So many Centre Countians served in the 148th Infantry Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers during the Civil War that it became known as the "Centre County" Regiment.

Online information devoted to the 148th:

The Story of Our Regiment, A History of the 148th Pennsylvania Vols., Written by the Comrades, J. W. Muffly, Editor, viewable online and available for download at Google Books

One Hundred and Forty-Eighth Regiment from History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legislature, by Samuel P. Bates, viewable online from the University of Michigan Library

Alice Gayley's website: 148th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Organization

Bob Ray's website: One Hundred and Forty-Eighth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, including rosters of all 148th companies

Other books about the 148th:

The Centre County Regiment: Story of the 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, by Douglas Macneal, available at the Pennsylvania Room

The 148th Pennsylvania Volunteers: The Story of Company I, by Alice Gayley, available at the Pennsylvania Room