147th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

September 29 1862 to November 20

Companies F-H organized at Harrisburg, Pa.

October 10

Companies A-E organized at Loudoun Heights, Va. from surplus men of the 28th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Company I organized at Philadelphia.

October - December

Duty at Bolivar Heights, Va. attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

November 9

Reconnaissance to Rippon, W. Va.

December 2-6

Reconnaissance to Winchester, Va.

December 10-14

Moved to Fredericksburg

December

At Stafford Court House

January 20-24,1863

Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March"

April 27

Chancellorsville Campaign

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

June 11

Gettysburg Campaign

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Ario Pardee.

From the monument:

"On the night of July 1st this regiment lay on the northern slope of Little Round Top holding the extreme left of the Union army. At 6 p.m. July 2nd moved to Culp's Hill where it was held in reserve until evening; then marched toward the left with the Brigade returning at about 3 a.m. July 3rd and occupied this position."

"Present at Gettysburg 12 officers and 286 men. Killed and mortally wounded 1 officer and 5 men. Wounded 14 men."

From a tablet on a boulder in Pardee Field:

"At 5 a.m. the one hundred and forty-seventh Penna. Volunteers (Lt. Col. Ario Pardee Jr.) was ordered to charge and carry the stone wall occupied by the enemy. This they did in handsome style, their firing causing heavy loss to the enemy who then abandoned the entire line of the stone wall. - Report of Brig. General John W. Geary, commanding 2d Division 12th Corps"

July 5 - 24

Pursuit of Lee

September 24-October 3

Movement to Bridgeport, Ala. and attached to Army of the Cumberland

October 26-29

Reopening Tennessee River

October 28

Companies L, M, N and O transferred from 28th Pennsylvania Infantry

October 28-29

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

Guard duty on Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad

February, 1864

Company "K" organized at Philadelphia

April 12-16

Expedition down the Tennessee River to Triana, Ala. attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland

May 1-September 8

Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign

May 8-11

Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge

May 8

Dug Gap or Mill Creek

May 14-15

Battle of Resaca

May 19

Near Cassville

May 25

New Hope Church

May 26-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 6-17

Chattahoochie River

July 19-20

Peach Tree Creek

July 22-August 25

Siege of Atlanta

August 26-
September 2

Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge

September 2-November 15

Occupation of Atlanta

November 9

Near Atlanta

November 15-December 10

March to the sea

December 10-21

Siege of Savannah

January 1865

Campaign of the Carolinas

February 12-13

North Edisto River, S.C.

February 15

Red Bank and Congaree Creek

March 16

Averysboro, N. C.

March 19-21

Battle of Bentonville

March 24

Occupation of Goldsboro

April 9-13

Advance on Raleigh, N. C.

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

June - July

Duty in the Dept. of Washington

June 6

Companies F and G mustered out

July 15, 1865

Regiment mustered out