99th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment

United States Regiments & Batteries > Pennsylvania

The 99th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 9 officers and 113 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 112 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

There are two monuments at Gettysburg to the regiment.

1861
July 26 Organized at Philadelphia as 32nd Pennsylvania Volunteers under Colonel Romaine Lujeane, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Sweeney and Major Asher Leidy
August 8 Three Companies moved to Washington, D. C. and attached to Defenses of Washington, D.C.
October Attached to Jameson’s Brigade, Heintzelman’s Division, Army Potomac
November 7 Colonel Romaine Lujeane resigned. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Sweeney was promoted to colonel. William P. Seymour appointed lieutenant colonel
1862
January 24 Colonel Thomas Sweeney resigned and was replaced by Colonel Peter Fritz
January 30 Lieutenant Colonel Seymour resigned.
February Assigned to Military District of Washington. The regimental designation was changed from 32nd to 99th at around this time
February 1 Major Asher Leidy was promoted to lieutenant colonel
March 11 Captain Henry Read of Company G promoted to major
April 3 The regiment was assigned to ten forts east of the Anacostia River:

  • Company A, Captain James Cross, Fort Stanton
  • Company B, Captain Peter Fritz, Jr., Fort Baker
  • Company C, Captain William J. Uhler, Fort Davis
  • Company D, Captain Adam Schuh, Fort Carrol
  • Company E, Captain John W. Holbrook, Fort Baker (headquarters)
  • Company F, Captain Albert H. Wright, Fort Greble
  • Company G, Captain Albanus H. Snyder, Fort Du Pont
  • Company H, Lieutenant Isaac H. Seesholtz, Fort Wagner
  • Company I, Captain John J. Carberry, Fort Ricketts
  • Company K, Captain John W. Moore, Fort Meigs
June 10 Colonel Peter Fritz resigned
June 11 Lieutenant Colonel Leidy was promoted to colonel
June 29-July 4 Moved to Harrison’s Landing and attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac
July 1 Adjutant Edwin Biles was promoted to lieutenant colonel by order of General Kearny
August 16-26 Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville
August 26-September 2

Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia
August 29

Battle of Groveton
August 30

Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas)

The regiment lost 3 men killed and 10 wounded in three days of fighting
September 1

Battle of Chantilly
September Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. and outpost picket duty
October 12 White’s Ford, Md.
October 11-November 19 Movement up the Potomac to Leesburg, then to Falmouth, Va.
December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

The regiment lost 6 men killed, Colonel Leidy, Captains Charles Clark and James Cross and 49 enlisted men wounded
1863
January 20-24

Burnside’s 2nd Campaign, “Mud March”
February-April At Falmouth
February 19 Major Henry Read was dismissed
February 20 Captain John Moore of Company K was promoted to major
April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign
May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville
June 11-July 24

Gettysburg Campaign
July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment brought 339 men to the field and was commanded by Major John W. Moore until he was wounded. Captain Peter Fritz, Jr., then took over for the remainder of the day untl Major Moore returned to command on the 3rd.

Text from the main monument to the 99th Pennsylvania at Gettysburg:

Fought on this line in the afternoon of July 2nd. Present at Gettysburg 339 Officers and men. Killed and died of wounds 1 officer and 24 men. Wounded 4 officers and 70 men. Captured or missing 11 men. Total 110

Lieutenant John Nice was mortally wounded. Major John Moore, Captain D. C. Weinbrenner and Lieutenant William Bales were wounded.
July 5-24 Pursuit of Lee
July 23

Wapping Heights, Va.

The regiment lost three men wounded
August Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps
August-October Duty on line of the Rappahannock. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps
October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign
October 13

Auburn

The regiment lost two men wounded
November 7-8 Advance to line of the Rappahannock
November 7

Kelly’s Ford

The regiment lost 1 killed and Lieutenant Abraham Setley and 6 enlisted men wounded, but captured over 400 prisoners.
November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign
November 27

Payne’s Farm

The regiment lost 7 wounded acting as skirmishers
December Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps
1864
February 6-7 Demonstration on the Rapidan
February-May Duty near Brandy Station
April 9 Colonel Asher Leidy was dismissed
March Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps
May 4-June 12

Rapidan Campaign
May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

The regiment lost 71 casualties. Lieutenant Christopher Smith was killed and Captain Peter Fritz was wounded, but remained with his company
May 8-21

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

May 8

Laurel Hill
May 10 Po River
May 12
Assault on the Salient

Captain Lewis Waters and Lieutenant Henry Zeisart were killed, Lieutenant Colonel Biles and Captains Peter Fritz and Washington Worrall wounded. The regiment captured two colors and two guns, and many prisoners. Captain Uhier took command of the survivors of the regiment, who numbered only 4 officers and 60 enlisted men of the 325 who had started the campaign a week earlier.

Captain Louis F. Waters was one of many killed in the fighting at the Bloody Angle. He (along with his photograph) is featured on a wayside marker on the Spotsylvania battlefield.
May 19

Battle of Harris Farm, Fredericksburg Road

May 23-26

North Anna River
May 26-28 On line of the Pamunkey
May 28-31

Totopotomoy
May 29 Veterans and recruits of the 26th New York Infantry were transferred in when their regiment mustered out
June 1-12

Battle of Cold Harbor
June 16-18

Assault on Petersburg

Lieutenants Isidor Hirsch and Matthew Heiskill were killed and Captain Jacob Giller was wounded
June 18

Siege of Petersburg begins
June 21-23 Jerusalem Plank Road
July 27-29 Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom
July 27-28 Deep Bottom
July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg (The Crater)

The regiment was in reserve.
August 13-18 Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom
August 14-18
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom

Lieutenant Colonel Biles and Captain George Tomlinson wounded
August 23 Lieutenant Colonel Biles promoted to colonel
September 10 Lieutenant George Ellsler was killed and 10 men wounded at Petersburg
September 16 Major John Moore promoted to colonel of the 203rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
September 29-October 2 Poplar Springs Church
October 3 Captain Peter Fritz of Company B promoted to lieutenant colonel
October 10 Lieutenant William Fisher killed at Petersburg
October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run

The regiment lost ten men killed, and Lieutenants Sylvester Bonnaffon, Levi Robinson and Robert Potts and 23 enlisted men wounded
December 7-12

Raid on Weldon Railroad
1865
February 5-7 Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run
March 25

Watkins’ House, Petersburg (Fort Stedman)

Colonel Biles and 11 enlisted men were wounded
March 26 500 drafted men were assigned to the regiment
March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign
March 31 Crow’s House
April 2

Fall of Petersburg
April 6

Sailor’s Creek

Lieutenant Harrison Clifton was mortally wounded and Lieutenant Peter Ayars was wounded
April 7

High Bridge, Farmville
April 9

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army. The regiment lost 76 casualties
April At Burkesville
May 2-12 March to Washington, D.C.
May 15 Captain George Tomlinson of Company I promoted to major
May 23 Grand Review
July 1 Mustered out under Lieutenant Colonel Peter Fritz