United States Regiments & Batteries > Pennsylvania > Infantry
“Quaker Regiment”
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1861
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| April 25 | Organized at Philadelphia as the First Pennsylvania Artillery and mustered in under Colonel Francis E. Patterson, Lieutenant Colonel Robert O. Tyler and Major William A. Leech |
| May 8 | Moved to Perryville, where it joined Major W. T. Sherman’s artillery battery, then by transport to Baltimore, Md., landing on Locust Point and marching to Camden Station. |
| May 10 | To Washington, D.C, where the regiment was quartered in the Senate Chamber. |
| May 12 | Moved to camp on Kalorama Heights |
| May 15 | Designation changed to 17th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment |
| June 6 | Merchants presented the regiment with drab felt hats, leading to their nickname, Quaker Regiment |
| June 10-July 1 | Attached to Stone’s Command, Rockville Expedition |
| June 10 | Marched to Rockville |
| June 14 | Marched va Darnstown to Poolsville. Companies B and C were detached to Edwards Ferry under the command of Captain D.F. Foley with a company of Magruder’s Cavalry and a 12 pound howitzer. |
| June 18 | Edward’s Ferry
Confederates across the river were dispersed by artillery and rifle fire. Company I joined the detachment at Edwards’ Ferry. Captain Gardner of Company E took 20 sharpshooters to Conrad’s Ferry to silence a Confederate battery firing on the 1st New Hampshire Infantry, who had short-ranged smoothbore muskets. |
| June 29 | Company D joins the detatchments at Edwards’ Ferry |
| July 1 | Companies D and I rejoine the regiment, which forded Monocacy Creek and marched to Point of Rocks, where Companies B and G joined. |
| July 3 | Crossed Catoctin Mountain and marched to Knoxville |
| July 7 | Joined Patterson at Martinsburg, Va. and Attached to 7th Brigade, 3rd Division, Patterson’s Army |
| July 15 | Advance on Bunker Hill |
| July 17 | March to Charleston |
| July 21 | To Harper’s Ferry. The news of the Union defeat at Bull Run led to a consensus that the regiment would remain a month past the expiration of its service if needed. |
| July 23 | Forded the Potomac and marched to Sandy Hook. |
| August 2 | Washington did not require the regiment’s services, and it was moved to Philadelphia and mustered out |