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107th
Pennsylvania Infantry
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107th
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 3 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Seventh Infantry. — Cols., Thomas A.
Zeigle, Thomas F. McCoy; Lieut.-Cols., Robert W. McAllen, James
MacThomson, Henry J. Sheafer, Edwin E. Zeigler; Majs., Jacob Forney,
James MacThomson, Henry J. Sheafer, Edwin E. Zeigler. The 107th was
recruited in the counties of Franklin, York, Dauphin, Cumberland,
Lebanon, Lancaster, Schuylkill, Luzerne, Mifflin, Juniata, Bedford and
Fulton, and was mustered into the U. S. service at Harrisburg, March 5,
1862, for a three years' term. Four days later it proceeded to
Washington, then to Cloud's mills, where it was assigned on April 16 to
Duryea's brigade, Ord's division, McDowell's corps. In May it was posted
on the Orange & Alexandria railroad to guard the portion between
Manassas and Catlett's station. On the 28th it was sent to Front Royal,
but returned to Catlett's station and remained there until Aug. 5, when
it joined Gen. Pope's army at Culpeper. It was held in reserve at Cedar
mountain, but was active at Bull Run, sustaining heavy loss. It was then
attached to the 1st corps, under Gen. Hooker, supported the reserves at
South mountain, and was hotly engaged at Antietam, losing 64 men killed
or wounded out of 190 engaged. On Oct. 25, camp was established at
Brook's station, which the troops left to participate in the battle of
Fredericksburg and the "Mud March," after which they returned to their
winter quarters. On April 28, 1863, they broke camp for the
Chancellorsville movement, returning again to camp on May 6. At
Gettysburg the loss in killed and wounded was heavy and 100 of the 107th
were captured by the enemy, many dying in prison. The regiment moved
south with the army, joined in the Mine Run campaign, and went into
winter quarters at Mitchell's station, where it was constantly employed
on picket and guard duty. The 2nd division, to which it belonged, was
now made a part of the 5th corps under Gen. Warren. In Feb., 1864,
almost all the members of the regiment reenlisted but failed to receive
their veteran furlough until April. They rejoined the army on May 15 and
were almost daily engaged in the actions of the Army of the Potomac
until it reached Petersburg. For gallant defense of its position on May
13, the regiment was specially thanked by Gen. Crawford. In August it
met the enemy at the Weldon railroad and 145 men and 6 officers were
captured. Private Solomon Hottenstein, while under guard of a N. C.
regiment, led 300 other prisoners in an attack upon their guard by which
they succeeded in escaping and bringing the guard into the Union lines
as prisoners, for which gallant act he received a thirty days' furlough
and a medal of honor. The regiment joined in the movements to Poplar
Spring Church, Hatcher's run, the raid on the Weldon railroad in
December and action at Dabney's mill in Feb., 1865, when it was attached
to the 3d brigade. On March 31 it met the enemy on the Boydton plank
road and on April 1, took part in the engagement at Five Forks. After
the fall of Petersburg it was posted for a time on the South Side
railroad near Nottoway Court House and then returned to Washington,
where it participated in the grand review and was mustered out on July
13, 1865. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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