26th Pa. Infantry

Regiment recruited in 1861 solely in Philadelphia. Part of the Army of the Potomac (III Corps, then II Corps). Involved in 17 combat engagements including Seven Days, Savage Station, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spotsylvania. 222 of its enlisted men and officers died from injuries or illness. 13 men died at Andersonville. Regiment mustered out in June 1864. 12 of its men went through Camp Discharge; 4 had been POWs, including 1 known Andersonville survivor.

12 Men at Camp Discharge

• Pvt. William Arbuckle, Company A
• Cpl. John O. Drain, Company K
• Pvt. John Ferguson, Company E
• Pvt. James Ferguson, Company C
• Pvt. Levi Flyght, Company G
• Pvt. Otho Greib, Company G POW/A
• Pvt. Andrew J. Marshall, Company K
• Pvt. William H. Miller, Company K
• Pvt. Samuel Mitchell, Company B
• Pvt. John A. Porter, Company C
• Pvt. John Scott, Company E POW
• Pvt. Robert White, Company D POW

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