Organized at Philadelphia and Harrisburg January 28, 1862. Moved from
Camden [NJ] to Harrisburg, Pa., May 31, 1862, thence to Camp Hamilton,
Va., June 25-28, and to Harrison's Landing, Va., July 4. Attached to 3rd
Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the
Potomac, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division,
2nd Army Corps, to May, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd
Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1864.
SERVICE.-- Duty at Harrison's Landing, Va., till August 16, 1862. Movement
to Centreville August 16-26. Action at Bristoe Station or Kettle Run August
27. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30. Duty in the Defences
of Washington till November. At Fairfax Station November 2-25. Operations
on Orange and Alexandria Railroad November 10-12. Duty near Falmouth, Va.,
November 28-December 11. Battle of Fredericksburg, December 12-15. Burnside's
2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863. Operations at
Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church February 5-7. Chancellorsville Campaign
April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign
June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24.
Wapping Heights, Va., July 23. Duty near Warrenton, Va., till October.
Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. McLean's Ford, Bull Run, October 15. Advance
to the line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly's Ford November 7.
Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Demonstration
on the Rapidan February 6-7 1864. Duty near Brandy Station till May. Rapidan
Campaign May 4-June 12. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Spottsylvania
May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May
12. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy
May 18-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Consolidated
with 110th Pennsylvania Infantry June 22, 1864.
Regiment lost during serve 6 Officers and 32 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 40 Enlisted men by disease. Total 80.
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