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115th
Pennsylvania Infantry
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115th
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 3 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Fifteenth Infantry, — Cols., Robert E.
Patterson, F. A. Lancaster, William C. Ward ; Lieut. -Cols., Robert
Thompson, William C. Ward, John P. Dunne; Majs., F. A. Lancaster, John
P. Dunne, William A. Reilly. The 115th was recruited in Philadelphia and
the counties of Cambria, Lebanon and Lancaster and was organized early
in the year 1862. It encamped at Diamond Cottage, Camden, N. J., where
it was mustered into the U. S. service for three years, and until June
25 it guarded prisoners at Harrisburg, when it moved to join the army on
the Peninsula. At Harrison's landing, where it arrived on July 4, the
regiment was assigned to the 3d brigade, Hooker's division, 3d corps,
with which it was engaged at Malvern Hill in August. It was active at
Kettle run, and the second Bull Run; was in support at Chantilly, after
which Hooker's division was ordered to Washington, where it remained
until November. It then rejoined the army, being encamped during
November and the first part of December, at Catlett's station, Bristoe
Station, Manassas Junction and Falmouth, leaving the last camp to
participate in the battle of Fredericksburg and the "Mud March," and
returning to occupy it until the Chancellorsville movement. In this
action the part of the 115th was an important one and it sustained heavy
losses. Again the camp at Falmouth was occupied until the troops left
for Pennsylvania, arriving at Gettysburg on the evening of July 1. The
next day the regiment was first posted in advance of the line of battle
near Round Top, which position proved too exposed to be held and the
troops were obliged to withdraw to the main line. Here they withstood
steadfastly the terrific onslaughts of the enemy until relieved. The
regiment sustained severe losses on this bloody field. Returning
southward with the army, the 3d corps met the enemy at Wapping heights
and went into camp at Bealeton Station. September was spent in camp at
Culpeper and on Oct. 15, the regiment engaged at McLean's ford, where it
moved to relieve the 6th N. J. It was next in action at Kelly's ford and
Mine run and it went into winter quarters at Brandy Station. With
Birney's division of Hancock's corps, it fought at the Wilderness,
Spottsylvania, the North Anna, Totopotomy, Cold Harbor and Petersburg.
By this time the ranks had become so thinned by the arduous service of
the campaign that it was considered advisable to consolidate the 115th
with the 190th Pa. infantry, which was accordingly done by special order
of the war department on June 22, 1864. The field and staff were
mustered out on June 23, the company officers retained in service, and
the enlisted men were mustered out with the 190th at Washington on June
28, 1865. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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