1861 |
September |
Organized at Philadelphia. Recruited in Philadelphia and Reading. |
October 1 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. At Kendall Green, Washington, D.C. |
October 12 |
Provost duty at Alexandria |
1862 |
February 18, |
Companies A, C, D, E and I garrison forts on Maryland side of the Potomac River |
April 17-23 |
At Cloud's Mills, Va. |
April 24-May 7 |
Guard Orange & Alexandria Railroad between Bull Run and Fairfax C. H. |
May 7 |
Duty near Fredericksburg, Va. attached to 1st Brigade, Ord's 2nd Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock |
May 25-June 18 |
Expedition to Front Royal to intercept Jackson |
June |
Duty at Manassas, Warrenton and Culpeper atatched to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia |
August 9 |
Battle of Cedar Mountain |
August 16-
September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 21-23 |
Fords of the Rappahannock |
August 28 |
Thoroughfare Gap |
August 30 |
Battle of Bull Run |
September 1 |
Chantilly |
September 6-24 |
Maryland Campaign attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army Potomac |
September 14 |
Battles of South Mountain |
September 16-17 |
Antietam |
September-October |
Duty near Sharpsburg, Md. |
October 30-November 19 |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863 |
January 20-24, |
Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March" |
February-April |
At Falmouth and Belle Plains |
March |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 |
Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek |
April 29-30 |
Fitzhugh's Crossing |
May 2-5 |
Chancellorsville; attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
he regiment was commanded by Major Benezet F. Foust, who was wounded on the 1st in the fighting on Oak Hill. Captain Edmund A. Mass then took command until he was captured. Captain Henry Whiteside then took over the regiment.
From the monument: "About noon, July 1st 1863, the regiment was in line along the Mummasburg Road, 200 yards S.E. of this monument. Later it changed direction and formed here, charged forward and captured two battle flags and a number of prisoners. at 4 p.m. the Division was overpowered and forced through the town."
"July 2nd the regiment was in position facing the Emmitsburg Road and on July 3rd at Ziegler's Grove, as indicated by markers."
From the Ziegler's Grove marker: "Arrived here in time to assist in reppelling the enemy's charge on July 3rd 1863 and remained until the morning of July 6th"
"Men engaged 294; killed 18; wounded 50; missing 53. Erected by survivors August 27, 1883."
"The principal monument is erected on Oak Ridge the scene of the first day's battle" |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee |
August-October |
Duty on line of the Rappahannock |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
1864 |
February 6-7 |
Demonstration on the Rapidan |
February 6 |
Regiment reenlisted and on furlough |
March |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
April 7 |
Regiment returns from furlough |
May 4-June 12 |
Rapidan Campaign |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8 |
Battle of Laurel Hill |
May 8-12 |
Battle of Spottsylvania |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania C. H. |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 25 |
Jericho Ford |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps |
June 1-3 |
Bethesda Church |
June 13 |
White Oak Swamp |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg, beginning of Siege of Petersburg |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
August 18-21 |
Weldon Railroad |
October 27-28 |
Hatcher's Run |
December 7-12 |
Warren's Expedition to Weldon Railroad |
1865 |
February 5-7 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps |
March 29 |
Lewis Farm near Gravelly Run |
March 30-31 |
White Oak Road |
April 1 |
Five Forks |
April 2-9 |
Pursuit of Lee |
April 9 |
Appomattox C. H. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
May 1-12 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. |
May 23 |
Grand Review |
June 30 |
Mustered out |
