United States Regiments & Batteries > Pennsylvania
The 199th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment lost 2 officers and 30 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 52 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1864
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| September and October | The regiment was organized at Philadelphia under the command of Colonel James C. Briscoe, Lieutenant Colonel Ambrose A. Lechler and Major William A. F. Gehr. |
| October | Moved to Deep Bottom Landing, Virginia. Duty in the trenches before Richmond, Virginia attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James |
| October 22 | Lieutenant Colonel Letcher was discharged |
| November 28 | Captain Robert P. Hughes of Company C was promoted to lieutenant colonel |
| December | Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 24th Army Corps |
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1865
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| March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
| April 2 |
Assaults on Forts Gregg and Alexander and Fall of Petersburg |
| April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
| April 6 |
Rice’s Station |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
| April – May | Duty at Richmond, Va. |
| June 28 | The 199th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was consolidated with the 188th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment under the command of Colonel Briscoe |