The Civil War in the East

111th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

 

The 111th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment lost 7 officers and 138 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 155 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

It is honored by a monument on Culp's Hill at Gettysburg.

 

From the monument: "Recruited in Erie, Warren and Crawford Counties. Mustered in January 24, 1862. Re-enlisted December 28, 1863. Mustered out July 19, 1865. Total enrollment 1850. Killed and died of wounds 7 officers 137 men. Died of disease &c 4 officers 163 men. Wounded 25 officers 285 men. Captured or missing 5 officers 65 men. Total loss 691."

1861

December

Organized at Erie

1862

February 25-
March 1

Moved to Harrisburg, Pa., then to Baltimore, Md.

May 16

Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va.

May 24-30

Defense of Harper's Ferry. Attached to Cooper's 1st Brigade, Sigel's Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah

May 28

Reconnaissance to Charlestown

June

Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Virginia

August

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Virginia

August 9

Battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.

August 16-September 2

Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia. Guard trains during Bull Run Battles

September 6-24

Maryland Campaign. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac.

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam (Reserve)

September - December

Duty at Bolivar Heights

October

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps

November 9

Reconnaissance to Rippon, W. Va.

December 2-6

Reconnaissance to Winchester

December 9-16

March to Fredericksburg

1863

January

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

January 20-24

Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March"

February - April

At Stafford Court House

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

June 11-24

Gettysburg Campaign

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas M. Walker.

 

From the monument: "The Regiment built these works. In the evening of July 2 it was withdrawn with the Brigade, and returning during the night found the enemy in the works. Assisted in repulsing a charge of the enemy at daylight on the 3rd and after seven hours and a half of continuous fighting in which it participated, regained the works and held them until the close of the battle. Carried into action 259 officers and men. Killed 5 men, wounded 1 officer and 7 men."

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee

August

Duty near Raccoon Ford

September 24-October 3

Movement to Bridgeport, Alabama attached to Army of the Cumberland

October 26-29

Reopening Tennessee River

October 28-29

Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn.

November 23-27

Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign

November 23-24

Battle of Lookout Mountain

November 25

Mission Ridge

November 27

Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge

December-April

Duty on Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad

1864

April

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland

May 1-September 8

Atlanta Campaign

May 8-11

Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge

May 14-15

Battle of Resaca

May 19

Near Cassville

May 25

New Hope Church

May 25-June 5

Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills

June 10-July 2

Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain

June 11-14

Pine Hill

June 15-17

Lost Mountain

June 15

Gilgal or Golgotha Church

June 17

Muddy Creek

June 19

Noyes Creek

June 22

Kolb's Farm

June 27

Assault on Kenesaw

July 4

Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground

July 5-17

Chattahoochee River

July 19-20

Peach Tree Creek

July 22-August 25

Siege of Atlanta

August 26-September 2

Operations at Chattahoochee River Bridge

September 2-November 15

Occupation of Atlanta

October 26-29

Expedition to Tuckum's Cross Roads

November 9

Near Atlanta

November 15-December 10

March to the sea

November 28

Davidsboro

December 10-21

Siege of Savannah

1865

January to April

Campaign of the Carolinas

March 19-21

Battle of Bentonville, N. C.,

March 24

Occupation of Goldsboro

April 9-13

Advance on Raleigh

April 14

Occupation of Raleigh

April 26

Bennett's House. Surrender of Johnston and his army.

April 29-May 20

March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va.

May 24

Grand Review

May-June

Duty at Washington

July 19

Mustered out