During the Gettysburg Campaign, Pennsylvania and New York activated state militia to defend the region against the incursion of the Army of Northern Virginia. It was not the only time emergency troops were mobilized in crisis conditions. In 1862 and 1863, four significant call-ups of troops for terms of three months or less responded to Confederate invasions, threats to border states, and the need to reinforce vulnerable Union positions. The data presented here are drawn from Provost Marshal General records and include only troops mustered into United States service—or, in Pennsylvania’s case, state troops recognized and paid by the federal government. Other state militia mobilizations that remained outside federal service were excluded from the official report and are not represented here.
Notes: Pennsylvania responded to the call for troops in the wake of the Shenandoah Valley crisis. The emergency passed before mobilization, and the call was countermanded. The Pennsylvania militia activated for the Antietam crisis were not mustered, but were paid by the federal government. Indiana’s contribution to the June 1862 emergency includes 771 troops referenced in the report, though the regiment is not identified by name. Military Images research indicates this unit was the 76th Infantry, called into service for 30 days. According to the Civil War Research Database by Historical Data Systems (HDS), 786 muster records exist—15 more than the number cited in the report. For the purposes of this visualization, the report figure of 771 was used. The report also references two additional Indiana regiments raised during this emergency, though neither is identified by name or number. These units are believed to be the 54th Infantry (924 muster records in HDS) and the 55th Infantry (576 muster records in HDS). Pennsylvania’s contribution to the June 1863 emergency includes 25,042 volunteers mustered into state service and paid by the federal government, in addition to 7,062 volunteers mustered directly into United States service.
Source: Report of the Provost Marshal General, page 53; Military Images research.Get the dataCreated with Datawrapper