The 2nd Reserves lost 4 officers and 73 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 71 enlisted men to disease. The regiment is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
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Organized at Philadelphia under Colonel William B. Mann, Lieutenant Colonel Albert L. Magilton and Major Horace Neide |
May 29, 1861 |
Moved to Easton, Pa. |
July 24 |
To Harrisburg, Pa. |
August 28 |
Moved to Baltimore, then to Sandy Hook, near Harper's Ferry, Va. |
September 25 |
Ordered to Darnestown, Md. thence to Tennallytown, Md. and join McCall. Attached to 1st Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac. |
October 4 |
Lieutenant Colonel Magilton promoted to colonel of the 33rd Pennsylvania |
October 18-21 |
Moved to Langley, Va. and duty at Camp Pierpont |
October 22 |
Major McCandless promoted to lieutenant colonel |
November 1 |
Colonel Mann resigned. |
December 6 |
Expedition to Grinnell's Farm |
March, 1862 |
Reconnaissance toward Dranesville. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 10-15 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. |
April 2 |
Captain George Woodward of Company A promoted to major |
April 9-19 |
McDowell's advance on Falmouth |
April |
Duty at Fredericksburg attached to 1st Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock |
June |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
June 9-11 |
Moved to White House |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 26 |
Battle of Mechanicsville |
June 27 |
Battle of Gaines Mill |
June 29 |
Battle of Savage Station |
June 30 |
Battle of Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale
Major Woodward wounded and captured and Captain Horace Neide of Company A wounded |
July 1. |
Battle of Malvern Hill |
July |
At Harrison's Landing |
August 1 |
Lieutenant Colonel McCandless promoted to colonel, Captain Patrick McDonough of Company B promoted to major and Captain Horace Neide of Company A promoted to major |
August 16-26 |
Movement to join Pope; attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia |
August 29 |
Battie of Groveton |
August 30 |
Battie of Bull Run
Colonel McCandless wounded |
September 6-24 |
Maryland Campaign; attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 14 |
Battle of South Mountain |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
Commanded by Captain James N. Byrnes. Adjutant Augustus Cross was killed. |
September |
Duty in Maryland |
October 30-November 19 |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
January 20-24, 1863 |
"Mud March" |
February |
Ordered to Washington, D.C., and duty in the Defenses there attached to 1st Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington |
February 20 |
Major Woodward promoted to lieutenant colonel |
June 25 |
Rejoined Army of the Potomac attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George A. Woodward.
From the monument: "July 2nd in the evening charged from the hill in rear to this position and held it until the afternoon of July 3d when the Brigade advanced through the woods to the front and left driving the enemy and capturing many prisoners."
"Present at Gettysburg, 24 officers and 243 men. Killed and died of wounds, 9 men. Wounded, 8 offices and 25 men. Captured or missing, 1 man." |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee |
Aust 24 |
Lieutenant Colonel Woodward transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
October 28 |
Major McDonough promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain Richard Ellis of Company D promoted to major |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 7 |
Rappahannock Station |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
May, 1864 |
Rapidan Campaign |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8-12 |
Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania
Colonel McCandless wounded |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient |
May 19 |
Harris Farm |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 25 |
Jericho Ford |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1 |
Left front |
June 16, 1864 |
Mustered out under Colonel McCandless, Lieutenant Colonel Patrick McDonough and Major Richard Ellis |
