107th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

 

The regiment lost 2 officers and 106 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 140 enlisted men to disease, a total of 251.It is honored by a monument and a marker at Gettysburg.

 

Timeline of the 107th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

February 20 -
March 8, 1862

Organized at Harrisburg

March 9

Left State for Washington, D.C.; Camp at Kendall Green, Defenses of Washington, D.C.

April 2

Moved to Upton's Hill. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock

April 16

To Cloud's Mills, Va.

May 11

Guard duty on Orange & Alexandria Railroad from Manassas to Catlett's Station.

May 28-June 1

Expedition to Front Royal to intercept Jackson. Atached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia

June 2-10

At Front Royal

June-August

At Catlett's Station, Weaversville, Warrenton and Waterloo

August 9

Battle of Cedar Mountain

August 16-September 2

Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia

August 21-23

Fords of the Rappahannock

August 24-25

Rappahannock Station

August 28

Thoroughfare Gap

August 30

Battle of Bull Run

September 1

Chantilly

September 6-24

Maryland Campaign. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

September 14

Battle of South Mountain

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

September-
October

Duty near Sharpsburg, Md.

October 28-November 7

Moved to Warrenton

November 11-19

To Falmouth, Va.

November

At Brook's Station

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

January 20-24, 1863

Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March"

February-April

At Falmouth and Belle Plains

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

June 11-July 24

Gettysburg Campaign

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel James M. Thomson until he was wounded on July 1. Captain Emanuel D. Roath then took command. The 107th brought 255 men to field, losing 11 killed, 56 wounded and 98 missing.

 

From the monument: "July 1. The regiment fought here from 1 P.M. until the Corps retired and then took position on the left of Cemetery Hill. In the evening of 2d. moved to the left to support the Second Corps, and after the repulse of the enemy returned to former position. On the 3d. moved several times to reinforce different parts of the line."

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee

August - October

Duty along the Rappahannock

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

February 6-7, 1864

Demonstration on the Rapidan

February

Reenlisted (Veterans absent until May 16.)

February-May

Duty on Orange & Alexandria Railroad

March

Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

May 4-June 12

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8-12

Battle of Spottsylvania

May 12-21

Battle of Spottsylvania Court House

May 23-26

Battle of North Anna River

May 25

Jericho Ford

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

June 1-3

Bethesda Church

June 13

White Oak Swamp

June 16-18

Before Petersburg. Beginning of Siege of Petersburg. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps

August 18-21

Weldon Railroad

September 15

Reconnaissance toward Dinwiddie Court House. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps

October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run

December 7-12

Warren's Raid to Hicksford

February 5-7, 1865

Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 29

Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run

March 31

White Oak Road

April 1

Five Forks

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

May 1-12

Moved to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

June-July

Duty at Washington and Alexandria

July 13, 1865

Mustered out