The number of Pennsylvania Regiments with soldiers recruited from Luzerne County is staggering. According to Bates' 5-volume set of the History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, the following regiments were recruited in whole or in part in Luzerne County: 8th, 11th, 15th, 25th, 28th, 36th, 46th, 50th, 52nd, 53rd, 56th, 58th, 61st, 64th, 76th, 77th, 81st, 92nd, 96th, 107th, 132nd, 142nd, 143rd, 149th, 162nd, 163rd, 167th, 178th and 194th. A good overview of the books written about the many regiments to represent Pennsylvania can be found at Pennsylvania Regimental Books. Access to online information assembled about many of the Civil War regiments in Pennsylvania can be found at Penna. Regts. Online