| If this website has been useful to you, please consider
making a Donation.
Your support will help keep this website free for everyone, and will allow us to do
more research. Thank you for your support! |
137th
Pennsylvania Infantry
Online Books
137th
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 4 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
View Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Infantry. — Cols., Henry
M. Bossert, Joseph B. Kiddoo; Lieut.-Cols., Joseph B. Kiddoo, Charles W.
Wingard; Majs., Charles W. Wingard, De Los Walker. This regiment was
raised in the counties of Wayne, Crawford, Clinton, Butler, Bradford and
Schuylkill and rendezvoused by squads and companies at Camp Curtin,
Harrisburg, where it was mustered into the U. S. service during the
latter half of August, 1862, for a term of nine months. A very few of
the officers and men were experienced in the art of war. At the end of
August it left the state for Washington and was assigned to Gen.
Hancock's brigade, Smith's division, 6th corps. It received its first
baptism of fire at Crampton's gap, South mountain, though not actively
engaged. With the exception of Co. I, which supported the brigade
battery at the battle of Antietam, the regiment was in reserve. At the
time of Stuart and Hampton's raid into Pennsylvania in Oct., 1862, the
brigade, under Gen. Pratt, was sent in pursuit. It did not succeed in
coming up with the daring raiders and the command went into camp near
Hagerstown until the close of October, when the 137th was ordered into
the defenses of Washington, where it engaged for a time in drill and
discipline. During the battle of Fredericksburg it was posted opposite
Acquia Creek, guarding the landing and the railroad leading to
Fredericksburg. In Jan., 1863, it shared in the "Mud March," being
assigned to the 3d brigade, 1st division, 1st corps, and was then
encamped at Belle Plain. After the rout of the 11th corps at the battle
of Chancellorsville, the regiment was moved to the front with its corps
and posted on the extreme right of the line, where it remained during
the remainder of the battle, but was not actively engaged. On the
expiration of its term of enlistment, it returned to Harrisburg and was
mustered out on June 1 and 2, 1863. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
|
Whats New
Bibliography
About Us
|