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147th
Pennsylvania Infantry
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147th
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 4 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Forty-seventh Infantry. — Cols., Ario
Pardee, Jr., John Craig; Lieut. -Cols., Ario Pardee, Jr., John Craig;
Majs., John Craig, William J. Mackey. Cos. A, B, C, D, and E of this
regiment were formerly Cos. L, M, N, O and P, of the 28th, (q. v.), and
were transferred to the 147th in Sept., 1862; Cos. F, G and H were
mustered in at Harrisburg, Pa., from Aug. 22 to Nov. 20, 1862, for a
three years' term; Co. I was organized at Philadelphia on Oct. 10, 1863,
and Co. K in Feb., 1864. Co. K was formed from the men of the first five
companies who did not reenlist for another term. It was disbanded in
March, 1864, and its members were assigned to the other companies. The
regiment was organized at Loudoun Heights, Va., Oct. 10, 1862, with Ario
Pardee, Jr., as lieutenant-colonel, and John Craig, major. On Jan. 27,
1864, Pardee was commissioned colonel. The regiment moved from the
vicinity of Harper's Ferry to Fairfax Court House just after the battle
of Fredericksburg. It shared in Burnside's "Mud March" in Jan., 1863,
and was stationed at Acquia Creek landing until the opening of the
Chancellorsville campaign. As part of the 1st brigade (Col. Candy), 2nd
division (Brig.-Gen. Geary), 12th corps (Maj. -Gen. Slocum), it took an
honorable part in the battle of Chancellorsville, losing 94 killed,
wounded and missing, including 3 officers killed and 4 wounded. It
arrived on the field of Gettysburg on the evening of July 1 and during
the night went into position to the right of Round Top, but was posted
during the next two days of the battle on Culp's hill, on the right of
the line. It suffered a loss of only 5 killed and 15 wounded, on account
of the favorable nature of the ground it occupied. On its return to the
Rappahannock it received 160 drafted men and a little later, with the
11th and 12th corps, it proceeded west and joined the Army of the
Cumberland. It participated with some loss in the battles of Lookout
mountain and Missionary ridge, and during the pursuit was active at
Ringgold, after which it went into winter quarters at Wauhatchie. On
Dec. 29, 1863, a majority of the members reenlisted and received the
usual veteran furlough. A large number of recruits were also received
during the winter and early in May, 1864, it moved with Gen. Sherman on
the Atlanta campaign, being engaged at Dug gap, Resaca, New Hope Church,
Kennesaw mountain and Peachtree creek. In the last named action, the
regiment held its position at a critical point on the line with great
tenacity and heroism and aided largely in saving its corps from serious
disaster. After sharing in the operations about Atlanta it marched to
the sea and then north through the Carolinas. When Gen. Johnston
surrendered in April it moved with the army to the vicinity of
Washington, and was there mustered out on July 15, 1865. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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