The Civil War in the East

145th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

 

The 145th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment lost 18 officers and 187 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 214 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

Monument to the 145th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg

1862

September 5

Organized at Erie

September 11-12

Moved to Chambersburg. Pa

September 15-17

Moved to Hagerstown and Antietam, Md. and attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

September 22

Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va. and duty there

October 16-17

Reconnaissance to Charlestown. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps

October 29-November 17

Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va.

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

December

Duty at Falmouth, Va.

1863

April 27

Chancellorsville Campaign; attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

June 11

Gettysburg Campaign

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

Colonel Hiram L. Brown commanded the 145th until he was wounded during the fighting on the 2nd. Capt. John W. Reynolds then took command until he, too was wounded, when Capt. Moses Oliver took over.

 

From the monument:

"July 2nd. In the evening about 5 O'Clock the Regiment with the Brigade charged from the northerly side of the Wheatfield driving the enemy and capturing many prisoners. This position was held until the command was outflanked when it retired under orders."

 

"July 3. The Regiment was in position on the left center with the Division."

"Present at Gettysburg 228 officers and men. Killed and mortally wounded 3 officers 21 men. Wounded 9 officers 50 men. Captured or missing 10 men."

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee

August

Duty on line of the Rappahannock

September 13-17

Advance from the 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

December

At Stevensburg

1864

February 6-7

Demonstration on the Rapidan

May 4-June 12

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battles of the Wilderness

May 8

Corbin's Bridge

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

June 16

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 on north side of the James at Deep Bottom

August 14-18

Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom

August 25

Ream's Station

December 7-10

Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run

1865

February 5-7

Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run

March 25

Watkins' House

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 29-30

Skirmishes on line of Hatcher's and Gravelly Runs

March 31

Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road; Crow's House

April 2

Sutherland Station

April 6

Sailor's Creek

April 7

High Bridge, Farmville

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

May 2-12

March to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

May 31

Mustered out