First Pennsylvania Reserves (30th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment)

The 1st Pennsylvania Reserves lost 6 officers and 102 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 64 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg (right)

From the monument: "Total enrollment 1100; Killed & died of wounds, 6 officers 102 men, Died of disease etc., 2 officers 65 men, Wounded, 16 officers 311 men, Captured or missing 3 officers 83 men, (total) 27 officers 561 men,Total casualties 588"

Photograph of a company of the the 30th Pennsylvania (see enlargement)

1861
June 9	Organized at West Chester. Recruited in Chester, Lancaster, Delaware, York, Cumberland and Adams Counties. Co. K recruited at Gettysburg.
July 20	Moved to Harrisburg, Pa.
July 22	Reported to General Dix at Baltimore, Md.
July 26	Mustered into United States service at Camp Carroll, near Baltimore under Colonel R. Biddle Roberts, Lieutenant Colonel Henry M. McMIntire and Major Lemuel Todd.
July 27 - August 30	Duty at Annapolis, Md. and attached to Dix's Command
August 30-31	Moved to Washington, D.C., then to Tennallytown, Md. attached to 1st Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac
October 10	March to Langley
Octber-March	Duty at Camp Pierpont
December 6	Reconnaissance to Dranesville
December 20	Action at Dranesville (Co. A)
1862
March	Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
March 10-15	Advance on Manassas, Va.
April 9-19	McDowell's advance on Fredericksburg, Va.
April-May	Duty at Fredericksburg attached to 1st Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock
June	Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
June 25-July 1	Seven days before Richmond
June 26	Battle of Mechanicsville
June 27	Battle of Gaines Mill
June 30	Battles of Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale Lieutenant Colonel McIntire wounded
July 1	Battle of Malvern Hill
July	At Harrison's Landing
August 16-26	Movement to Join Pope. attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia.
August 29	Battle of Groveton
August 30	Battle of Bull Run
September 6	Maryland Campaign; attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
September 14	Battle of South Mountain
September 15	Major Todd resigned.
September 16-17	Battle of Antietam Colonel Roberts commanded the regiment. He took over brigade command and Captain William C. Talley took over command of the regiment when Major General Hooker was wounded; Meade took over corps command from Hooker, and Brigadier General Seymour took division command from Meade.
September- October	Duty in Maryland
October 30-November 19	Movement to Falmouth
November 1	Colonel Roberts resigned to join Governor Curtin's staff in Harrisburg, possibly because he had been denied promotion to brgadier general for political reasons.
December 12-15	Battle of Fredericksburg Captain William Talley was wounded.
1863
January 7	Lieutenant Colonel McIntire resigned due to his wound from Charles CIty Crossroads
January 20-24	"Mud March"
February	Ordered to Washington, D.C., and duty in the Defenses there. Attached to 1st Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, 22nd Army Corps
March 1	Captain W. Cooper Talley of Company F promoted to colonel, Captain W. Warren Stewart of Company K to lieutenant colonel, and Captain T. B. Kauffman of Company I to major.
June 25	Rejoined Army of the Potomac attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps
July 1-3	Battle of Gettysburg The regiment was commanded by Colonel William C. Talley, who was wounded. From the monument: "July 2nd in the evening charged from the hill in rear to this position and held it until the afternoon of July 3rd when the Brigade advanced through the woods to the front and left driving the enemy and capturing many prisoners. Present at Gettysburg 26 officers & 418 men. Killed & died of wounds 13 men Wounded 3 officers 30 men"
July 5-24	Pursuit of Lee
July 13	Williamsport
October 9-22	Bristoe Campaign
November 7-8	Advance to line of the Rappahannock
November 7	Rappahannock Station
November 26- December 2	Mine Run Campaign
November 26-30	Mine Run
1864
May - June	Rapidan Campaign
May 5-7	Battle of the Wilderness
May 8	Laurel Hill
May 8-12	Spottsylvania
May 12-21	Spottsylvania Court House Colonel Talley was captured, but escaped from prison in Richmond by Sheridan's raid of May 8 - 11.
May 12	Assault on the Salient
May 19	Harris Farm
May 23-26	North Anna River
May 25	Jericho Ford
May 26-28	Line of the Pamunkey
May 28-31	Totopotomoy
June 1	Left front
June 10	Mustered out under Colonel William Cooper Talley, Lieutenant Colonel W. Warren Stewart and Major T. B. Kauffman