United States Regiments & Batteries > Pennsylvania
The 175th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment lost 21 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1862
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November 6 | Organized at Philadelphia for nine months service under Colonel Samuel A. Dyer (formerly captain of Company C, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves), Lieutenant Colonel Francis C. Hooten and Major Isaac McClure |
December 1 | Moved to Washington, D.C., then to Fortress Monroe and Suffolk, Va. |
December | Duty at Suffolk, Va. Attached to Gibb’s’ Brigade, Division at Suffolk, Va., then Spinola’s Brigade, Division at Suffolk, 7th Corps |
December 28-January 1 | Moved to New Berne, N. C., and attached to 1st Brigade, 5th Division, 18th Corps, Dept. of North Carolina |
1863
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February 24 | Major McClure resigned. Captain Joseph D. Smith of Company A was promoted to major. |
March 6-10 | Expedition from New Berne to Trenton, Pollocksville, Young’s Cross Roads and Swansborough |
April 4-6 | Operations on the Pamlico |
April 7-10 | Expedition to relief of Little Washington |
April 13-21 | Expedition to Swift Creek Village |
May | Garrison duty at Little Washington attached to District of the Pamlico, Dept. of North Carolina |
June | Moved to Fortress Monroe, Va., thence to Harper’s Ferry, W. Va. |
July | Withdrawn to Frederick, then returned to Sandy Hook, where it was attached to Well’s Brigade, Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., 8th Corps, Middle Department and assisted in laying a pontoon bridge over the Potomac. |
August 7 | Mustered out in Philadelphia |