Company G, 22nd Regiment

William Bridges

William Bridges fought in Company G of the 22nd U.S.C.T. He was born around 1837. While he was married before he joined the military, there is no record of his wedding or wife, and nothing else is known about his life before joining the U.S.C.T. He enlisted as a private on December 30, 1863, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and was mustered out on the same date. According to his military records he was born in Lancaster or Carlisle, he was five feet and seven inches tall, and had a light copper complexion, with brown eyes and hair. He was about 26 years old at the time.

Joseph Lane

Joseph Lane served in the 22nd U.S.C.T. with Company G. He was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, between 1844 and 1850, the second child of Samuel and Maria Lane.1 According to his company muster rolls, he was a free man as of April 19, 1861.2 He enlisted as a private on December 25, 1863, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, and his military records describe him as eighteen years old upon enlistment, standing 5 feet and 9 ¼ inches, with dark eyes, hair, and complexion. He could not read or write.