United States Regiments & Batteries > Pennsylvania
The 118th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment lost 9 officers and 132 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 111 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
It is honored by three monuments at Getttysburg.
From Big Round Top monument at Gettysburg:
Mustered into service August 30, 1862
Mustered out June 1, 1865
Participated in 34 battles
Killed in battle 205
Died of wounds and disease 500
Missing in action 273
Original muster 960
Recruits 456
Final muster of original members 139
|
1862
|
|
| May 15-August 30 | Organized at Philadelphia |
| August 31 | Moved to Baltimore, Md., then to Washington, D.C. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, |
| September 6-24 | Maryland Campaign |
| September 16-17 | Battle of Antietam |
| September 19 | Shepherdstown Ford |
| September-October | At Sharpsburg |
| October 30-November 19 | Movement to Falmouth, Va |
| December 12-15 | Battle of Fredericksburg |
| December 29-30 | Reconnaissance to Richard’s and Ellis’ Fords, Rappahannock River |
|
1863
|
|
| January 20-24 | Burnside’s 2nd Campaign, “Mud March” |
| February-April | At Falmouth |
| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps |
| May 1-5 | Battle of Chancellorsville |
| June 11-July 24 | Gettysburg Campaign |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James Gwyn. From the monument in the Rose Woods at Gettysburg: First position July 2. July 3 on Big Round Top. Present at Gettysburg 332. Killed 3, wounded 19, captured or missing 3. From the monument on Big Round Top at Gettysburg: Engaged in advance of “Wheat Field” July 2 and held this position July 3, and 4, 1863. |
| July 5-24 | Pursuit of Lee |
| July 23 | Wapping Heights, Va. |
| August-Setpember | At Warrenton and Beverly Ford |
| September 17 | At Culpeper |
| October 9-22 | Bristoe Campaign |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 7 | Rappahannock Station |
| November 26-December 2 | Mine Run Campaign |
| December-May | At Beverly Ford |
|
1864
|
|
| May 4-June 12 | Rapidan Campaign |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8 | Laurel Hill |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spottsylvania Court House |
| 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 |
| June 16-18 |
First Assault on PetersburgBeginning of Siege of Petersburg |
| June 22-23 | Jerusalem Plank Road |
| August 18-21 | Weldon Railroad |
| September 29-October 2 | Poplar Springs Church |
| October 27-28 | Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run |
| December 7-12 | Warren’s Expedition to Hicksford |
|
1865
|
|
| February 5-7 | Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run |
| March 28-April 9 | Appomattox Campaign |
| March 29 | Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run and Junction of Quaker and Boydton Roads |
| March 31 | White Oak Road |
| April 1 | Five Forks |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
| May 1-12 | March to Washington, D.C. |
| May 23 | Grand Review |
| June 1 | Mustered out |