Pennsylvania First Defenders

The Pennsylvania First Defenders were five volunteer troops from Pennsylvania that responded to U.S. President Abraham Lincoln’s call to defend the national capital in Washington, D.C., at the start of the American Civil War. Pennsylvania First Defenders included the National Light Infantry from Pottsville, Pennsylvania, the Washington Artillerists from Pottsville, Pennsylvania, the Ringgold Light Artillery from Reading, Pennsylvania, the Logan Guards from Lewistown, Pennsylvania, and the Allen Infantry from Allentown, Pennsylvania.

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