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153rd
Pennsylvania Infantry
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153rd
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 Fifty-third Infantry. — Col., Charles
Glanz; Lieut- Col., Jacob Dachrodt; Maj., John F. Frueauff. Under the
president's call of Aug. 4, 1862, for 300,000 militia for nine months'
service, thirteen companies were promptly raised in Northampton county
and rendezvoused at Easton. These companies were afterwards consolidated
into ten and on Oct. 6, 1862, proceeded to Camp Curtin, Harrisburg,
where they were mustered into the U. S. service from Oct. 7 to Oct. 11,
1862. On the 12th the regiment left for Washington and shortly
afterwards was ordered to Gainesville, where it was assigned to the 1st
brigade (Col. Von Gilsa), 1st division (Gen. Stahel), 11th corps (Gen.
Sigel). It joined the army on Dec. 16, just after the disastrous battle
of Fredericksburg and after sharing in Burnside's "Mud March" of Jan.,
1863, went into permanent winter quarters at Potomac creek bridge. It
had a rough experience in its first battle — that of Chancellorsville —
being posted with its brigade on the extreme right of the line on the
old turnpike. It was the first regiment to feel the shock of Stonewall
Jackson's powerful attack on the afternoon of May 3 upon the right of
the 11th corps. With the steadiness of veterans it poured in one
effective volley and was then forced to retreat with the brigade to
escape being entirely cut off by the impetuous masses of the advancing
enemy. Its loss during the entire battle was 6 men killed, 3 officers
and 37 men wounded, and 3 officers and 36 men captured or missing, a
total of 85. Col. Glanz was among the captured and Lieut.Col. Dachrodt
among the wounded. Col. Glanz rejoined the regiment on June 16, but was
too enfeebled by his late imprisonment to assume command. The regiment
lost heavily at the battle of Gettysburg, where it was hotly engaged on
the first two days of the battle and was subjected to a fierce artillery
fire on the 3d. It lost 1 officer and 22 men killed, 7 officers and 135
men wounded and 46 men captured or missing, a total of 211. It
participated in the pursuit as far as Funkstown, Md., when, its term of
service having expired, it was ordered home and was mustered out at
Harrisburg, Pa., July 23-24, 1863. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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