The Civil War in the East

110th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

 

The 110th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment lost 7 officers and 111 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 78 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

Monument to the 110th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg

1861

August 19

Organized at Harrisburg, Huntingdon and Philadelphia

1862

January 2

Left State for Hancock, Md. Attached to Tyler's Brigade, Landers' Division, Army of the Potomac. At Cumberland and south branch of the Potomac guarding bridges of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

January 5

Defense of Hancock

February 6

Moved to Paw Paw Tunnel and duty there

March 7-15

Advance on Winchester attached to 3rd Brigade, Shield's 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Corps and Dept. of the Shenandoah

March 18-21

Reconnaissance to Strasburg

March 23

Battle of Winchester

March 24-April 27

Pursuit of Jackson up the Valley

April 17

Occupation of Mt. Jackson

May 12-21

March to Fredericksburg

May 25-30

To Front Royal. Attached to 4th Brigade, Shield's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock

May 31

Near Front Royal

June 9

Port Republic. Attached to 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia

August 9

Battle of Cedar Mountain

August 16-September 2

Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia

August 21-23

Fords of the Rappahannock

August 23

Manassas

August 28

Thoroughfare Gap

August 29

Groveton

August 30

Bull Run

September

Duty at Arlington Heights, Defenses of Washington, Whipple's Command. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps

October 18

Moved to Pleasant Valley

October 24-November 19

To Warrenton and Falmouth, Va.

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

1863

January 20-24

Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March"

February-April

At Falmouth

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

June 11-July 24

Gettysburg Campaign. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel David M. Jones until he was wounded on July 2, losing his left leg. Major Isaac Rodgers then took command. The 110th had only six companies at Gettysburg: A, B, C, E, H & I.

 

From the monument: "July 2nd. The Regiment fought on this line from 4 until 6 O'Clock p.m. July 3rd supported batteries on Cemetery Hill."

 

"Present at Gettysburg 152.* Killed and died of wounds 16 men. Wounded 6 officers and 31 men."

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee

July 23

Wapping Heights, Va.

August-October

On line of the Rappahannock

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

October 13-14

Auburn and Bristoe

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 7

Kelly's Ford

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

November 27

Payne's Farm

1864

February 6-7

Demonstration on the Rapidan

February-May

Duty near Brandy Station

March

Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps

May 4-June 12

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battles of the Wilderness

May 8

Laurel Hill

May 8-12

Spottsylvania

May 10

Po River

May 12-21

Spottsylvania Court House

May 12

Assault on the Salient

May 19

Harris Farm

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

June 16-18

Before Petersburg; beginning of Siege of Petersburg

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road

July 27-29

Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom

July 27-28

Deep Bottom

July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve)

August 13-20

Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom

August 14-18

Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom

September 29-October 2

Poplar Springs Church

October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run

December 7-12

Warren's Raid on Hicksford

1865

February 5-7

Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run

March 25

Watkins' House

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 30-31

White Oak Road

March 31

Crow's House

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 6

Sailor's Creek

April 7

High Bridge, Farmville

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April

At Burkesville

May 2-12

March to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

June 28

Mustered out