Editing Ebensburg, Pennsylvania (section)

==Civil War==
During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], men from Ebensburg served in the [[133rd Pennsylvania Infantry|133rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry]] (particularly companies A, B and F).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pa-roots.com/pacw/infantry/133rd/133dorg.html |title=133rd Pennsylvania Volunteers, Company C Muster Roll |website=pa-roots.com |access-date=March 14, 2016}}</ref> They fought in [[Peter H. Allabach|Allabach]]'s brigade ([[Andrew A. Humphreys|Humphreys']] 3rd Division) at Fredericksburg and [[Battle of Chancellorsville|Chancellorsville]]. In the [[Battle of Fredericksburg]] on December 13, 1862, the 133rd participated in the final charge on [[Marye's Heights]], suffering heavy losses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.civilwarindex.com/armypa/133rd_pa_infantry.html |title=Civil War Index - 133rd Pennsylvania Infantry |website=civilwarindex.com |access-date=March 14, 2016}}</ref> As well, Company A – known as the Cambria Guards – of the [[11th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment|11th Pennsylvania Reserves]] hailed from Ebensburg and surrounding towns in Cambria County. This company was about 80 men strong, and its captain was Robert Litzinger of Ebensburg. The 11th Pennsylvania Reserves saw action at the [[Battle of South Mountain]], [[Battle of Antietam|The Battle of Antietam]], and the [[Battle of Gettysburg]]. Particularly on the second day's fight at Gettysburg, the 11th participated in a counter-assault down the face of [[Little Round Top]] into [[Battle of Gettysburg, second day|The Wheatfield]] to drive out Confederates.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gibbs |first=Joseph |title=Three Years in the Bloody Eleventh: The Campaigns of a Pennsylvania Reserves Regiment}}</ref>

Two Ebensburg men received the Medal of Honor in the Civil War: [[Thomas Evans (Medal of Honor)|Thomas Evans]] of Company D, and [[James Snedden]] from Company E of the [[54th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment|54th Pennsylvania]]. Evans "wrested the colors from a color bearer of a Tennessee regiment [sic], sending the color bearer to the rear."<ref>{{Cite book |title=Official Records of the War of Rebellion |year=1891 |pages=118–119}}</ref> Evans is buried at Bethel Cemetery in Ebensburg.