4th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

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1861
April 20 The 4th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment organized at Harrisburg for three months Federal service under the command of Colonel John F. Hartranft, Lieutenant Colonel Edward Schall and Major Edwin Schall

  • Company A – Primarily recruited at Norristown, Montgomery County – Captain William J. Bolton
  • Company B – Norristown, Montgomery County – Captain Robert E. Taylor
  • Company C – Pottstown, Montgomery County – Captain John R. Brooke
  • Company D – Norristown, Montgomery County – Captain Reuben T. Schall
  • Company E – Norristown, Montgomery County – Captain George Amey
  • Company F – Media, Delaware County – Captain George Dunn
  • Company G – Lewisburg, Union County – Captain John W. Chamberlin
  • Company H – Bellefonte, Centre County – Captain Austin B. Snyder
  • Company I – Norristown, Montgomery County – Captain William Allabaugh
  • Company K – Norristown, Montgomery County – Captain Walter H. Cook
April 21 Moved by rail to Philadelphia
April 22 Occupation of Perryville, Md.
April 23 Right Wing moved by boat to Annapolis, Md.
May 8 Regiment moved to Washington, D.C. and camped near Bladensburg
June 24 Moved to Shutter’s Hill, near Alexandria
June 30
Picket attack on Shutter’s Hill

Lieutenant M. R. McClennan commanded the regimental picket line, made up of Company E, which was attacked by about 30 Confederates. Thomas Murray was killed and Llewelyn Rhumer was seriously wounded.
July Attached to Franklin’s 1st Brigade, Heintzelman’s Division, McDowell’s Army of Northeast Virginia
July 16-21 Advance on Manassas, Va.
July 20 The regiment’s term of service expired on July 21. General McDowell requested the regiment to remain in service for a short period, but enough of the regiment declined that it was decided to not take it into battle the next day.
July 21

Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

Lieutenant Colonel Schall marched the regiment to Washington under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Schall, while Colonel Hartranft and Captain Walter Cook stayed with the army, Hartranft serving on the staff of Colonel Franklin and Cook on the staff of Colonel Hunter.

Medal of Honor from the Civil War eraCaptain Walter Cook was awarded the Medal of Honor when he “Voluntarily served as an aide on the staff of Col. David Hunter and participated in the battle, his term of service having expired on the previous day.”
July 27 The 4th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment mustered out. Many of its men went on to enlist in the 51st Pennsylvania Infanty Regiment, which would be commanded by Colonel John F. Hartranft. Major Edwin Schall and First Lieutenant William H. Blair also joined the 51st. Captain John R. Brooke went on the recruit and become Colonel of the 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment.