UNION PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS
153rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
- Overview:
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Organized at Easton September, 1862. Moved to Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, October 6; thence to Washington, D. C., October 12, 1862. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1863.
- Service:
- Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till December, 1862. Reconnoissance from Chantilly to Snicker's Ferry and Berryville, Va., November 28-30. March to Fredericksburg, Va., December 9-16. Duty at Stafford Court House till January 19, 1863. Burnslde's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863. At Stafford Court House till April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-12. Mustered out July 24, 1863.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 48 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 28 Enlisted men by disease. Total 77.
- Soldiers:
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