97th Pa. Infantry

Formed in 1861, comprising men from Chester and Delaware Counties. Assigned to Department of the South. Took part in 14 engagements including Fort Wagner, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, the Crater, Fair Oaks, Carolinas Campaign. Lost 322 of its men to wounds or sickness. 6 men died at Andersonville. Regiment mustered out Aug. 28, 1865, in Weldon, N.C. 25 of its men transited Camp Discharge.

25 Men at Camp Discharge

• Pvt. William Agg, Company C
• Pvt. William D. Atherton, Company F
• Pvt. John Bennett, Company E
• Pvt. Henry H. Cloud, Company D
• Pvt. Jonathan Cross, Company H
• Pvt. Collum Duffy, Company E POW
• Pvt. John W. Edwards, Company F
• Cpl. George Ellam, Company A POW
• Cpl. Evan M. Geary, Company G POW
• Pvt. James Grindrod, Company G
• Pvt. Hugh Hale, Company F
• Cpl. Jeremiah Hennessey, Company E
• Pvt. Alban D. Ingram, Company F
• Pvt. Burrows Jermyn, Company K
• Pvt. George Jones, Company F
• Pvt. Christopher P. Kane, Company C POW
• Pvt. James Keelan, Company E
• Pvt. James McMannus, Company D
• Pvt. Charles Quigley, Company I
• Pvt. James Riley, Company E
• Pvt. John Sharp, Company E
• Pvt. Charles Sharp, Company E
• Pvt. Thomas P. Waddell, Company G
• Pvt. James Waul, Company E
• Pvt. Edward Worrell, Company G

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