1861 |
August |
Organized at Philadelphia as 31st Regiment Volunteers |
October |
Ordered to Washington, D.C. Attached to Graham's Brigade, Buell's (Couch's) Division, Army of the Potomac for duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. |
1862 |
March |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac |
March 10-15 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. |
March 26 |
Moved to the Virginia Peninsula |
April 5-May 4 |
Siege of Yorktown |
May 5 |
Battle of Williamsburg |
May 20-23 |
Operations about Bottom's Bridge |
May 31-June 1 |
Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines) |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 29 |
Savage Station |
June 30 |
White Oak Swamp |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
July |
At Harrison's Landing. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps |
August 5-7 |
Reconnaissance to Malvern Hill |
August 16-30 |
Movement to Alexandria, then to Chantilly |
September 1 |
Chantilly |
September 6-24 |
Maryland Campaign. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
Commanded by Colonel David H. Williams, the regiment ws in reserve |
September 19-20 |
Williamsport |
October |
Duty in Maryland and along the Potomac. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps |
November 1-19 |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863 |
January 20-24 |
Burnside's second Campaign. "Mud March" |
February-April |
At Falmouth |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
June 6-13 |
Operations about Deep Run Ravine |
April 29-May 2 |
Operations about Franklin's Crossing |
May 3 |
Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg |
May 3-4 |
Salem Heights |
May 4 |
Banks' Ford |
June 13-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 2-4 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded by Colonel Issac C. Bassett. It brought 320 men to the field, losing six wounded.
From the monument: "July 3rd marched from near Little Round Top and occupied the works in front at 11:30 a.m. relieving other troops." |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee |
July 10-13 |
At and near Funkstown, Md. |
July-October |
At Warrenton and Culpeper |
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 |
January 6 |
Moved to Johnson's Island, Lake Erie and duty there guarding prisoners |
May 6 |
Moved to Washington, D.C., then Rejoined Army of the Potomac in the field. Attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps |
May 12-June 12 |
Rapidan Campaign |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania C. H. |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 17-18 |
Before Petersburg |
June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road |
June 24- July 9 |
Siege of Petersburg |
July 9-11 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. |
July |
Attrached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac |
July 11-12 |
Repulse of Early's attack on Washington |
July 14-18 |
Snicker's Gap Expedition |
August - December |
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign |
September 16 |
Old members mustered out |
September 19 |
Battle of Opequan, Winchester |
September 22 |
Fisher's Hill |
October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
October-December |
Duty in the Shenandoah Valley |
December 1 |
Ordered to Petersburg, Va. and Siege of Petersburg |
1865 |
February 5-7 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run |
March 25 |
Fort Fisher, Petersburg |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
April 2 |
Assault on and fail of Petersburg |
April 3-9 |
Pursuit of Lee |
April 6 |
Sailor's Creek |
April 9 |
Appomattox C. H. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
April 10-23 |
At Farmville and Burkesville |
April 23-27 |
March to Danville and duty there |
May 24-June 3 |
Moved to Richmond, Va., then to Washington, D.C. |
June 8 |
Corps Review |
July 13 |
Mustered out |
