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168th
Pennsylvania Infantry
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168th
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 Sixty-eighth Infantry. — Col., Joseph
Jack; Lieut.-Col., John Murphy; Maj., John J. Cree. This was a militia
regiment from the counties of Westmoreland, Fayette, Greene, Beaver,
Allegheny and Erie, and was mustered into the U. S. service at Pittsburg
from Oct. 16 to Dec. 1, 1862, for a nine months term. It left Pittsburg
for Washington on Dec. 2; was ordered to Suffolk, where it became a part
of Spinola's (Keystone) brigade and moved to New Berne, N. C., where it
arrived on Jan. 1, 1863. From New Berne several expeditions were made,
none of which resulted in battle, and at the end of the siege of Little
Washington, the regiment was stationed there until June 28. Proceeding
to Fortress Monroe, it joined at White House in the movement toward
Richmond and in response to the desire of the troops to cooperate in the
defense of their native state was ordered to Harper's Ferry. However,
the 168th was not destined to share in the bloody battle at Gettysburg
and joined the army at Boonesboro. After a short period at Middleton,
Md., the command was mustered out at Harrisburg, July 25, 1863. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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