The Civil War in the East

116th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

 

The 116th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment lost 8 officers and 137 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 88 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

Monument to the 116th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg

1861

June 11 to September 4

Organized at Philadelphia

1862

August 31

Left State for Washington, D.C.

September 7

Moved to Rockville, Md.

September 21

Moved to Fairfax Court House

October 6

Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, the Irish Brigade

October 29-November 17

Advance up Loudon Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va.

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.

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

Major St. Clair A. Mulholland was awarded the Medal of Honor. According to his citation, while "in command of the picket line held the enemy in check all night to cover the retreat of the Army."

June 11-July 24

Gettysburg Campaign

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Major St. Clair A. Mulholland. From the monument: "July 2, 1863. In action 142 officers and men. Killed and wounded 37."

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee

September 13-17

Advance from Rappahannock to the Rapidan

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

October 14

Auburn and Bristoe

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

1864

February 6-7

Demonstration on the Rapidan

February-May

Duty at Stevensburg

May 4-June 12

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battles of the Wilderness

May 8-12

Spottsylvania

May 10

Po River

May 12-21

Spottsylvania Court House

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 16-18

Before Petersburg. Beginning of Siege of Petersburg. Attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps.

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road

July 27-29

Demonstration on north side of the James River

July 27-28

Deep Bottom

July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve)

August 13-20

Demonstration on north side of James River at Deep Bottom

August 14-18

Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom

August 25

Ream's Station

October 27

Front of Forts Morton and Sedgwick

December 9-10

Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run

1865

February 5-7

Dabney's Mills

March 25

Watkins' House, Petersburg

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 31

Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road and White Oak Road

April 2

Sutherland Station and 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 3

Companies A, B, C and D mustered out

July 14

Companies E, F, G, H, I and K mustered out