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131st
Pennsylvania Infantry
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131st
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 4 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Thirty-first Infantry. — Col., Peter H.
Allabach; Lieut.-Col., William B. Shaut; Maj., Robert W. Patton. The
131st regiment was recruited in the counties of Northumberland,
Lycoming, Mifflin, Union and Snyder and mustered in at Harrisburg early
in Aug., 1862, for nine months. It was ordered to join the 3d
provisional brigade in Virginia, but was soon transferred to the force
at Alexandria, and at the opening of the Maryland campaign, made a part
of the 3d division, 5th corps. It reached Antietam too late to
participate in the battle and went into camp at Sharpsburg.
Fredericksburg was the first battle of the regiment and it made a
desperate charge to within 30 feet of the celebrated stone wall, losing
in an hour and one-half 177 killed, wounded and missing, the men
fighting with the steadiness of veterans. Winter quarters were
established near Falmouth with no event of importance, except Burnside's
second attempt in Jan., 1863, which was rendered futile by the
impassable roads. On May 3, the regiment was warmly engaged at
Chancellorsville and after the battle returned to its former camp. Its
term of service expired on May 15, and it was then ordered to Harrisburg
where it was mustered out on the 23d. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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