20th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 20th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (Scott Legion) was a volunteer infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War. One of the Keystone State's three-month service regiments, this unit's tour of duty took its members from Philadelphia to South Central Pennsylvania and then southeast to Maryland and Virginia (into Martinsburg and other areas that are now part of West Virginia).
| 20th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | |
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Pennsylvania flag | |
| Active | April 30, 1861 – August 6, 1861 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | 3rd Brigade, First Division, Army of the Shenandoah |
| Nickname(s) | Scott Legion |
| Engagements | American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Col. William H. Gray |
| Pennsylvania U.S. Volunteer Infantry Regiments 1861–1865 | ||||
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