United States Regiments & Batteries > Pennsylvania
The 97th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 6 officers and 130 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 184 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| August 22 -October 28 | Organized at West Chester |
| November 16-17 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| November 20-22 | To Fortress Monroe, Va. Duty at Camp Hamilton, near Fortress Monroe, attached to Dept. of Virginia |
| December 8-11 | Moved to Port Royal, S. C, and duty at Hilton Head, S.C. attached to Wright’s 3rd Brigade, Sherman’s South Carolina Expedition |
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1862
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| January 21 | Operations in Warsaw Sound, Ga., against Fort Pulaski |
| February 25-March 5 | Expedition to Florida |
| March 5 | Occupation of Fernandina |
| March 24, | Moved to Jacksonville, Fla. |
| April 9-14 | Moved to Hilton Head, S.C. attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the South |
| April 19-20 | Expedition to Edisto Island, S.C. |
| June 1-28 | Expedition to James Island. S.C. |
| June 10 | Action on James Island |
| June 16 | Battle of Secessionville |
| June 28 | Evacuation of James Island and duty at North Edisto Island |
| July 18 | Moved to Hilton Head, S.C. attached to District of Hilton Head, S.C., Dept. South |
| September | Attached to District Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps, Dept. South |
| November 20 | At St. Helena Island, S.C. |
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1863
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| January 15 | At Hilton Head and Seabrook Point |
| April | At Seabrook Island attached to Stevenson’s Brigade, Seabrook Island, S.C., 10th Corps |
| July 9-16 | Expedition to James Island attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Morris Island, S.C. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Corps |
| July 16 | Battle of Secessionville |
| July 17-18 | Moved to Folly and Morris Islands |
| July 18 | Assault on Fort Wagner, Morris Island |
| July 18-September 7 | Siege of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, and operations against Fort Sumter and Charleston |
| August | Attached to 1st Brigade, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Corps |
| September 7 | Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island |
| September | Duty on Morris Island |
| October 2-5 | Moved to Fernandina, Fla. Attached to Dept. of the South |
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1864
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| February 15-23 | Expedition from Fernandina to Woodstock and King’s Ferry Mills |
| April 23-28 | Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., thence to Gloucester Point, Va. Attache to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. Virginia and North Carolina |
| May 4-28 | Butler’s operations on south side of the James and against Petersburg and Richmond; attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Corps |
| May 5 | Capture of Bermuda Hundred and City Point |
| May 9-10 | Swift Creek or Arrow field Church |
| May 12-16 | Proctor’s Creek and operations against Fort Darling |
| May 14-16 | Battle of Drewry’s Bluff |
| May 17-28 | Bermuda Hundred front |
| May 18 | Chester Station |
| May 20 | Green Plains |
| May 28-June 1 | Movement to White House, then to Cold Harbor |
| June 1-12 | Battles about Cold Harbor |
| June 15-18 | First Assault on PetersburgAttached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Corps |
| June 16 | Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond |
| July 30 | Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
| August 13-20 | Demonstration on north side of James River at Deep Bottom |
| August 14-18 | Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom |
| August 24-25 | Bermuda Hundred |
| September 28-30 | Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights |
| October 7 | Charles City Road |
| October 27-28 | Battle of Fair Oaks |
| November | In trenches before Richmond |
| December 6-27 | Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 24th Army Corps |
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1865
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| January 3-15 | Second Expedition to Fort Fisher. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Terry’s Provisional Corps, Dept. North Carolina |
| January 15 | Assault and capture of Fort Fisher |
| February 11 | Sugar Loaf Battery |
| February 18-19 | Fort Anderson |
| February 22 | Capture of Wilmington |
| March 6-21 | Advance on Goldsboro. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Corps, Dept. North Carolina |
| April 9-13 | Advance on Raleigh |
| April 14 | Occupation of Raleigh |
| April 26 | Bennett’s House; Surrender of Johnston and his army. |
| May-June | Duty at Raleigh |
| July 10 | At Gaston and Weldon, N. C. |
| August 28 | Mustered out at Weldon, N. C. |
| September 4 | Moved to Philadelphia, Pa., and discharged |