10th Pennsylvania Reserves (39th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment)

 

The 10th lost 7 officers and 153 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 47 enlisted men to disease, a total of 207. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

 

Timeline of the 10th Pennsylvania Reserves

June - July, 1861

Organized at Camp Wilkins, near Pittsburg

July 18

Ordered to Harrisburg, Pa.

July 21

Mustered in under Colonel John S. McCalmont, Lieutenant Colonel James T. Kirk

July 22

Moved to Baltimore, Md.

July 24

To Washington, D.C. attached to 3rd Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac

August 1

At Tennallytown, Md.

October 10

At Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va.

December 6

Expedition to Gunnell's Mills

December 20

Action at Dranesville

March 10-15, 1862

Advance on Manassas, Va. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

April 9-19

McDowell's advance on Falmouth

April-June

Duty at Fredericksburg. Attached to 3rd Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock

May 9

Colonel McCalmont resigns

May 13

Lieutenant Colonel James T. Kirk promoted to colonel

June 9-12

Moved to White House and attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

June 25-July 1

Seven days before Richmond

June 26

Battles of Mechanicsville

June 27

Gaines Mill

June 30

Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale

July 1

Malvern Hill

July

At Harrison's Landing

August 16-26

Movement to join Pope. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia

August 28

Battles of Gainesville

August 29

Groveton

August 30

Bull Run

Colonel Kirk was wounded

September 6-24

Maryland Campaign. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac.

September 14

Battle of South Mountain

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

September-October

Duty in Maryland

October 18

Colonel Kirk resins due to disbility from his wound from Bull Run

October 30-November 19

Movement to Falmouth, Va.

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

January 20-24, 1863

"Mud March"

February 6

Ordered to Washington, D.C. and duty there and at Alexandria. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington.

June 25

Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac in the field attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps.

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James M. Snodgrass.

 

From the monument: "The Regiment arrived on the field July 2nd about 5 p.m. with 377 officers and men and soon after moved to this position and held it until the close of the battle with a loss of five wounded."

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee

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

April 15, 1864

Bristoe Station (Detachment)

May 4-31

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battles of the Wilderness

May 8

Laurel Hill

May 8-12

Spottsylvania

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 28-31

On line of the Totopotomoy

May 31

Left front

June 11, 1864

Mustered out