The Civil War in the East

95th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

 

The 95th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment lost 11 officers and 171 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 72 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

Monument to the 95th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg

1861

August to October

Organized at Philadelphia

October 12

Left State for Washington, D.C. Camp at Kendall Green and duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to Newton's Brigade, Franklin's Division, Army Potomac

October 29

At Fairfax Seminary, Va.

1862

March

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army Potomac

March 10-15

Advance on Manassas, Va.

April 4-17

McDowell's advance on Falmouth, Va. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock

April 17

Moved to Shipping Point, Va.

April 22

To the Virginia Peninsula.

April 24-May 4

Siege of Yorktown (on transports) Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac

May 7-8

West Point

June 25-July 1

Seven days before Richmond

June 27

Gaines' Mill

June 30

Charles City Cross Roads, and Glendale

July 1

Malvern Hill

July-August

At Harrison's Landing

August 16-28

Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville

August 28-31

In works at Centreville

September 1

Cover Pope's retreat to Fairfax C. H.

September 6-24

Maryland Campaign

September 14

Crampton's Pass, South Mountain

September 16-17

Antietam

September-October

Duty in Maryland

October 29-November 19

Movement to Falmouth, Va.

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.

1863

January 20-24

Burnside's second Campaign, "Mud March"

February-April

At Falmouth

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

April 29

Bernard House

May 3

Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg. Attached to 1st Division, 2nd Brigade, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

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 Lieutenant Colonel Edward Carroll. It brought 356 men to the field and lost one killed and one wounded.

 

From the monument: "Occupied this position in reserve from evening of July 2nd to morning of July 5th. Present for duty at Gettysburg June 30, 1863, Officers 20, Enlisted men 336, Loss Enlisted men Killed 1 wounded 1"

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee

July 10-13

At and near Funkstown

July 14

Hagerstown

July-October

Duty on line of the Rappahannock

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

December 26

Regiment reenlisted

1864

January-May

At Brandy Station

May 4-June 12

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8-12

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 19- July 9

Siege of Petersburg

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road

July 9-11

Moved to Washington, D.C.

July 11-12

Repulse of Early's attack on Washington

July 14-18

Pursuit of Early to Snicker's Gap

August

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign; attached to Army of the Shenandoah

August 21

Summit Point

September 19

Battle of Opequan, Winchester

September 22

Fisher's Hill

September 24

New Market

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

October - December

Duty in the Shenandoah Valley

December

Moved to Petersburg, Va. and Siege of Petersburg

1865

February 5-7

Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

April 2

Assault on and fall of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 9

Appomattox C. H. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April 23-27

Moved to Danville

May 23-June 3

March to Richmond, Va. then to Washington, D.C.

June 8

Corps Review

July 17

Mustered out