1861 |
September 1 |
Organized at Harrisburg under Colonel Joseph F. Knipe, Liutenant Colonel Jas. L. Selfridge and Major Arnold C. Lewis |
September 22 |
Major Lewis was killed by John Lanahan of Company I. Lanahan had been in a fight with another soldier and had been tied to the rear of a baggage wagon as punishment. He got free and hunted down Major Lewis with a pistol, shooting him in the back as the major was dismounting to arrest him. Lanahan was hanged for the murder on December 23.
Captain J. A. Matthews of Company A was promoted to major. |
November |
Ordered to Join General Nathaniel Banks in the Shenandoah Valley. Attached to Gordon's Brigade, Banks' Division for guard and outpost duty on the Upper Potomac |
1862 |
February 24 |
Crossed the Potomac at Harpers Ferry |
March 1-12 |
Advance on Winchester. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Banks' 5th Corps |
March 7 |
Near Winchester |
March 12 |
Occupation of Winchester |
March 18 |
Ordered to Manassas, Va. and return to Winchester. |
March 24-April 7 |
Pursuit of Jackson up the Valley |
April 4 |
Transferred to Dept. of the Shenandoah |
April 16 |
Columbia Furnace |
April 26 |
Skirmish at Gordonsville and Keazletown Cross Roads |
May 15-June 17 |
Operations in the Shenandoah Valley |
May 15 |
At Strasburg |
May 20-25 |
Retreat to Winchester |
May 23 |
Front Royal |
May 24 |
Kernstown and Middletown
Captain Cyrus Strouse captured |
May 25 |
Battle of Winchester
The regiment lost four killed, ten wounded, and three captured. |
May 25-26 |
Retreat to Williamsport |
June 10-18 |
Moved to Front Royal. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Virginia |
June 29-30 |
Reconnaissance to Luray |
June 30 |
Luray |
July |
At Warrenton, Gordonsville and Culpeper |
August 9 |
Battle of Cedar Mountain
The regiment lost 30 killed, 34 badly wounded, and 6 captured. Lieutenants William P. Caldwell, Samuel H. Jones and Robert Wilson were killed and Colonel Knipe, Major Matthews, Captains Brooks, Foulke and Lukenbaugh, Lieutenants William Caldwell, Craig, Thomas Matthews and D. C. Selheimer were wounded and Captain William Shattuck was captured. |
August 16 -
September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 28 |
Guard trains during the Bull Run battles. Manassas Junction |
September 6-24 |
Maryland Campaign; attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
The regiment was under the command of Colonel Knipe until he took over the brigade, when Lt. Colonel Selfridge took over the regiment. It was lightly engaged in the East Woods, but suffered the loss of Captain George Brooks and 5 enlisted men killed and 3 wounded. |
September-December |
Duty in Maryland |
November 1 |
Major Matthews was promoted to colonel of the 128th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, and Captain Cyrus Strouse of Company K was promoted to major |
December 10-14 |
March to Fairfax Station |
December |
At Fairfax Station |
1863 |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
February-April |
Moved to Stafford Court House and duty there |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville
Major Cyrus Strouse, Lieutenant Obediah R. Priestly and and two enlisted men were killed, a large number wounded, and Captain Patrick Griffin and Lieutenant Edmond Cramsie captured. |
May 10 |
Lt. Colonel Selfridge promoted to colonel |
June 7 |
Captain William Foulk of Company B promoted to lieutenant colonel |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded by Colonel James L. Selfridge. it brought 262 men to the field, losing Privates John Wenrich and Charles Briner killed, Lieutenant Darius Gilger and 9 enlisted men wounded and one man missing in fighting near Spangler's Spring on the south side of Culp's Hill.
From the monument: "July 2. The Regiment constructed and held these works until evening when the Division moved to support the left of the line. Returning in the night the enemy was found in the works and the Regiment was posted in the open field in the rear until the enemy was driven out, when it returned and held the works until the close of battle"
"July 3, 1863 p.m. ordered to support of the centre between General Meade's headquarters and the fighting line and in reserve. After repulse of Longstreet's assault returned to breastworks. July 4, a.m. Reconnoitered towards Hanover. Returned through Gettysburg and encamped." |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee |
August-September |
Duty on line of the Rappahannock |
August 1 |
Captain Patrick Griffin promoted to major |
September 24-
October 3 |
Movement to Bridgeport, Ala. and assigned to the Army of the Cumberland |
October |
Guard duty on Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad |
1864 |
January |
Regiment reenlisted |
April |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps Army of the Cumberland |
May 1-
September 8 |
Atlanta Campaign |
May 8-11 |
Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge |
May 14-15 |
Battle of Resaca
Lieutenant John Knipe was mortally wounded |
May 19 |
Near Cassville |
May 25-June 5 |
Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills |
May 25 |
New Hope Church
Captain Dennis Cheseboro and Lieutenant John Phillips were killed and Lieutenant Jacob Getter wounded |
June 10-July 2 |
Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain |
June 11-14 |
Pine Hill |
June 15 |
Gilgal, or Golgotha Church |
June 15-17 |
Lost Mountain |
June 17 |
Muddy Creek |
June 19 |
Noyes Creek |
June 22 |
Kolb's Farm |
June 27 |
Assault on Kenesaw |
July 4 |
Ruff's Station or Smyrna Camp Ground |
July 5-17 |
Chattahoochie River |
July 19-20 |
Peach Tree Creek
Lieutenants Samuel Wolf and Howell Davis and 5 enlisted men were killed and Captain Sefra Ketrer, Adjutant Luther R. Whitman, Lieutenant D. C. Selheliner were mortally wounded and 22 enlisted men were wounded |
July 22-August 25 |
Siege of Atlanta |
August 26-
September 2 |
Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge |
September 2-November 15 |
Occupation of Atlanta |
November 15-December 10 |
March to the sea |
December 10-21 |
Siege of Savannah |
1865 |
January to April |
Campaign of the Carolinas |
March 2 |
Thompson's Creek, near Chesterfield Court House, S.C. |
March 3 |
Thompson's Creek, near Cheraw, S.C. |
March 16 |
Averysboro, N. C. |
March 19-21 |
Battle of Bentonville |
March 24 |
Occupation of Goldsboro |
April 9-13 |
Advance on Raleigh |
April 14 |
Occupation of Raleigh |
April 26 |
Bennett's House. Surrender of Johnston and his army. |
April 29-May 20 |
March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va. |
May 24 |
Grand Review |
June |
Duty at Washington |
July 16 |
Mustered out |
