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September 8 |
Organized at Pittsburg and Harrisburg and mustered in |
September 9 |
Ordered to Parktown, Md. and duty guarding Northern Central Railroad attached to 8th Corps, Middle Department |
December 15 |
Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac in the field, and reached Aquia Creek. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
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January |
Duty near Falmouth, Va. |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded by Colonel Richard P. Roberts until he was killed on July 2nd. Lieutenant Colonel John Fraser then took command.
From the monument: "The regiment engaged the enemy on this position late in the afternoon of July 2nd, succeeding 5th Corps troops and holding the right of the 1st Division, 2nd Corps. Supported battery on left centre July 3rd."
"Present at Gettysburg 589 officers and men. Killed and died of wounds, 3 officers 50 men. Wounded 8 officers 120 men. Captured or missing 3 officers 57 men. Total 241." |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee |
September |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps |
September 13-17 |
Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
October 14 |
Auburn and Bristoe |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
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February 6-7 |
Demonstration on the Rapidan |
February-May |
At Stevensburg |
May 4-June 12 |
Rapidan Campaign |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8 |
Corbin's Bridge |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania |
May 10 |
Po River |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House |
May 12 |
"Bloody Angie," assault on the Salient |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg |
June 16 |
Siege of Petersburg begins |
June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road |
July 27-29 |
Demonstration north of James River |
July 27-28 |
Deep Bottom |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
August 13-20 |
Demonstration north of James River at Deep Bottom |
August 14-18 |
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom |
August 25 |
Ream's Station |
December 9-10 |
Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run |
December 9 |
Hatcher's Run |
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February 5-7 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run |
March 25 |
Watkins' House |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
March 29-30 |
Skirmishes on line of Hatcher's and Gravelly Runs |
March 31 |
Boydton Road and White Oak Road or Hatcher's Run |
April 2 |
Sutherland Station |
April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
April 5 |
Flat Creek, near Amelia Court House |
April 6 |
Sailor's Creek |
April 7 |
High Bridge, Farmville |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
May 2-12 |
March to Washington, D. C. |
May 24 |
Grand Review |
May 31 |
Mustered out |
