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136th Pennsylvania Infantry

Online Books
136th Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 4 by Samuel P Bates, 1869     View Entire Book

Regimental History
One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Infantry. — Col., Thomas M. Bayne: Lieut.-Col., Isaac Wright; Maj., Charles Ryan. The 136th regiment was recruited in the counties of Allegheny, Tioga, Luzerne, Dauphin, Crawford, Center, Columbia and Cambria; rendezvoused at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, and was mustered into the U. S. service in Aug., 1862, for 9 months. It reached Washington while the second Bull Run battle was being fought, and was stationed in the defenses of the city until the close of September, when it moved to Sharpsburg, where it was assigned to the 2nd brigade, 2nd division, 1st corps. Early in November it moved into Virginia, marching via Warrenton, Brooks' station and White Oak Church to Falmouth. It was hotly engaged at the battle of Fredericksburg, as part of Lyle's brigade, Gibbon's division, 1st corps, Franklin's Grand Division, on the left of the line. Its loss in the battle was 140 in killed, wounded and missing, Capt. Chapman being killed and Capt. Marchand mortally wounded. It then returned to its old camp, where it remained without incident, except Burnside's "Mud March" in Jan., 1863, until the opening of the Chancellorsville campaign. On the night of May 2 it went into position on the extreme right, where breast-works were hurriedly thrown up, and this intrenched position was maintained during the last two days of the battle. On the expiration of its term of service it returned to Harrisburg, where it was mustered out of service on May 29, 1863.

Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 1

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