1861 |
September |
Recruited in the counties of Centre, Chester, Huntingdon, Miffin and Juniata and organized at Lewistown and Harrisburg under Colonel William Irwin, Lieutenant Colonel William Brisbane and Major Thomas Hulings |
September 22 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. |
September |
Duty near Lewinsville, Va., Defenses of Washington, D.C., attached to Hancock's Brigade, W. F. Smith's Division, Army Potomac |
1862 |
March |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac |
March 10-15 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. |
April 5-May 4 |
Return to Alexandria and embark for the Virginia Peninsula. Siege of Yorktown |
April 16 |
Lee's Mills, Burnt Chimneys |
May |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac |
May 5 |
Battle of Williamsburg |
May-June |
Pursuit to the Chickahominy River and picket duty |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 27 |
Garnett's Farm |
June 28 |
Golding's Farm
The regiment lost 10 killed and 23 wounded in fighting on the 27th & 28th |
June 29 |
Savage Station |
June 30 |
White Oak Swamp Bridge |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
July-August |
At Harrison's Landing
At one point 60 per cent of the regiment were on the sick list |
August 16-27 |
Movement to Centreville via Charles City Court House, Williamsburg, Big Bethel and Hampton, then by trasports to Alexandria. |
August 27-31 |
In works at Centreville |
August 30 |
Assist in checking Pope's rout at Bull Run |
August 31-
September 1 |
Cover retreat to Fairfax C. H. |
September 6-24 |
Maryland Campaign |
September 10-11 |
Sugar Loaf Mountain |
September 14 |
Crampton's Pass, South Mountain |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
Commanded by Lt. Colonel Willliam Brisbane |
September-October |
Duty in Maryland |
October 15 |
Lt. Colonel Brisbane resigns. Major Hulings promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain John Miles of Company C to major |
October 29-
November 19 |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. |
1863 |
January 9 |
Consolidated to four companies under Lieutenant Colonel Hulings. Colonel Irwin, Major Miles and other unneeded officers were ordered on recruiting service. |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
February-April |
At White Oak Church. attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps |
April 10 |
Colonel Irwin returned to take command of the reinforced regiment. |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 |
Operations at Franklin's Crossing
Two privates were killed, Captain William Freeburn was mortally wounded and Colonel Irwin and eight other men wounded during the river crossing in pontoon boats. |
April 29 |
Bernard House |
May 3 |
Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg |
May 3-4 |
Salem Heights |
May 4 |
Banks' Ford |
May |
At White Oak Church |
June 6-13 |
Deep Run Ravine |
July 2-4 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas M. Huings. It brought 318 men to the field in four companies (A-D), suffering no casualties.
From the monument: "The regiment made a continuous march from Manchester Md. arriving on the field the afternoon of July 2. Occupied this position in reserve from the morning of the 3rd until the enemy's assault in the afternoon when it moved to support centre thence to Round Top." |
July 10-13 |
At and near Funkstown, Md. |
July-October |
Duty on line of the Rappahannock |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
October 24 |
Colonel Irwin resigns |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 7 |
Rappahannock Station
The regiment and its brigade carried enemy earthworks in a bayonet charge which captured 1600 prisoners, four guns and eight battle flags, while losing 3 men killed and Captain Hutchinson, Lieutenant Stuart and 25 other men wounded. |
November 19 |
260 men reenlisted and were granted a 35 day furlough |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign
Captain Quigly and 4 other men were wounded |
December
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Duty at Hazel River |
1864 |
April 22 |
Lt. Colonel Hulings promoted to colonel, Major Miles to lieutenant colonel, Major Miles to lieutenant colonel, and Captain B.J. Hickman of Company B to major, effective to October 24 |
May 4-June 13 |
Rapidan Campaign |
May 3 |
Germania Ford
The regiment lost 11 killed and Lieutenant Decatur Lytle and 22 other men wounded |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania
In an unsuccessful assault, Colonel Hulings, Lt. Colonel Miles, Captain William Kephart, Lieutenants Lytle and Calvin De Witt and 61 enlisted men were killed, Captain Robert Barr mortally wounded, and Captain Stuart, Lieutenants Downing, Irvin, Russel, and Thompson, Adjutant Hilands and 195 enlisted men wounded. Major Hickman took over the regiment as senior surviving officer. |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania C. H. |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient
Captains James Quigley and F. W. Wombacker and Lieutenant John Rogers were wounded. From May 4 - 14 the regiment lost 392 casualties, and at the end could muster only 130 men |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
May 31-June 12 |
Cold Harbor
The regiment lost 8 killed amd Captains Wakefield and Hutchinson and 18 enlisted men wounded |
June 15 |
Major Hickman promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain A. W. Wakefield of Company A to major |
June 17-19 |
Before Petersburg. Siege of Petersburg begins. |
June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad |
July 9-11 |
Moved to Washington D.C. |
July 12-13 |
Repulse of Early's attack on Washington |
July 14-18 |
Pursuit of Early. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Shenandoah |
August |
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to Reserve Division, Dept. West Virginia |
September |
Returned to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Shenandoah |
September 19 |
Battle of Opequan, Winchester
Lieutenant Joseph Wallace and 10 enlisted men were killed and Captain John Thompson, Lieutenant Downing and 35 enlisted men wounded. A shell burst atop the regimental colors, destroying what little remained of it.
Adjutant Hilands wrote, "As the line came on the plain, east of Winchester, we on the left had a full view of the whole field, and a magnificent sight it was. The enemy's line was broken; his artillery, cavalry and infantry were in inextricable confusion, and having turned their backs were making fast time from the field, while off to the right was our own line, in perfect order, stretching away in the distance, steadily advancing in the bright sunlight, with colors, which looked more beautiful than ever, waving in triumph. It was worth three years' hard service to be a participant in the battle of Winchester, under the command of Phil. Sheridan." |
September-Otcober |
Guard duty at Winchester |
October 26 |
A new state color is presented to the regiment to replace the one destroyed at Winchester |
October 29 |
In the Shenandoah Valley |
December 1 |
Ordered to Petersburg, Va. and returned to the Army of the Potomac |
December 5 |
Into winter quarters at Fort Wadsworth, at the Weldon Railroad |
1865 |
March 25 |
Advanced to relieve Fort Steadman, but was not needed |
February 5-7 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
April 2 |
Assault on and fall of Petersburg |
April 6 |
Sailor's Creek
Lieuteant G. E. Hackenberg was killed, Lieutenant John Rogers mortally wounded and Captain Wombacker wounded.
Detached to escort prisoners after the battle |
April 23-29 |
March to Danville |
April 30 |
Duty at Danville |
May 23 |
Moved to Richmond, Va. then to Washington, D.C. |
June 8 |
Corps Review |
June 9 |
Duty at Hall's Hill |
June 28 |
Lt. Colonel Hickman resigns |
July 15 |
Mustered out at Hall's Hill |
