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49th Pennsylvania Regiment

Three Years' Service - Recruited in Centre County, Chester County, Huntingdon County, Mifflin County. Juniata County, Allegheny County, PA


49th PA Regiment Soldier Biographies




49th PA Regiment Companies




49th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles

    Organization
  • Organized at Lewistown and Harrisburg September, 1861.
  • Left State for Washington, D.C., September 22, 1861.
  • Attached to Hancock's Brigade, W. F. Smith's Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862.
  • 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to May, 1862.
  • 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to February, 1863.
  • 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, to July, 1864.
  • 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Shenandoah, to August, 1864.
  • Reserve Division, Dept. West Virginia, to September, 1864.
  • 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Shenandoah, to December, 1864, and Army Potomac, to July, 1865.
    Service & Battles - 1862
  • Duty near Lewinsville, Va., Defences of Washington, D.C., till March, 1862.
  • Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15.
  • Return to Alexandria and embark for the Virginia Peninsula.
  • Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Lee's Mills, Burnt Chimneys, April 16.
  • Battle of Williamsburg May 5.
  • Pursuit to the Chickahominy River and picket duty till June 25.
  • Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1.
  • Garnett's Farm June 27.
  • Golding's Farm June 28.
  • Savage Station June 29.
  • White Oak Swamp Bridge June 30.
  • Malvern Hill July 1.
  • At Harrison's Landing till August 16.
  • Movement to Centreville August 16-27.
  • In works at Centreville August 27-31.
  • Assist in checking Pope's rout at Bull Run August 30, and cover retreat to Fairfax Court House August 31-September 1. Maryland Campaign September 6-24.
  • Sugar Loaf Mountain September 10-11.
  • Crampton's Pass, South Mountain, September 14.
  • Battle of Antietam September 16-17.
  • Duty in Maryland till October 29.
  • Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.
    Service & Battles - 1863
  • Consolidated to four Companies January 9, 1863.
  • "Mud March" January 20-24.
  • At White Oak Church till April 27.
  • Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
  • Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2.
  • Bernard House April 29. Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3.
  • Salem Heights May 3-4.
  • Banks' Ford May 4.
  • At White Oak Church till June 6.
  • Deep Run Ravine June 6-13.
  • Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2-4.
  • At and near Funkstown, Md., July 10-13.
  • Duty on line of the Rappahannock till October.
  • Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
  • Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
  • Rappahannock Station November 7.
  • Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
    Service & Battles - 1864
  • Duty at Hazel River till May, 1864.
  • Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 13.
  • 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 28-31.
  • Cold Harbor May 31-June 12.
  • Before Petersburg June 17-19.
  • Siege of Petersburg June 17-July 9.
  • Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23.
  • Moved to Washington, D.C., July 9-11.
  • Repulse of Early's attack on Washington July 12-13.
  • Pursuit of Early July 14-18.
  • Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to December.
  • Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19.
  • Guard duty at Winchester till October 29, and in the valley till December 1.
  • Ordered to Petersburg, Va. Siege operations against Petersburg December, 1864, to April, 1865.
    Service & Battles - 1865
  • Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
  • Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
  • Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2.
  • Sailor's Creek April 6.
  • Detached to escort prisoners April 6.
  • March to Danville April 23-29, and duty there till May 23.
  • Moved to Richmond, Va., thence to Washington, D.C.
  • Corps Review June 8.
  • Duty at Hall's Hill till July 15.
  • Mustered out July 15, 1865.
    Regimental Losses
  • Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 184 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 168 Enlisted men by disease. Total 361.