The Civil War in the East

6th Pennsylvania Reserves (35th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment)

 

The Sixth Pennsylvania Reserves lost 3 officers and 107 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 73 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

Monument to the Sixth Pennsylvania Reserves at Gettysburg

1861

June

Organized at Harrisburg under Colonel W. Wallace Rickets, Lieutenant Colonel William Penrose and Major Henry J. Madill

July 12-22

At Camp Biddle, Greencastle, Pa.

July 22

Moved to Washington, D.C

July 27

Mustered into United States service and attached to 3rd Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac

July 27

Duty at Tennallytown, Md.

September 21

Captain Wellington H. Ent of Company A promoted to major

October 10

At Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va.

December 6

Expedition to Grinnell's Farm

December 20

Action at Dranesville

December 21

Lieutenant Colonel Penrose resigned

1862

February

Colonel Ricketts discharged on Surgeon's Certificate due to illness

March

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

March 10-15

Advance on Manassas, Va.

April 1

Lieutenant William Sinclair of the 3rd United States Artillery was elected colonel and Adjutant Henry McKean lieutenant colonel of the 6th Reserves

April 9-19

McDowell's advance on Falmouth, Va. Attached to 3rd Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock

April - June

Duty at Fredericksburg, Va.

June

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

June 11-13

Moved to White House

June 25-July 1

Seven days before Richmond

June 26-July 2

Guarding supplies at Tunstall's Station and White House

July

At Harrison's Landing attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps

August 16-26

Movement to Join Pope. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia

August 28

Battle of Gainesville

August 29

Battle of Groveton

August 30

Battle of Bull Run

Major Henry Madill was promoted to colonel of the 141st Pennsylvania Infantry

September 6-24

Maryland Campaign.

Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

September 14

Battle of South Mountain

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

Commanded by Colonel William Sinclair

September 18

Near Sharpsburg

September 26-November 19

Movement to Falmouth, Va.

November 25

Lieutenant Colonel McKeen discharged on Surgeon's Certificate

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

Colonel Sinclair wounded commanding the brigade

1863

January 20-24

"Mud March"

February 6

Ordered to Washington, D.C. and duty there and at Alexandria attached to 1st Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserve Division, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington

May 1

Major Ent promoted to lieutenant colonel

May 23

Colonel Sinclair resigned as colonel of the regiment but continued in the Regular Army as Assistant inspector General

June 25

Rejoined Army of the Potomac in the field attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Wellington H. Ent, who was promoted to colonel effective July 1

 

From the monument: "Present at Gettysburg 25 officers and 355 men. Killed and died of wounds 3 men. Wounded 1 officer and 20 men."

 

"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."

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee

April 22

Captain William H. H. Gore of Company I promoted to major

September 12

Captain William D. Dixon of Company D promoted to lieutenant colonel

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

1864

February 1

Bristoe Station

May

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8

Laurel Hill

8-12

Spottsylvania May

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

Colonel Ent was wounded at Bethesda Church on May 30

June 11

Mustered out under Colonel Wellington H. Ent, Lieutenant Colonel William D. Dixon and Major William Gore