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190th Pennsylvania Infantry

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190th Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 5 by Samuel P Bates, 1869     View Entire Book

Regimental History
One Hundred and Ninetieth Infantry. — Col., William R. Hartshorne; Lieut.-Col., Joseph B. Pattee; Maj., John A. Wolfe. The 190th, the 1st veteran reserves, was organized in the field during the Wilderness campaign from the veterans and recruits of the 1st, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th Pa. reserves. Col. Hartshorne had been major of the 13th, Lieut.-Col. Pattee a captain in the 10th, and Maj. Wolfe a captain in the 13th. The 190th, together with the 191st organized in the same manner, formed the 3d brigade, 3d division, 5th corps. In the fighting at Cold Harbor it suffered a loss of 12 killed, wounded and missing. It was next actively engaged in the early assaults on Petersburg, losing a large number in killed and wounded. In July it assisted in the construction of Fort Warren, and in August was engaged with the 18th corps on the Weldon rail-road at Six-mile house. While holding an advanced position here and entirely without supports it was suddenly surrounded by the enemy and forced to surrender. The captives were immured in prisons at Richmond, Salisbury and Danville, until about the time of Lee's surrender. Only a small detachment which had been ordered to the rear for provisions and ammunition escaped capture. This small fragment of the command, augmented by men returning from furlough and from detached service, was transferred to the 2nd division and shared in the remaining operations of 1864. In the final campaign of 1865 it was engaged at Gravelly run, Five Forks, and throughout the pursuit of Lee's army. It was on the point of charging a battery on the 9th when the news of Lee's surrender was received. It was mustered out at Arlington Heights, Va., June 28, 1865.

Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 1

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