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48th
Pennsylvania Infantry
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48th
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 1 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| Forty-eighth Infantry. — Cols., James Nagle, Joshua K.
Siegfried, Henry Pleasants, George W. Gowen, Isaac F. Brannon ;
Lieut.-Cols., David A. Smith, Joshua K. Siegfried, Henry Pleasants,
George W. Gowen, Isaac F. Brannon, Richard M. Jones; Majs., Joshua K.
Siegfried, Daniel Nagle, James Wren, Joseph A. Gilmore, O. C. Bosbyshell,
Isaac F. Brannon, William J. Hinkle, Richard M. Jones, Jacob Wagner. The
48th regiment, composed of Schuylkill county men, was mustered into the
U. S. service for a three years' term, in Sept., 1861, at Camp Curtin,
Harrisburg. It embarked at Baltimore on Sept. 25 for Fortress Monroe and
arrived there the next day. Remaining here until Nov. 11, it was ordered
to Hatteras island, N. C, and made its winter quarters in that vicinity.
It shared in the victory at Roanoke island in Feb., 1862, after which
four companies were detailed to garrison the fort at Hatteras island and
the remainder of the regiment sailed for New Berne. This detachment
rendered valuable service during the battle of New Berne in transporting
ammunition for the troops engaged. With the 1st brigade of Gen. Reno's
division, the entire regiment was ordered to Fortress Monroe, where it
arrived on July 8, 1862. In August it joined Gen. Pope's army at
Culpeper; participated in the battles of the second Bull Run, Chantilly,
South mountain, Antietam and Fredericksburg, fighting valiantly in every
engagement and winning many compliments for gallantry. On Feb. 11, 1863,
the 48th was ordered to Newport News, remaining there until late in
March, when it proceeded to Lexington, Ky., where it was posted on guard
duty from April 1 to Sept. 10. It was then ordered to East Tennessee and
assigned to the 1st brigade, 2nd division, 9th corps, with which it
engaged at Blue Springs, Campbell's station and Knoxville. In December
many of the regiment reenlisted and the 48th continued in the field as a
veteran organization after the usual veteran furlough. In the same
brigade as heretofore it shared in the arduous Wilderness campaign,
repeatedly in action and suffering heavy losses. It proceeded to
Petersburg and joined in a successful assault on an outpost the 17th of
June, in which Sergt. Patrick Monahan of Co. F and Private Robert Reid
of Co. G received medals of honor for gallanty. The month of July was
spent in excavating the mine that was exploded July 30, with such
terrible effect. The men were without adequate tools for such labor and
it was only accomplished by the utmost endurance and persistence. For
this work they were complimented in orders by Gen. Meade. On Aug. 2, the
regiment was attached to the 1st brigade, 2nd division, 9th corps, with
which it engaged the enemy at Poplar Spring Church. In December the
regiment was stationed at Fort Sedgwick, where it remained until April
2, 1865, when it joined the assault on Fort Mahone, after which it
occupied Petersburg and was detailed to guard prisoners, etc., until the
middle of July, when it returned to Alexandria and was mustered out on
July 17, 1865. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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