1861 |
Fall |
Recruited in the counties of Centre, Indiana, Luzerne, Philadelphia, Susquehanna and Wayne and organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg |
September 1 |
Sullivan A. Meredith, formerly colonel of the 10th Pennsylvania Infantry, is appointed colonel |
September |
J. William Hofmann appointed lieutenant colonel and Thomas S. Martin as major |
October 16 |
Mustered in |
1862 |
March 8 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. with only eight and one half companies complete. Duty at Fort Albany attached to Defenses of Washington. |
April 4 |
At Budd's Ferry on the lower Potomac |
April 24 |
At Aquia Creek Landing |
May 10 |
Five Companies moved to Belle Plains |
May 21-27 |
Guard railroad bridge at Potomac Creek. Attached to Doubleday's Brigade, Dept. of the Rappahannock |
June |
Guard duty near Fredericksburg. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia |
August 16-
September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 28 |
Battles of Gainesville |
August 29 |
Groveton |
August 30 |
Bull Run |
September 6-24 |
Maryland Campaign. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 14 |
Battle of South Mountain
The Regiment was commanded by Colonel John W. Hoffmann until he took over command of the brigade from the wounded Colonel William Pratt. Captain Frederick Williams then took command. |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
The regiment was held in reserve north of Poffenberger's Farm to support the First Corps Artillery. |
September-
October |
Duty on the battlefield of Antietam |
October 20-30 |
At Bakersville, except Co. "A" at Fairfax |
October 30-
November 19 |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
November 2-3 |
Union, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863 |
January 20-24, 1863 |
Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March" |
February - April |
At Falmouth and Belle Plains |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 |
Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek |
April 29-30 |
Fitzhugh's Crossing |
May 2-5 |
Chancellorsville |
June 9 |
Brandy Station and Beverly Ford |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The Regiment was commanded by Colonel John W. Hoffmann. The official casualty figures differ slightly from those on the monument, with 14 killed, 61 wounded, and 55 missing.
From the monument: "The Regiment here delivered the opening fire of the infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg in the forenoon of July 1st, 1863. July 2nd and 3rd, occupied position on Culp's Hill as indicated by stone marker."
"Went into action with 252 officers and men. Killed and died of wounds 17 Wounded 58 Captured or missing 55 Total 130" |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee |
August-October |
Duty on line of the Rappahannock |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 26-
December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
1864 |
February 6-7, 1864 |
Demonstration on the Rapidan |
March 10-April 17 |
On Veteran furlough |
May 4-June 12 |
Rapidan Campaign. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Array Corps, Army Potomac |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8 |
Laurel Hill |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania C. H. |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 25 |
Jericho Ford |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 1-3 |
Bethesda Church |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
August 18-21 |
Weldon Railroad |
September 29-
October 2 |
Poplar Springs Church. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps |
October 27-28 |
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run |
December 7-12 |
Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad |
1865 |
February 5-7 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
March 29 |
Lewis Farm near Gravelly Run |
March 31 |
Boydton and White Oak Road |
April 1 |
Five Forks |
April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
April 9 |
Appomattox C. H. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
May 2-12 |
March to Washington, D.C. |
May 23 |
Grand Review |
July 1 |
Mustered out at Philadelphia, Pa. |
