The Civil War in the East

118th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment "Corn Exchange Regiment"

 

The 118th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment lost 9 officers and 132 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 111 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

It is honored by three monuments at Getttysburg.

Monument to the 118th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg

1862

May 15-30

Organized at Philadelphia

August 31

Moved to Baltimore, Md., then to Washington, D.C. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac,

September 6-24

Maryland Campaign

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

September 19

Shepherdstown Ford

September-October

At Sharpsburg

October 30-November 19

Movement to Falmouth, Va

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.

December 29-30

Reconnaissance to Richard's and Ellis' Fords, Rappahannock River

1863

January 20-24

Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March"

February-April

At Falmouth

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

June 11-July 24

Gettysburg Campaign

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Gwyn.

 

From the monument: "First position July 2. July 3 on Big Round Top. Present at Gettysburg 332. Killed 3, wounded 19, captured or missing 3."

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee

July 23

Wapping Heights, Va.

August-Setpember

At Warrenton and Beverly Ford

September 17

At 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

December-May

At Beverly Ford

1864

May 4-June 12

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battles of the Wilderness

May 8

Laurel Hill

May 8-21

Spottsylvania

May 12

Assault on the Salient

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 25

Jericho Ford

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

August 18-21

Weldon Railroad

September 29-October 2

Poplar Springs Church

October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run

December 7-12

Warren's Expedition to Hicksford

1865

February 5-7

Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 29

Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run and Junction of Quaker and Boydton Roads

March 31

White Oak Road

April 1

Five Forks

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

May 1-12

March to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

June 1

Mustered out