The 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment lost 5 officers and 112 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 170 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1861 |
August -
September |
Organized at Harrisburg under Colonel Tilghman Good, Lt. Colonel G. W. Alexander and Major William Gausler |
September 20-21 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. and stationed on Kalorama Heights |
September 27 |
Moved across Chain Bridge join the 3rd Brigade, W. F. Smith's Division, Army Potomac |
September - December |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. |
1862 |
January 22-
February 4 |
Moved to Key West, Fla., via Annapolis, Md., on Steamer Oriental |
February - June |
Duty at Fort Taylor, Key West, Fla. attached to District of Key West |
June 18-22 |
Moved to Hilton Head, S. C. and attached to District of Beaufort, S.C., Dept. South |
July 2 |
To Beaufort, S.C. |
September 30-
October 13 |
Expedition to Florida |
October 3 |
St. John's Bluff |
October 5 |
Capture of Jacksonville (Companies E and K, under Captain Yard) |
October 6 |
Expedition from Jacksonville to Lake Beresford on the steamer Darlington, and capture of steamer Gov. Milton near Hawkinsville (Companies E and K) |
October 21-23 |
Expedition to Pocotaligo, S.C. |
October 22 |
Frampton's Plantation and Pocotaligo Bridge
Colonel Good commanded the brigade and Lt. Colonel Alexander the regiment, which fought for two hours against the enemy, well protected in defensive works, losing Captain Charles Mickley and 18 enlisted men killed, Captain George Junker mortally wounded, and Captain Reuben Gardner, Lieutenant William Geety and 114 enlisted men wounded |
October, 1863 - February, 1864 |
Over 500 men of the regiment reenlisted and received a Veteran furlough |
1863 |
November 15 |
Ordered to Key West, Fla. to Garrison Fort Taylor (Companies A, B, C, E, G and I) and Fort Jefferson (Companies D, F, H and K). Attached to District of Key West, Fla., 10th Corps, Dept. of the South |
1864 |
February 25 |
Moved to New Orleans, La. via the steamer Charles Thomas |
February 28 |
Arrived at Algiers, La., movd by rail to Brashear City and by steamer up Bayou Teche to Franklin. Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf |
March 10-May 22 |
Banks' Red River Campaign |
March 14-26 |
Advance from Franklin to Alexandria |
April 8 |
Battle of Sabine Cross Roads
The regiment lost 60 casualties, including Lieutenant Alfred Swoyer, who was killed |
April 9 |
Pleasant Hill
Lieutenant Colonel Alexander, Color Sergeant Benjamin P. Wallis (who was 68 years old) and Sergeant Pyers, were wounded |
April 15 |
Major Gausler and Adjutant W.H.R. Hangen discharged by special order of the War Department |
April 23 |
Monett's Ferry, Cane River Crossing |
April 30-May 10 |
Fatigue duty at Alexandria constructing dam across Red River |
May 13-20 |
Retreat to Morganza |
May 16 |
Mansura |
May-June |
At Morganza |
June 20 |
At New Orleans |
July 5-12 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. on the steamer McClellan |
July 24 |
Captain J.P. Shindle Gobin of Company C promoted to major |
August -
November |
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division |
September 5 |
Berryville
Captain Daniel Oyster wounded |
September 19 |
Battle of Opequan, Winchester |
September 22 |
Fisher's Hill |
September 23-24 |
Colonel Good, Lt. Colonel Alexander mustered out at the expiration of his term of service |
October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek
The regiment lost 176 casualties. Captain Edwin Minnich was killed, Captain John Goebel mortally wounded, and Captain Daniel Oyster wounded |
November-
December |
At Camp Russell, near Winchester |
November 4 |
Major Gobin promoted to lieutenant colonel |
December 20 |
At Camp Fairview, Charlestown, and on outpost duty in West Virginia |
1865 |
January 3 |
Lt. Colonel Gobin promoted to colonel and Captain Charles Abbott of Company K to lieutenant colonel |
February |
Assigned to 2nd Brigade, Provisional Division, Army Shenandoah |
April 19-21 |
Moved to Washington. D.C. and attached to 2nd Brigade, Dwight's Division, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington |
May 22 |
Captain Levi Stuber of Company I promoted to major |
May 23-24 |
Grand Review |
May 31-June 4 |
Moved to Savannah, Ga. and assigned to 3rd Brigade, Dwight's Division, District of Savannah, Ga., Dept. South |
June 17 |
To Charleston, S.C. and duty at Charleston and other points in South Carolina |
July |
Attached to 1st Sub-District, South Carolina, Dept. South Carolina |
December 25 |
Mustered out under Colonel Gobin, Lt. Colonel Abbott and Major Stuber |
