United States Regiments & Batteries > Pennsylvania
The 167th Pennsylvania Infantry lost 1 officer and 1 enlisted man killed and 22 men to disease during the Civil War.
1862
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November 10 to December 6 | Organized at Reading under Colonel Charles A. Knoderer, Lt. Colonel Joseph De Puy Davis and Major Gustavus Worth |
December 8-17 | Moved to Washington, D.C. then to Newport News and Suffolk, Va. |
December | Duty at Suffolk attached to Foster’s Brigade, Division at Suffolk, Va., 7th Corps, Dept. of Virginia |
1863
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January 30 |
Action at Deserted House, Va.Colonel Knoderer was mortally wounded, dying on February 15 |
March 19 | Lt. Colonel Davis promoted to colonel, Major Worth to lieuteant colonel and Captain Jonathan See of Company K to major |
April | Assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Corps, Dept. of Virginia |
April 11-May 4 | Siege of Suffolk |
April 19 | Suffolk |
May 12-26 | Operations on Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad |
May 15-16 | Holland House, Carrsville |
June 27-July 7 | Dix’s Peninsula Campaign |
July 1-7 | Expedition from White House to Bottom’s Bridge |
July 2 | Baltimore Cross Roads |
July 8 | Moved to Washington, D.C. then into Maryland. |
July 15 | Assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac (the “Iron Brigade”). |
July 15-24 | Pursuit of Lee beyond the Rappahannock. The regiment believed that their enlistments had expired and refused to march. The rest of the brigade, who had just suffered huge losses in the Battle of Gettysburg holding Seminary Ridge, was ordered to shoot them. After the 167th quickly formed up, the 6th Wisconsin was ordered to follow them with fixed bayonets and to shoot anyone who tried to fall out. |
August 12 | Mustered out under Colonel Davis, Lt. Colonel Worth and Major See |