115th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Union Army infantry regiment
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The 115th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 115th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | |
|---|---|
| Active | November 6, 1861 â June 22, 1864 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Bristoe Campaign Mine Run Campaign Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Totopotomoy Creek Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg |
Service
The 115th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Harrisburg and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania beginning November 6, 1861 and mustered in January 28, 1862 for a three-year enlistment under the command of Colonel Robert Emmet Patterson.
The regiment was attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March 1864. 1st Brigade, 4th Division, II Corps, to May 1864. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, II Corps, to June 1864.
The 115th Pennsylvania Infantry ceased to exist on June 22, 1864 when it was consolidated with the 110th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Detailed service
Moved from Camden to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, May 31, 1862, then to Camp Hamilton, Virginia, June 25â28, and to Harrison's Landing, Virginia, July 4. Duty at Harrison's Landing, Virginia, until August 16, 1862. Moved to Centreville August 16â26. Action at Bristoe Station or Kettle Run August 27. Battle of Groveton August 29. Second Battle of Bull Run August 30. Duty in the defenses of Washington until November. At Fairfax Station November 2â25. Operations on Orange & Alexandria Railroad November 10â12. Duty near Falmouth, Virginia, November 28 â December 11. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12â15. Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20â24, 1863. Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church February 5â7. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27 â May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1â5. Gettysburg Campaign June 11 â July 24. Battle of Gettysburg, July 1â3. Pursuit of Lee, July 5â24. Wapping Heights, Virginia, July 23. Duty near Warrenton, Virginia, until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9â22. McLean's Ford, Bull Run, October 15. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7â8. Kelly's Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26 â December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6â7, 1864. Duty near Brandy Station until May. Rapidan Campaign, May 4 â June 12. Battle of the Wilderness, May 5â7. Spotsylvania, May 8â12. Spotsylvania Court House May 12â21. Assault on the Salient, May 12. North Anna River, May 23â26. On line of the Pamunkey, May 26â28. Totopotomoy, May 28â31. Cold Harbor, June 1â12. Before Petersburg June 16â18.
Casualties
The regiment lost a total of 80 men during service; six officers and 32 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, two officers and 40 enlisted men died of disease.
Commanders
- Colonel Robert Emmet Patterson â discharged December 2, 1862
- Colonel Francis A. Lancaster â killed in action at the Battle of Chancellorsville
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert Thompson â commanded at the Second Battle of Bull Run
- Lieutenant Colonel William A. Olmsted â commanded at the Battle of Fredericksburg
- Lieutenant Colonel John P. Dunne â commanded the regiment after the death of Col Lancaster until consolidated with the 110th Pennsylvania Infantry
- Major William A. Reilly â commanded at the Battle of the Wilderness
See also
References
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
- Attribution
This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
