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131st Pennsylvania Regiment
Recruited in Union County, Mifflin County, Northumberland County, Snyder County , and Lycoming County, PA
131st PA Regiment Companies
131st PA Regiment Service and Organization
- Organized at Harrisburg August, 1862.
- Moved to Washington, D.C., August 20, and duty there till September 14.
- Moved to Sharpsburg, Md., and duty there till October 30.
- Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac.
Service & Battles - 1862
- Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19.
- Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15.
Service & Battles - 1863
- Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863.
- Duty at Falmouth till April.
- Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
- Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
- Mustered out May 23, 1863.
Regimental Losses
- Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 36 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 44 Enlisted men by disease. Total 83.