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United States, Pennsylvania, Civil War Veterans' Card File Glossary of Terms

Abbreviations

Abbreviation

Meaning

A

Artillery

Adj.

Adjutant

A.G.O.

Adjutant General's Order

C

Cavalry

Co.

Company

Corp

Corporal

G.O.

General Order

Hbg.

Harrisburg

Hosp.

Hospital

I

Infantry

Ind. Co.

Independent Company

Lt.

Lieutenant

M.I.

Mustered In

Mil.

Militia

Mil. 64

1864 Militia

M.O.

Mustered Out

Mo.

Month(s)

Mus.

Musician

PDM

Pennsylvania Drafted Militia

Pro.

Promoted

Pvt.

Private

Regt.

Regiment

Rem.

Removed

Res.

Reserves

Ret.

Returned

SC of D

Surgeon's Certificate of Disability

Sgt.

Sergeant

S.O.

Special Order

Trans.

(TR.) Transferred

USCT

United States Colored Troops

Vet.

Veteran (Veteran Volunteer)

W.D.

War Department

Regiment Equivalents

Cavalry

Regiment

1

44

2

59

3

60

4

64

5

65

6

70

7

80

8

89

9

92

11

108

12

113

13

117

14

159

15

160

16

161

17

162

18

163

19

180

20

181

21

182

22

183

 

 

Reserves

Regiment

1

30

2

31

3

32

4

33

5

34

6

35

7

36

8

37

9

38

10

39

11

40

12

41

13

42

 

 

Artillery

Regiment

1

43

2

112

3

152

4

189

5

204

6

212