Lower Merion Historical Society

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7th Pa. Cavalry (80th Pa. Volunteers)

Regiment organized in 1861 with men from Philadelphia, Chester and a dozen other Pa. counties. Saw action in 8 operations including Chickamauga and the Siege of Atlanta. Lost 292 enlisted men and officers to wounds or illness during service. Regiment mustered out in Nashville August 1865. 1 of its men, an Andersonville survivor, passed through Camp Discharge.

1 Man at Camp Discharge

POW Held as a Confederate prisoner of war
POW/A Held at Andersonville prison, Georgia