21st Pennsylvania Cavalry

Near this spot on June 26, 1863, Private George W. Sandoe, an advance scout of a company of volunteer cavalry that later became Company B of the 21st Pennsylvania Cavalry, fell as the first Union soldier killed at Gettysburg. The regiment was organized at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, from June 23 to August 1, 1863, and mustered out on February 20, 1864, with a total enrollment of 1,117; during that period, 3 men were killed, 1 man was captured, and 17 men died of disease, for a total of 21. It was organized again at Harrisburg in February 1864 and mustered out on July 8, 1865, with a total enrollment of 1,724; in that period, 1 officer and 49 men were killed, 1 officer and 24 men died of wounds, 1 officer and 93 men died of disease, 1 officer and 32 men were captured, 12 officers and 196 men were wounded, and 3 officers and 22 men were missing, for total losses of 19 officers and 416 men. Its service included Front Royal, Mount Jackson, Harrisonburg, Cold Harbor, Bellefield, Jerusalem Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, Petersburg, Dinwiddie Court House, Weldon Rail Road, Five Forks, Poplar Spring Church, Amelia Springs, Boydton Road, Sailors Creek, Stoney Creek Station, Farmville, and Appomattox.

Pennsylvania · United States