1862 |
August and September |
Organized at Philadelphia as the 40th Pennsylvania Volunteers under Colonel Henry Bohlen, Lieutenant Colonel Francis Mahler and Major Alvin Von Matzdorff |
September 26 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. with 800 men for duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., attached to Casey's Provisional Division, Army Potomac. |
November |
Attached to Bohlen's 3rd Brigade, Blenker's Division, Army Potomac |
1862 |
March |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, Blenker's Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army Potomac |
March 10-15 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. |
March |
Near Catlett's Station |
April |
Attachd to 3rd Brigade, Blenker's Division, Dept. of the Mountain |
April 6-May 11 |
Moved to Petersburg, W. Va. for operations in the Shenandoah Valley |
April 15 |
At Berry's Ferry. Captains Christian Wyck, Adolph Winter and 50 enlisted men were drowned in the Shenandoah River when an old ferry boat capsized while carrying Companies I and K. Sergeant Joseph Tiedemann, an excellent swimmer, drowned while trying to rescue Captain Wyck. |
April 28 |
Colonel Bohlen promoted to Brigadier General, Lieutenant Colonel Mahler promoted to colonel |
June 8 |
Battle of Cross Keys |
June |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Corps, Army of Virginia |
July 7-August 8 |
At Sperryville |
July 30 |
Major Alvin Matzdorff promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain August Ledig of Company E promoted to major |
August 16-
September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 22 |
Freeman's Ford
Brigadier General Bohlen was killed |
August 24 |
Sulphur Springs |
August 28 |
Battles of Gainesville |
August 29 |
Groveton |
August 30 |
Bull Run
Lieutenants William Bowen and William Froelich and 28 enlisted men were killed, Lieutenant Colonel Mahler, Captains Rudolph Schwartz and Roderick Theune and Lieutenants Frederick Fromhagen and Richard Ledig and 98 enlisted men were wounded |
September |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army Potomac |
September 14 |
Captain Philip T. Schopp of Company D promoted to colonel |
November 1-19 |
Moved to Centreville and strengthened by recruits and men returning from hospital. |
November 7 |
Colonel Schopp promote to Assistant Adjutant General of Volunteers |
December 9-16 |
To Fredericksburg |
1863 |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
February-April |
At Stafford C. H. |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville
Lieutenant Colonel Matzdorff was captured, Captain William Schindler was wounded and captured, and 40 enlisted men were captured. |
June 13-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
June 23 |
Lieutenant Colonel Matzdorff resigns |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
After a forced march of 14 miles the regiment tok position north of Gettysburg and east of Carlisle Road. It was commanded by Colonel Francis Mahler. He was wounded and his wounded horse fell on him, but he remained on the field until he was wounded again, this time mortally.He died on the 4th. Major August Ledig took over. Lieutenants Henry Hauschild and Louis Mahler were killed, Lieutenant William Sill was mortally wounded, Adjutant Roswell Feltus and Lieutenant Jacob Maurer were wounded.
From the monument: "July 1. Fought on this position from 2 p.m. until the Corps retired. July 2 & 3. Held position at stone wall near the Cemetery as shown by monument there.
Present at Gettysburg 258; Killed, officers 3, men 16; Wounded, officers 5, men 89; Captured or missing, men 3; total loss 111." |
July-September |
Guard duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad |
September 24-October 3 |
Movement to Bridgeport, Ala. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army Cumberland |
October 19-26 |
Operations in Lookout Valley |
October 26-29 |
Reopening Tennessee River |
October 28-29 |
Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn. |
November 18 |
Lieutenant Colonel Matzdorff re-commissioned |
November 23-27 |
Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign |
November 23 |
Orchard Knob |
November 24-25 |
Tunnel Hill |
November 25 |
Mission Ridge |
November 28-December 17 |
March to relief of Knoxville |
December |
Duty in Pleasant Valley |
1864 |
January |
Veterans on furlough |
March 8 |
Veterans return from furlough. Moved to Bridgeport, Ala. |
April |
Assigned as Unattached, 4th Division, 20th Army Corps, Dept. Cumberland |
July 31 |
Moved to Nashville, Tenn. |
August-December |
Guard trains on Nashville & Northwestern Railroad |
December 20 |
Moved to Franklin and duty there guarding trains, scouting and provost duty. Company C was stationed on Tennessee & Alabama Railroad and captured. |
1865 |
March |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Sub-District, Middle Tennessee
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July 30 |
Major Ledig mustered out |
September 1 |
Mustered out under Lt. Colonel Matzdorff |
