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June |
Organized at Harrisburg under Colonel Seneca G. Simmonds, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph W. Fisher and Major George Dare |
June 22 |
Ordered to point on State line opposite Cumberland, Md., then moved into West Virginia in support of Lew Wallace |
August 8 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. and attached to 1st Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac |
August-September |
Duty at Tennallytown, Md. |
October 10 |
At Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va. |
December 6 |
Expedition to Grinnell's Farm |
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March 10-15 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
April 9-19 |
McDowell's advance on Falmouth. Attached to 1st Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock |
April-June |
Duty at Fredericksburg |
June 11-13 |
Moved to White House. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 26 |
Battle of Mechanicsville |
June 27 |
Battle of Gaines' Mill |
June 30 |
Battle of Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale
Colonel Simmons was killed. |
July 1 |
Battle of Malvern Hill |
July-August |
At Harrison's Landing |
August 1 |
Lieutenant Colonel Fisher promoted to colonel, Major Dare to lieutenant colonel and Captain Frank Zentmeyer of Company I to major. |
August 16-26 |
Movement to Join Pope and attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia |
August 29 |
Battle of Groveton |
August 30 |
Battle of Bull Run |
September 6-24 |
Maryland Campaign. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 14 |
Battle of South Mountain
The regiment lost one killed and nineteen wounded |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
Commanded by Colonel Fisher, the regiment lost 2 killed and 8 wounded |
September-
October |
Duty in Maryland |
October 30-November 19 |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg
Major Zentmeyer was killed on December 13 (although his burial record shows him as dying in Richmond on December 31). |
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January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
February 6 |
Ordered to Washington, D.C. for duty in the Defenses of Washington and Alexandria. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington |
May 1 |
Captain J. Harvey Larimer of Company E promoted to major |
June 25 |
Joined Army of Potomac in the field. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George Dare while Colonel Fisher commanded the brigade. From the monument on Big Round Top: "Present at Gettysburg 24 officers and 310 men. Wounded 2 men." |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee |
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 |
December |
Duty at Alexandria |
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February 14 |
Major Larimer killed at Bistoe Station |
February 22 |
Captain Alfred Smith of Company C promoted to major |
May |
Rapidan Campaign |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness
Lieutenant Colonel Dare was killed on May 6 |
May 7 |
Major Smith was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and Captain James A. McPherran of Company F to major |
May 8 |
Laurel Hill |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House |
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 |
May 31 |
Left front |
June 13 |
Mustered out under Colonel Fisher, Lieutenant Colonel Smith and Major James A. McPherran |
