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109th
Pennsylvania Infantry
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109th
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 Ninth Infantry. — Cols., Henry J.
Stainrook, Lewis W. Ralston ; Lieut.-Cols., Charles M. Harris, Lewis W.
Ralston, Frederick L. Gimber; Majs., William A. Gray, Frederick L.
Gimber, Moses Veale. The 109th, for which the recruiting was almost all
done in Philadelphia from Dec, 1861, to March, 1862, was mustered in at
Philadelphia in the spring of 1862 for three years. Ordered to Harper's
Ferry to join Gen. Banks' army, the regiment was assigned to the 2nd
brigade, 2nd division of the corps which became the 2nd corps of the
Army of Northern Virginia. It was closely engaged at the battle of Cedar
mountain, and for the 109th it was truly Slaughter mountain, for less
than half of its troops engaged escaped unhurt. Guard duty with the
wagon trains employed the regiment until after Antietam, when the corps
was reorganized and the 109th became part of Greene's brigade, Geary's
division, 12th corps, and moved to Bolivar heights. Early in December it
was engaged at Winchester, then advanced to Fredericksburg, but did not
arrive until too late for the battle. Returning to Fairfax it encamped
there until the "Mud March," after which it was posted at Acquia creek
landing on fatigue duty. When Gen. Hooker was placed in command of the
army the regiment was assigned to a brigade under Gen. Kane of the
Bucktails, which was active at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Moving
with the army as far as Brandy Station, the 12th corps was ordered to
Chattanooga and arrived at Bridgeport, Ala., on Oct. 25. Still advancing
toward Chattanooga it was attacked at Wauhatchie, but with the
assistance of Knap's battery was able to hold its position. It next
aided in fortifying Raccoon mountain opposite Lookout mountain and was
there stationed until in Jan., 1864, when it was returned to Bridgeport
for guard duty. Here nearly the entire regiment reenlisted and went home
on furlough. The veterans joined the 1st brigade of the division on May
5 and marched with the army of Gen. Sherman to Atlanta, taking part in
the Hundred Days' battles and losing heavily day after day until but a
handful remained. These followed the victorious Sherman to the sea,
northward to Goldsboro and then to Washington. On March 31 they were
incorporated with the 111th Pa. infantry and with that organization were
mustered out at Washington on July 19, 1865. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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