Union Regimental Histories
Pennsylvania
Independent Company Sharpshooters
Organized June, 1861. Assigned to 2nd United States Sharpshooters as Company
"C".
M'Lane's Erie Regiment Infantry
Companies "A," "B," "C," Wayne Guard; Company "D,"
Conneautville Rifles; Company "F," Titusville Guards: Company "G,"
Girard Guards; Company "H," Parson Guards; Company "I," German Rifles;
Company "K," Reed Guard. Mustered in April 28, 1861, by Lieutenant-Colonel Grant
at Camp Wayne, Erie, Pa. Ordered to Camp Wilkins, near Pittsburg, April 28, and duty there
until June. Moved to Camp Wright, near Pittsburg, and duty there until July. Mustered out
at Erie, Pa., July 25, 1861.
"First Defenders" - 5 companies
Ringgold Light Artillery of Reading, Logan Guard of Lewiston, Washington Artillery of
Pottsville, National Light Infantry of Pottsville, and Allen Rifles of Allentown tendered
services April 13, 1861. Moved to Harrisburg April 16-17. Mustered in April 18, and moved
to Washington, D.C., via Baltimore. Md., April 18. Quartered in the Capitol, guard Arsenal
and Navy Yard. Logan Guard and Washington Artillery on duty at Fort Washington. Assigned
to 25th Pennsylvania as Companies "A," "D," "E,"
"G" and "H".
1st Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Harrisburg April 20, 1861. Moved to Cockeysville on Northern Central Railroad
April 20; thence to Camp Scott, near York, Pa., and duty there until May 14. Guard
Northern Central Railroad, near Baltimore, May 14-25, and Harper's Ferry Road May 25-June
3. Moved to Catonsville, Md., May 25; to Franklintown May 29, and to Chambersburg, Pa.,
June 3. Expedition to Rockville, Md., June 10-July 7. Attached to Wyncoop's 2nd Brigade,
Keim's 2nd Division, Patterson's Army. Duty at Hagerstown and Funkstown, Goose Creek,
Edward's Ferry, June 18. At Frederick June 22, and at Martinsburg, Va., July 8-21. Moved
to Harper's Ferry July 21. Mustered out July 27, 1861.
1st Regiment Reserves Infantry (30th Volunteers)
Organized at West Chester June 9, 1861. Moved to Harrisburg, Pa., July 20; thence reported
to General Dix at Baltimore, Md., July 22, 1861. Mustered into United States service at
Camp Carroll, near Baltimore, July 26. Moved to Annapolis, Md., July 27. Attached to Dix's
Command to September, 1861. 1st Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of
the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the
Potomac, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to
June, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August,
1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 1st
Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863. 1st
Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, 22nd Army Corps, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd
Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty at Annapolis, Md., July 27 to August 30, 1861.
Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Tennallytown, Md., August 30-31. March to Langley
October 10, and duty at Camp Pierpont until March, 1862. Reconnaissance to Dranesville
December 6, 1861. Action at Dranesville December 20 (Co. "A"). Advance on
Manassas, Va., March 10-15. McDowell's advance on Fredericksburg, Va., April 9-19. Duty at
Fredericksburg until May 31. Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula June. Seven days before
Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsville June 26; Gaines Mill June 27; Charles
City Cross Roads and Glendale June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing until
August 16. Movement to Join Pope August 16-26. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run
August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-24. Battles of South Mountain September 14, and
Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Maryland until October 30. Movement to Falmouth October
30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March"
January 20-24, 1863. Ordered to Washington, D.C., and duty in the Defenses there until
June 25. Rejoined Army of the Potomac. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee
July 5-24. Williamsport July 13. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the
Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November
26-December 2. Mine Run November 26-30. Rapidan Campaign May and June, 1864. Battles of
the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court
House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. Harris Farm May 19. North Anna River May
23-26. Jericho Ford May 25. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Left
front June 1. Mustered out June 10, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 102 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 2 Officers and 64 Enlisted men by disease, Total 174.
Called September 4, 1862, to resist Lee's invasion of Maryland. Disbanded September 24,
1862.
1st Battalion Infantry (6 months)
Organized at Harrisburg June and July, 1863. Mustered out January 9, 1864.
1st Battalion Infantry (100 days)
Organized at Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Harrisburg July, 1864. Mustered out November 14,
1864.
2nd Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Harrisburg April 20, 1861. Moved to Cockeysville, Md., April 21. Return to
York, Pa., and duty there until June 1. Moved to Chambersburg June 1. Attached to
Wyncoop's 2nd Brigade, Keim's 2nd Division, Patterson's Army. Moved to Hagerstown June 16.
At Funkstown until June 23. Falling Waters July 2 (Support). Occupation of Martinsburg
July 3. Advance on Bunker Hill July 15. Moved to Charlestown July 17, and to Harper's
Ferry July 23. Mustered out July 26, 1861.
2nd Regiment Reserves Infantry (31st Volunteers)
Organized at Philadelphia. Moved to Easton, Pa., May 29, 1861; thence to Harrisburg, Pa.,
July 24. Moved to Baltimore, thence to Sandy Hook, near Harper's Ferry, Va. Ordered to
Darnestown, Md., August 28; thence to Tennallytown, Md., September 25 and join McCall.
Attached to 1st Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac, to
March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April,
1862. 1st Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 1st
Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1862. 1st Brigade,
3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division,
1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863. 1st Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves
Division, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th
Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--Moved to Langley, Va., October 10, 1861, and duty at
Camp Pierpont until March, 1862. Reconnaissance toward Dranesville October 18-21, 1861.
Expedition to Grinnell's Farm December 6. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15.
McDowell's advance on Falmouth April 9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg until June. Moved to
White House June 9-11. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of
Mechanicsville June 26. Gaines Mill June 27. Savage Station June 29. Charles City Cross
Roads and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing until August 16.
Movement to join Pope August 16-26. Batties of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30.
Maryland Campaign September 6-24. Battles of South Mountain September 14, and Antietam,
Md., September 16-17. Duty in Maryland until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va.,
October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud
March" January 20-24, 1863. Ordered to Washington, D.C., and duty in the Defenses
there until June 25. Rejoined Army of the Potomac. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3.
Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the
Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November
26-December 2. Rapidan Campaign May, 1864. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill
May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient
May 12. Harris Farm May 19. North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Ford May 25. On line of
the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Left front June 1. Mustered out June 16,
1864.
Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 73 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 3 Officers and 71 Enlisted men by disease. Total 151.
Called September 4, 1862, to resist Lee's invasion of Maryland. Disbanded September 24,
1862.
Organized at Pittsburg June and July, 1863, for six months. Mustered out January 21, 1864.
3rd Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Harrisburg April 20, 1861. (Co. "G" the first Company to enter Camp
Curtin on April 18.) Moved to Cockeysville, Md., April 20; thence to York, Pa., April 22,
and duty there until May 27. At Chambersburg until June 7, and at Funkstown until July 1.
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Patterson's Army. Occupation of Martinsburg, Va.,
July 3. Detached from Brigade and on duty at Williamsport until July 26. Moved to
Harrisburg and mustered out July 29, 1861.
3rd Regiment Reserves Infantry (32nd Volunteers)
Organized at Philadelphia and moved to Easton, Pa., May 20, 1861. Camp there until July
22. Moved to Harrisburg, Pa., July 22, and mustered into United States service July 28.
Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Tennallytown, Md. Attached to 2nd Brigade, McCall's
Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd
Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, McCall's
Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army
Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of
Virginia, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the
Potomac, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, 22nd Corps, Dept.
of Washington, D.C., to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, District
of Alexandria, 22nd Corps, to January, 1864. Dept. of West Virginia to April, 1864. 3rd
Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Dept. of West Virginia, to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty at Tennallytown, Md., until Oct. 9, 1861, and at
Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va., until March, 1862. Expedition to Grinnell's Farm
December 6, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862. McDowell's advance on
Falmouth April 9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg, Va., until June. Moved to White House June
9-11. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsville June 26.
Gaines' Mill June 27. Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1.
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Join Pope August 16-26. Battles of
Gainesville August 28. Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September
6-24. Battles of South Mountain September 14; Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Maryland
until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of
Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Ordered to
Washington, D.C., February 6, and duty there and in District of Alexandria until January
6, 1864. Duty near Martinsburg, W. Va., until January 27. Operations in Hampshire and
Hardy counties, W. Va., January 27-February 7. Duty near Kearneysville, W. Va., until
March 27, and near Harper's Ferry until April 3. Moved to Webster, thence to the Kanawha
Valley, W. Va., April 22. Crook's Expedition to Virginia & Tennessee Railroad May
2-19. Battle of Cloyd's Mountain May 9. New River Bridge May 10. Expedition to Meadow
Bluff, Fayette county, May 10-19. Near Newport May 12-13. Left front for Pittsburg, Pa.,
June 4. Mustered out June 17, 1864. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 54th Pennsylvania
June 8, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 69 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 1 Officer and 54 Enlisted men by disease. Total 127.
Called September 4, 1862, to resist Lee's invasion of Maryland. Disbanded September 24,
1862.
Organized at Philadelphia June and July, 1863, for six months. Mustered out January 29,
1864.
4th Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Harrisburg April 20, 1861. Moved to Philadelphia April 21. Occupation of
Perryville, Md., April 22. Right Wing moved by boat to Annapolis, Md., April 23. Regiment
moved to Washington, D.C., May 8, and camp near Bladensburg. Moved to Shutter's Hill, near
Alexandria, June 24. Picket attack on Shutter's Hill July 1 (Co. "E"). Attached
to 1st Brigade, Franklin's Heintzelman's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia.
Advance on Manassas, Va.. July 16-21. Battle of Bull Run July 21. Mustered out July 27,
1861.
4th Regiment Reserves Infantry (33rd Volunteers)
Organized at Harrisburg July 17, 1861. Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Tennallytown,
Md. Attached to 2nd Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac,
to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April,
1862. 2nd Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 2nd
Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1862. 2nd Brigade,
3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division,
1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves
Division, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington, to January, 1864. Dept. of West Virginia to
April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Dept. of West Virginia, to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty at Tennallytown, Md., until October 10, and at
Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va., until March, 1862. Expedition to Grinnell's Farm
December 6, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862. McDowell's advance on
Falmouth, Va., April 9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg until June. Moved to White House June
9-11. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsville June 26;
Gaines' Mill June 27; Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale June 30; Malvern Hill July 1.
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Join Pope August 16-26. Battles of
Gainesville August 28. Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September
6-24. Battles of South Mountain September 14; Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Maryland
until October. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19, Battle of Fredericksburg
December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Ordered to Washington, D.C.,
February 6, and duty there and in the District of Alexandria until January 6. 1864. Duty
near Martinsburg, W. Va., until January 27. Operations in Hampshire and Hardy counties
January 27-February 7. Duty near Kearneysville until March 27. Moved to Webster, thence to
the Kanawha Valley April 22. Crook's Expedition to Virginia & Tennessee Railroad May
2-19. Battle of Cloyd's Mountain May 9. New River Bridge May 10. Expedition to Meadow
Bluff May 10-19. Near Newport May 12-13. Left front for Philadelphia via Pittsburg, Pa.,
June 4. Mustered out June 17, 1864. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 54th Pennsylvania
June 8, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 76 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 1 Officer and 60 Enlisted men by disease. Total 139.
Called September 4, 1862, to resist Lee's invasion of Maryland. Disbanded September 24,
1862.
5th Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, April 20, 1861. Moved to Philadelphia April 22, then
to Perryville and Annapolis, Md., April 23, and to Washington, D.C., April 27. At
Alexandria, Va., May 28. Moved to Shutter's Hill June 3. Attached to McDowell's Army of
Northeast Virginia. Duty at Alexandria until muster out. Mustered out July 25, 1861.
5th Regiment Reserves Infantry (34th Volunteers)
Organized at Harrisburg June, 1861. Ordered to point on State line opposite Cumberland,
Md., June 22; thence moved into West Virginia in support of Lew Wallace. Moved to
Washington, D.C., August 8. Attached to 1st Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves
Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps,
Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the
Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to
August, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862.
1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to November, 1862. 3rd
Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863. 3rd
Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to June 26,
1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty at Tennallytown, Md., until October 10, 1861, and
at Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va., until March, 1862. Expedition to Grinnell's Farm
December 6, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862. McDowell's advance on
Falmouth April 9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg until June. Moved to White House June 11-13.
Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsville June 26; Gaines' Mill
June 27; Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's
Landing until August 16. Movement to Join Pope August 16-26. Battles of Groveton August
29; Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-24. Battles of South Mountain
September 14. Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Maryland until October 30. Movement to
Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud
March" January 20-24; 1863. Ordered to Washington, D.C., February 6. Duty in the
Defenses of Washington and Alexandria until June 25. Joined Army of Potomac in the field.
Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Bristoe Campaign October
9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7.
Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Duty at Alexandria until May, 1864. Rapidan
Campaign May, 1864. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Laurel Hill May 8. Spottsylvania
May 8-12. Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. Harris Farm
May 19. North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Ford May 25. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.
Totopotomoy May 28-31. Left front May 31. Mustered out June 13, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 14 Officers and 127 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 68 Enlisted men by disease. Total 209.
Called September 4, 1862, to resist Lee's invasion of Maryland. Disbanded September 24.
1862.
6th Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Harrisburg April 22, 1861. Moved to Philadelphia April 22, and duty there
until May 7. Duty along Pittsburg, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad May 7-28. One
Company at Newark, one Company at Chess-. peaks City, one Company at North East, one
Company at Charleston, three Companies at Elkton and three Companies at Perryville. Moved
to Chambersburg May 28. Attached to George H. Thomas' Brigade, 1st Division, Patterson's
Army. March to Greencastle June 6. Cross Potomac and advance on Martinsburg Road June 15.
At Williamsport June 16-24. At Downsville until July 1. Filling Waters July 2. Occupation
of Martinsburg July 3. Advance on Bunker Hill July 15. Moved to Charleston July 17.
Mustered out July 27, 1861.
6th Regiment Reserves Infantry (35th Volunteers)
Organized at Harrisburg June, 1861. At Camp Biddle, Greencastle, Pa., July 12-22, 1861.
Moved to Washington, D.C., July 22. Mustered into United States service July 27, 1861.
Attached to 3rd Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac, to
March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April,
1862. 3rd Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 3rd
Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1862. 1st Brigade,
3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to August, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps,
Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of
the Potomac, to February, 1863. 1st Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserve Division, 22nd Corps,
Dept. of Washington, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the
Potomac, to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty at Tennallytown, Md., July 27 to October 10,
1861, and at Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va., until March, 1862. Expedition to Grinnell's
Farm December 6, 1861. Action at Dranesville December 20. Advance on Manassas, Va., March
10-15. 1862. McDowell's advance on Falmouth, Va., April 9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg, Va.,
until June. Moved to White House June 11-13. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1.
Guarding supplies at Tunstall's Station and White House June 26-July 2. At Harrison's
Landing until Au- gust 16. Movement to Join Pope August 16-26. Battles of Gainesville
August 28; Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-24.
Battles of South Mountain September 14; Antietam September 16-17. Near Sharpsburg until
September 26. Movement to Falmouth, Va., September 26-November 19. Battle of
Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Ordered to
Washington, D.C., February 6, and duty there and at Alexandria until June 25, 1863.
Rejoined Army of the Potomac in the field. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Pursuit of
Lee July 5-24. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November
7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Bristoe
Station February 1, 1864. Rapidan Campaign May. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel
Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the
Salient May 12. Harris Farm May 19. North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Ford May 25. Line
of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Mustered out June 11, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 107 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 73 Enlisted men by disease. Total 183.
Called September 4, 1862, to repel Lee's invasion of Maryland. Disbanded September 24,
1862.
7th Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Harrisburg April 23, 1861. Moved to Chambersburg April 23, and duty there
until June 8. At Camp Williams June 8-14. Attached to Williams' 3rd Brigade, Cadwalader's
1st Division, Patterson's Army. Advance to Williamsport June 14-16. Skirmish with Cavalry
June 25. Occupation of Martinsburg July 3. Advance on Bunker Hill July 15. At Keyes Ford
July 20. Mustered out July 29, 1861.
7th Regiment Reserves Infantry (36th Volunteers)
Organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, July, 1861. Ordered to Washington, D. C., July 21,
and mustered into United States service July 27, 1861. Attached to 2nd Brigade, McCall's
Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd
Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, McCall's
Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army
Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of
Virginia, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the
Potomac, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, 22nd Army Corps,
Dept. of Washington, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of
the Potomac, to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty at Tennallytown, Md., August 2 to October 10,
1861, and at Camp Pierpont, near Langley, until March, 1862. Skirmish at Great Falls
September 4, 1861. Expedition to Grinnell's Farm December 6. Advance on Manassas, Va.,
March 10-15. At Fairfax Station until April 9. At Manassas Junction until April 17. At
Catlett's Station until May 11, and at Falmouth until June 9. Moved to the Virginia
Peninsula June 9-11. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsville
June 26; Gaines Mill June 27; Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale Juno 30; Malvern Hill
July 1. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to join Pope August 16-26. Battles
of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-24. Battles of
South Mountain, Md., September 14; Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Maryland until
October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg
December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Ordered to Washington, D.C.,
February 6, 1863, and duty there and at Alexandria until April, 1864. Rapidan Campaign
May. Battle of the Wilderness May 5-7. Regiment captured except Company "B."
Spottsylvania May 8-12. Laurel Hill May 8. Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on
the Salient May 12. Harris Farm May 19. North Anna River May 23- 26. Jericho Ford May 25.
Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Left front May 31.Mustered out June
16, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 80 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 135 Enlisted men by disease. Total 218.
Called September 4, 1862, to resist Lee's invasion of Maryland. Disbanded September 24,
1862.
8th Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, April 23, 1861. Duty at Chambersburg until June 7.
Attached to Williams' 3rd Brigade, Cadwalader's 1st Division, Patterson's Army. Moved to
Greencastle June 7. Guard duty along the Potomac, Guard of stores and fords at
Williamsport July 2. Falling Waters July 2. Ordered to Join Brigade at Martinsburg July 6.
Advance on Bunker Hill July 15. Guard at Keyes Ford July 20. Mustered out July 29, 1861.
8th Regiment Reserves Infantry (37th Volunteers)
Organized at Pittsburg July, 1861. Ordered to Washington, D.C., July 30. Attached to 1st
Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st
Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade,
McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division,
Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army
of the Potomac, to August, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia,
to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to
February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Corps, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington,
to April, 1863. District of Alexandria, 22nd Corps, to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd
Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty at Tennallytown, Md., August 2 to October 10,
1861, and at Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va., until March, 1862. Skirmish at Great Falls
September 4, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862. McDowell's advance on
Falmouth April 9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg until June. Moved to White House June 9-11.
Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsville June 26; Gaines Mill
June 27; Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's
Landing until August 16. Movement to join Pope August 16-26. Battles of Gainesville August
28; Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-24. Battles of
South Mountain, Md., September 14; Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Maryland until
October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battles of Fredericksburg,
Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Ordered to Washington,
D.C., February 6, and duty there and at Alexandria until April, 1864. Rapidan Campaign.
Battles of the Wilderness, Va., May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-17.
Assault on the Salient May 12. Left the front May 17. Mustered out May 24 1864.
Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 153 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 68 Enlisted men by disease. Total 226.
Called September 4, 1862, to repel Lee's invasion of Maryland. Disbanded September 24,
1862.
9th Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, April 24, 1861. Moved to Camp Wayne, West Chester,
May 4; thence to Hare's Corners, Delaware, May 26, and duty there until June 6. Moved to
Chambersburg, Pa., June 6. Attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, Patterson's Army. Duty
at Chambersburg until June 13. Advance to the Potomac June 13-16. Near Williamsport until
July 1. Falling Waters July 2. Occupation of Martinsburg July 3. Advance to Bunker Hill
July 15. At Charlestown July 17-21, thence moved to Harrisburg via Hagerstown. Mustered
out July 29, 1861.
9th Regiment Reserves Infantry (38th Volunteers)
Organized at Pittsburg July, 1861. Ordered to Washington, D.C., July 22. Mustered into
United States service July 27, 1861. Attached to 3rd Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania
Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st
Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 3rd Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of
the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the
Potomac, to August, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to
September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to
February, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of
Washington, to June, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac,
to May, 1864.
SERVICE.--Camp at Capital Hill, Washington, until August 5, and
at Tennallytown, Md., until October 10. Picket at Great Falls September 9-16. Moved to
Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va., October 10, 1861, and duty there until March 10, 1862.
Companies "A," "B," "D," "F" and "G" on
reconnaissance to Hunter's Mills November 19. Expedition to Gunnell's Farm December 6, and
action at Dranesville December 20, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862.
McDowell's advance on Falmouth April 9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg until June. Moved to
White House, Va., June 9-12. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of
Mechanicsville June 26. Gaines Mill June 27. Charles City Cross Roads or Glendale June 30.
Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to join Pope August
16-26. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September
6-24. Battles of South Mountain, Md., September 14; Antietam September 16-17. Duty in
Maryland until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of
Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Ordered to
Washington, D.C., February 6. Duty there and at Alexandria until June 25. Ordered to
rejoin Army of the Potomac in the field. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Pursuit of
Lee July 5-24. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November
7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Rapidan
Campaign. Battle of the Wilderness May 5, 1864. Ordered home while in line of battle.
Mustered out May 12, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 131 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 1 Officer and 49 Enlisted men by disease. Total 187.
Called September 4, 1862, to repel Lee's invasion of Maryland. Disbanded September 24,
1862.
10th Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, April 26, 1861. Moved to Chambersburg May 1, and
duty there until June 8. At Newcastle until June 16. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st
Division, Patterson's Army. March to Williamsport June 16. Occupation of Martinsburg July
3. Advance on Bunker Hill July 15. Moved to Harper's Ferry July 23. Mustered out July 31,
1861.
10th Regiment Reserves Infantry (39th Volunteers)
Organized at Camp Wilkins, near Pittsburg, June and July, 1861. Ordered to Harrisburg,
Pa., July 18, and mustered in July 21, 1861. Moved to Baltimore, Md., July 22; thence to
Washington, D.C., July 24. Attached to 3rd Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves
Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps,
Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 3rd Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the
Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the
Potomac, to August, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to
September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to
February, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, 22nd Corps, Dept. of
Washington, to June, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac,
to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--At Tennallytown, Md., August 1 to October 10, 1861,
and at Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va., until March, 1862. Expedition to Gunnell's Mills
December 6, 1861. Action at Dranesville December 20. Advance on Manassas, Va., March
10-15, 1862. McDowell's advance on Falmouth April 9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg until June.
Moved to White House June 9-12. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of
Mechanicsville June 26; Gaines Mill June 27; Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale June
30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to join Pope
August 16-26. Battles of Gainesville August 28; Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30.
Maryland Campaign September 6-24. Battles of South Mountain, Md., September 14; Antietam
September 16-17. Duty in Maryland until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October
30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January
20-24, 1863. Ordered to Washington, D.C., February 6, and duty there and at Alexandria
until June 25. Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac in the field. Battle of Gettysburg,
Pa., July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of
the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November
26-December 2. Bristoe Station April 15, 1864 (Detachment). Rapidan Campaign May 4-31.
Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12;
Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. Harris Farm May 19.
North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Ford May 25. On line of the Totopotomoy May 28-31.
Left front May 31. Mustered out June 11, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 153 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 47 Enlisted men by disease. Total 207.
10th Regiment Militia Infantry
Called September 4, 1862, to repel Lee's invasion of Maryland. Disbanded September 24,
1862.
11th Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, April 26, 1861. Ordered to Camp Wayne, West Chester,
Pa., and duty there and guarding Pittsburg, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad until June
18. Ordered to Chambersburg June 18. Attached to Negley's 5th Brigade, Abercrombie's 2nd
Division, Patterson's Army. Transferred to 6th Brigade June 20. Moved to Williamsport,
Md., June 29. Falling Waters July 2. Occupation of Martinsburg July 3. Advance on Bunker
Hill July 15. Moved to Harper's Ferry July 25. Mustered out August 1, 1861.
11th Regiment Infantry (3 years)
Organized at Harrisburg and in Westmoreland County August, 1861. At Camp Curtin until
November 27. Moved to Baltimore, Md., November 27; thence to Annapolis, Md. Attached to
Annapolis, Md., Middle Department, to April, 1862. Wadsworth's Command, Military District
of Washington, to May, 1862. 3rd Brigade, Ord's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to
June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863. 2nd Brigade,
2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps,
July, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, to March, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd
Division, 5th Army Corps, to May, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to
March, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty at Annapolis, Md., until April 9, 1862. Moved to
Washington, D.C., April 9-10; thence to Manassas Junction April 17, and guard Manassas Gap
Railroad until May 12. Moved to Catlett's Station May 12 and to Falmouth May 14.
Expedition to Front Royal June. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's Campaign in
Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. Warrenton
August 26. Thoroughfare Gap August 28. Bull Run August 30. Chanuntily September 1.
Maryland Campaign September 6-24. Battles of South Mountain September 14. Antietam
September 16-17. Duty at Sharpsburg until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October
30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March"
January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth and Belle Plain until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign
April 27-May 6. Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek April 29-May 2. Fitzhugh's Crossing
April 29-30. Chancellorsville May 2-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle
of Gettysburg July 1-3 (served with 1st Brigade July 1 to 18). Duty on the Rapidan until
October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864.
Regiment reenlisted January 5, 1864. Veterans on furlough February 5 to March 28. Rapidan
Campaign May-June. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May
8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River
May 23-26. Jericho Ford May 25. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31.
Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. White Oak Swamp June 13. Before
Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion
Petersburg July 30, 1864 (Reserve). Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Reconnaissance toward
Dinwiddie Court House September 15. Warren's Raid to Weldon Railroad December 7-12.
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
Lewis Farm, Gravelly Run, March 29. White Oak Road March 31. Five Forks April 1.
Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washington May.
Grand Review May 23. Mustered out July 1, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 12 Officers and 224 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 4 Officers and 177 Enlisted men by disease. Total 417.
11th Regiment Reserves Infantry (40th Volunteers)
Organized at Camp Wright, near Pittsburg, June, 1861, Moved to Harrisburg, Pa., June 24;
thence to Baltimore, Md., June 25, and to Washington, D.C., June 26. Mustered into United
States service June 29, 1861. Attached to 2nd Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves
Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps,
Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the
Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to August, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade,
3rd Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Pennsylvania
Reserves Division, 22nd Corps; Dept. of Washington, to June, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd
Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to November, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd
Division, 5th Corps, to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty at Tennallytown, Md., and picket at Great Falls
August 2 to October 10, 1861. At Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va., until March, 1862.
Expedition to Grinnell's Farm December 6, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15,
1862. McDowell's advance on Falmouth April 9-19. Duty at Manassas Junction, Catlett's
Station, and Falmouth, until June. Moved to White House June 9-12. Seven days before
Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsville June 26; Gaines' Mill June 27 (most of
Regiment captured, exchanged August 5, 1862); Charles City Cross Roads, Glendale, June 30;
Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to join Pope August
16-26. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September
6-24. Battles of South Mountain, Md., September 14; Antietam September 16-17. Duty in
Maryland until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of
Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Moved to
Washington, D. C., February 6. Duty there and at Alexandria until June 25. Ordered to
rejoin Army of the Potomac in the field. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Pursuit of
Lee July 5-24. Duty on the Rapidan until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance
to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run
Campaign November 26-December 2. Duty at Alexandria until April, 1864. Rapidan Campaign
May 4-30. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12;
Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. Harris Farm May 19.
North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Ford May 25. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.
Totopotomoy May 28-30. Left front May 30. Mustered out June 13, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 11 Officers and 185 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 1 Officer and 112 Enlisted men by disease. Total 309.
11th Regiment Militia Infantry
Called September 4, 1862, to repel Lee's invasion of Maryland. Disbanded September 24,
1862.
12th Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Pittsburg April 22, 1861. Moved to Harrisburg, Pa., April 24; thence to York,
Pa., April 25 and duty there until May 25. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division,
Patterson's Army. Guard duty on Northern Central Railroad from State line to Baltimore Md.
Headquarters at Cockeysville, Md., until August. Mustered out August 5, 1861.
12th Regiment Reserves Infantry (41st Volunteers)
Organized at Harrisburg August, 1861. At Camp Curtin until August 10. Moved to Washington,
D.C.; thence to Tennallytown, Md., August 10-13. Attached to 3rd Brigade, McCall's
Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd
Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 3rd Brigade, McCall's
Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army
Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of
Virginia, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the
Potomac, to February, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, 22nd Corps, Dept.
of Washington, to June, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the
Potomac, to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty at Tennallytown, Md., August 13 to October 10,
1861, and at Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va., to March, 1862. Expedition to Grinnell's
Farm December 6, 1861. Action at Dranesville December 20, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va.,
March 10-15, 1862. McDowell's advance on Falmouth April 9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg until
June. Moved to White House June 9-12. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles
of Mechanicsville June 26; Gaines' Mill June 27; Charles City Cross Roads, Glendale June
30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to join Pope
August 16-26. Battles of Gainesville August 28; Groveton August 30; Bull Run August 30.
Maryland Campaign September 6-24. Bat- tles of South Mountain September 14; Antietam
September 16-17. Duty in Maryland until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October
30-November 19. Bat- tle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March"
January 20-24, 1863. Ordered to Washington, D.C., February 6, and duty there and at
Alexandria until June 25. Ordered to rejoin Army of the Potomac in the field. Battle of
Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Duty on the Rapidan until October.
Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Guard Orange
& Alexander Railroad until April, 1864. Rapidan Campaign May 4-31. Battles of the
Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House
May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. Harris Farm May 19. North Anna River May 23-26.
Jericho Mills, or Ford, May 25. Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31.
Mustered out June 11, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 110 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 1 Officer and 69 Enlisted men by disease. Total 181.
12th Regiment Militia Infantry
Called September 4, 1862, to repel Lee's invasion of Maryland. Disbanded September 24,
1862.
13th Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, and mustered in April 25, 1861. Moved to York, Pa.,
April 26, and duty there until June 4. Moved to Chambersburg June 4. Attached to 4th
Brigade, 1st Division, Patterson's Army. Moved to Greencastle June 14, thence advance on
Williamsport June 15-16. Goose Creek, Edward's Ferry, June 18. At Williamsport until July
4. Escort Rhode Island Battery to Martinsburg. Moved to Bunker Hill July 16, and to
Charlestown July 17. To Harper's Ferry July 21. Moved to Harrisburg, Pa., and mustered out
August 6, 1861.
13th Regiment Reserves Infantry - 1st Rifles (42nd Volunteers "Bucktails")
Organized at Harrisburg June 21, 1861. Moved to a point opposite Cumberland, Md., June 22;
thence into West Virginia in support of Lew Wallace. Duty on State line until July 27.
Ordered to Harper's Ferry August 1. Assigned to George H. Thomas' Brigade, Banks'
Division, and duty at Harper's Ferry until October. Moved to Tennallytown, Md., October 1.
Attached to 2nd Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac, to
March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April,
1862. 3rd Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. (Cos.
"C," "G," "H" and "I" detached May 12, 1862, and
attached to Bayard's Cavalry Brigade, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 1st Corps,
Army of Virginia, to August, 1862.) 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the
Potomac, to August, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to
September, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to
February, 1863. 1st Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserve Division, 22nd Corps, Dept. of
Washington, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac,
to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--Moved from Tennallytown, Md., to Camp Pierpont, near
Langley, Va., October 10, 1861, and duty there until March, 1862. Expedition to Hunter's
Mills October 20, 1861 (Cos. "A," "G," "H," "I"
and "K"). Expedition to Grinnell's Farm December 6. Action at Dranesville
December 20. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. McDowell's advance on Falmouth April
9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg until June. (Cos. "C," "G," "H"
and "I" reported to Colonel Bayard May 15, 1862. Pursuit of Jackson up the
Shenandoah Valley May 25-June 6. Harrisonburg June 1. Strasburg June 2. Strasburg and
Staunton Road June 2. Woodstock June 3. Mount Jackson June 3. Harrisonburg June 6-7. Cross
Keys June 8. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Catlett's Station
August 22. Bull Run Bridge August 30-31. Rejoined Regiment September 7, 1862.) Regiment
moved to White House June 9-12. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of
Mechanicsville June 26; Meadow Bridge, near Mechanicsville, June 26; Gaines Mill June 27;
Savage Station June 29; Charles City Cross Roads or Glendale June 30; Malvern Hill July 1.
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Join Pope August 16-26. Battles of
Gainesville August 28; Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September
6-24. Battles of South Mountain September 14; Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Maryland
until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of
Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Ordered to
Washington, D.C., February 6, and duty there and at Alexandria until June 25. Ordered to
join Army of the Potomac in the field. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee
July 5-24. Duty on the Rapidan until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to
line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign
November 26-December 2. Guard Orange & Alexandria Railroad until April, 1864. Rapidan
Campaign May 4-31. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May
8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. Harris Farm May
19. North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Ford May 25. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.
Totopotomoy May 28-31. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 190th Pennsylvania June 1.
Mustered out June 11, 1864.
Regiment lost during service 11 Officers and 151 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
and 2 Officers and 88 Enlisted men by disease. Total 252.
13th Regiment Militia Infantry
Called September 4, 1862, to repel Lee's invasion of Maryland. Disbanded September 24,
1862.
14th Regiment Infantry (3 months)
Organized at Harrisburg April 30, 1861. Moved to Lancaster May 9, and duty there until
June 3. At Chambersburg June 3-16. Attached to Negley's 5th Brigade, Keim's 2nd Division,
Patterson's Army. At Hagerstown, Md., June 16-20. Duty near Sharpsburg until July 2.
Falling Waters July 2. Company "A" captured by Ashby's Cavalry and sent to
Richmond, Va. Occupation of Martinsburg July 3. Advance to Bunker Hill July 15. Moved to
Charlestown July 18. Skirmish at Charlestown July 21. Moved to Harper's Ferry July 21,
thence to Carlisle, Pa., and mustered out August 7, 1861.
Source - "A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion" by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3)
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