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September 1 |
Organized at Pittsburg |
September 1-3 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. and attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 4-7 |
Bury dead at Bull Run, Va. |
September 7-24 |
Maryland Campaign. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam (Reserve) |
September 23-October 20 |
At Downsville |
October 20-November 18 |
Movement to Stafford Court House. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps |
December 5 |
To Belle Plains |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. |
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January 20-24 |
Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March" |
February-April |
At Falmouth |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 |
Operations at 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 Frederick H. Collier until he was wounded on July 3rd. Lieutenant Colonel William H. Moody then took command.
From the monument:
"Left Manchester, Md. at 9 p.m. July 1st and arrived at Rock Creek on the Baltimore Pike at 2 p.m. of the 2nd. Towards evening the Brigade moved rapidly to the front to support the Union left, this Regiment deploying on the right of Little Round Top, and advanced with the 1st Brigade Penna. Reserves, driving the enemy into the Wheatfield."
"Retired to and held this position until the evening of the 3rd when the Regiment moved with the Penna. Reserve and advanced about 900 yards to the position indicated by a greek cross tablet, and assisted in forcing the enemy back. Subsequently returned to this position."
"Present at Gettysburg 511. Killed and mortally wounded 4, wounded 16." |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee |
August-Otcober |
Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan |
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 |
At Harper's Ferry |
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January |
Attached to Wheaton's Brigade, Dept. of West Virginia |
March |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
May 4-June 12 |
Rapidan Campaign |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8-21 |
Spottsylvania |
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, Weldon Railroad |
July 9 |
Siege of Petersburg |
July 9-11 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. |
July 11-12 |
Repulse of Early's attack on Washington |
July 14-24 |
Pursuit to Snicker's Gap |
August to December |
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign; attached to Army of the Shenandoah |
August 13 |
Near Strasburg |
August 21-22 |
Near Charlestown |
September 13 |
Demonstration on Gilbert's Ford, Opequan |
September 19 |
Battle of Opequan, Winchester |
September 21 |
Strasburg |
September 22 |
Fisher's Hill |
October 19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek |
October-December |
Duty in the Shenandoah Valley |
December 9-12 |
Moved to Petersburg, Va. |
December |
Siege of Petersburg |
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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 fall of Petersburg |
April 3-9 |
Pursuit of Lee |
April 6 |
Sailor's Creek |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
April 23-27 |
March to Danville and duty there |
May 23-June 3 |
March to Richmond, Va., then to Washington, D.C. |
June 8 |
Corps Review |
June 21 |
Mustered out
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