113th. Regiment - 12th. Pennsylvania Cavalry
On the 5th of November, 1861,William Frishmuth, a citizen of
Philadelphia, received authority from President Lincoln, confirmed
by Governor Curtin to raise a cavalry regiment. The camp of
rendezvous, designated Camp M'Reynolds, was near the junction of
Ridge Road and Columbia Avenue, in the city of Philadelphia. The
original men were principally from the counties of Crawford, Warrens
Erie, Northampton, Lancaster, Juniata, Mifflin, Dauphin, Blair,
Cambria, and the city of Philadelphia, though it embraced before the
close of its term of service, members from nearly half of the
counties of the Commonwealth.
Information for Field and Staff
and Roster provided by:
[Samuel P. Bates]
["History of Pennsylvania
volunteers, 1861-1865"]
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