UNION PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS
116th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry
- Overview:
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Organized at Philadelphia June 11 to September 4, 1862. Left State for Washington, D. C., August 31, thence moved to Rockvllle, Md., September 7. Moved to Fairfax Court House September 21 and duty there till October 6. Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., October 6. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.
- Service:
- Duty at Harper's Ferry till October 29. Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth till April. 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 5-24. Advance from Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Duty at Stevensburg till May. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Po River May 10; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration on north side of the James River July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Demonstration on north side of James River at Deep Bottom Augnst 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Front of Forts Morton and Sedgwick October 27. Reconnoissance to Hatcher's Run December 9-10. Dabney's Mills February 5-7, 1865. Watkins' House, Petersburg, March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road March 31. White Oak Road March 31. Sutherland Station April 2. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge, Farmville, April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. At Burkesville till May 2. March to Washington, D. C., May 2-12. Grand Review May 23. Companies "A," "B," "C" and "D" mustered out June 3, 1865. Companies "E," "F," "G," "H," "I" and "K" mustered out July 14, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 137 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 88 Enlisted men by disease. Total 234.
- Soldiers:
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