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.

1864
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
1865
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 House

Surrender 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