29th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

July 1, 1861

Organized at Philadelphia under Colonel John K. Murphy, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Parham and Major Michael Scott

August 3

Left State for Harper's Ferry, W. Va. and Duty at Harper's Ferry and on Upper Potomac. Attached to Gordon's Brigade, Dept. of the Shenandoah

August 17

Attached to 3rd Brigade. Banks' Division, Army of the Potomac

December 17-20

Operations about Dams 4 and 5

March, 1862

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Banks' 5th Corps, and Dept. of the Shenandoah

March 1-12

Advance on Winchester

March 12

Occupation of Winchester

March 24-April 27

Pursuit of Jackson up the Shenandoah Valley

April 1

Woodstock

April 1-2

Edenburg

April 2

Stony Creek

May 15-June 17

Operations in Shenandoah Valley

May 23

Buckton Station; Front Royal (Companies B and G)

May 24

Middletown and Newtown

May 24-26

Retreat to Williamsport

May 25

Battle of Winchester

May 27

At Williamsport

June

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

June 10-18

Moved to Front Royal

July 11-18

To Warrenton and Little Washington

July 19

Lieutenant Colonel Parham resigned

August 6-
September 2

Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia

August 9

Battle of Cedar Mountain (Reserve)

August

Guarding trains during Bull Run Battles.

September 6-24

Maryland Campaign; attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

September 16-17

Provost and Rear Guard

October 4

Captain William Rickards of Company I promoted to lieutenant colonel

October 11

Chambersburg, Pa.

October-December

Duty at Maryland Heights

December 10-16

March to Fredericksburg

December 12

Fairfax Station

December

At Stafford Court House

January 20-24, 1863

"Mud March"

February 11

Major Scott resigned

March

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

March 3

Captain Samuel Zulich promoted to major

April 23

Colonel Murphy was discharged on a surgeon's certificate

April 27

Chancellorsville Campaign

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

May 1

Lieutenant Colonel Rickards promoted to colonel and Major Zulich to lieutenant colonel

June 11

Gettysburg Campaign

The regiment was commanded by Colonel William Rickards, Jr.. It brought 485 men to the field, losing 15 killed, 43 wounded and 8 missing.

From the monuments: "July 2. Position of the regiment. At 7 p.m. the brigade was withdrawn, and on returning during the night found the enemy in these works. The regiment took position in rear of this line. With its right as indicated by the tablet erected to the left and rear; and from there a charge of the enemy at day light of the 3rd was repulsed. After a contest of over seven hours, which the regiment participated, It reoccupied and held the works until the close of the battle."

"July 3 Position of the regiment at 7 P.M. The brigade was withdrawn, and on returning during the night found the enemy in these works. The regiment took position in rear of this line, with its right as indicated by the target erected to the left and rear; and from there a charge of the enemy at day light of the 3rd was repulsed. After a contest of over seven hours, in which the regiment participated, it reoccupied and held the works until the close of the battle."

"Present at Gettysburg 485; killed 15; wounded 43; captured or missing 8."

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee

August-September

Duty on line of the Rappahannock

September 24-October 3

Movement to Bridgeport, Ala. and transfer to Army of the Cumberland

October 26-29

Reopening Tennessee River

October 28-29

Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn.

November 23-27

Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign

November 23-24

Battle of Lookout Mountain

November 25

Battle of Mission Ridge

November 27

Battle of Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge

December 10

Reenlisted

December

Guard duty on Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad

April, 1864

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland

April 16

Captain Jesse Millison of Company C promoted to major

May 1-September 8

Atlanta Campaign

May 8-13

Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge and Dalton

May 14-15

Battle of Resaca

May 19

Near Cassville

May 25

New Hope Church

May 26-June 5

Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills

June 10-July 2

Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain

June 11-14

Pine Hill

June 15-17

Lost Mountain

June 15

Gilgal or Golgotha Church

June 17

Muddy Creek

June 19

Noyes Creek

June 22

Kolb's Farm

June 27

Assault on Kenesaw Mountain

Colonel Rickards was wounded, and eventually discharged.

July 4

Ruff's Station or Smyrna Camp Ground

July 5-17

Chattahoochie River

July 15

Major Millison mustered out

July 19-20

Peach Tree Creek

July 22-August 25

Siege of Atlanta

August 26-
September 2

Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge

September 2-
November 15

Occupation of Atlanta

October 26-29

Expedition to Tuckum's Cross Roads

November 9

Near Atlanta

November 15-
December 10

March to the sea

November 28

Near Davidsboro

December 10-21

Siege of Savannah

January to April 1865

Campaign of the Carolinas

January 12

Captain George Johnson of Company B promoted to major

March 19-21

Battle of Bentonville, N. C.

March 24

Occupation of Goldsboro

March 25

Lieutenant Colonel Zulich promoted to colonel, Major Johnson to lieutenant colonel, and Captain Robert Dechert of Company C to major

April 9-13

Advance on Raleigh

April 14

Occupation of Raleigh

April 26

Bennett's House. Surrender of Johnston and his army.

April 29-May 20

March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond

June

Duty in Dept. of Washington, D.C. attached to Bartlett's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington

May 24

Grand Review

July 11, 1865

Mustered out under Colonel Zulich, Lieutenant Colonel Johnson and Major Dechert