. - CWMiscColl (First Sergeant's rosters and diary, Dec l864-Jun l865)
Jennings, William H. - CWTIColl (Enlisted men's letters of recollections, Sep 21, 1861-Jan 7, 1867)
Menges, Jacob R. - CWTIColl (Corporal's memoirs, Aug 18, 1861-Jun 9, 1865)
Roberts, William - HackenburgColl (Corporal's letter, May 19, 1861)
Reenactment Group: http://www.westol.com/~informer/11regt/page3.html
For general information about the 11th Pennsylvania Regiment and its schedule, contact Monica McIlvain
at (412) 925-3847.
Those interested in enlisting in the Regiment, should contact Lt. Brian Trout at (412) 446-9351.`
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