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121st
Pennsylvania Infantry
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121st
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 Twenty-first Infantry. — Cols., Chapman
Biddle, Alexander Biddle, James Ashworth ; Lieut.-Cols., Elisha W.
Davis, Alexander Biddle, James Ashworth, Thomas M. Hall, Samuel T.
Lloyd, James S. Warner; Majs., Alexander Biddle, James Ashworth, Thomas
M. Hall, West Funk. The 121st was recruited in Philadelphia and Venango
county and mustered into the service for three years, in Sept., 1862, at
Philadelphia. It was ordered to Washington, where it was attached to
Casey's provisional brigade, and in October it became a part of Gen.
Meade's division near Antietam. Fredericksburg was its first engagement,
after which it went into camp at Belle Plain for the winter. It broke
camp to participate in the "Mud March," and again for the
Chancellorsville movement in May, 1863, returning to camp near Falmouth
until the Gettysburg campaign. On July 1, the regiment was hotly engaged
and out of 263 men who entered the fight only 84 reported for duty after
the day was over. The next day the men had some rest, but were active
again on the 3d and then joined in the pursuit. The 121st guarded
Kelly's Ford and Cedar Run bridge, near Catlett's Station ; joined in
the Mine Run movement, and then made winter quarters at Culpeper.
Attached to the 5th corps, the regiment participated in the battle of
the Wilderness, where it sustained heavy loss. At Spottsylvania, Jericho
ford, Bethesda Church and Cold Harbor the men fought bravely, their
ranks greatly reduced in numbers. At Cold Harbor the 121st was assigned
to the 1st division. It aided in the construction of "Fort Hell" at
Petersburg; shared in the raid upon the Weldon railroad in August;
fought at Peebles' farm, at which time it formed part of the 3d brigade,
3d division. In this engagement a large number of the 121st were cut off
by the enemy and made prisoners. The remnant of the regiment had a part
in the movement on the Weldon railroad in December, the Hatcher's run
movement in Feb., 1865, the fight at the Boydton plank road in March,
was active at the battle of Five Forks and was present at Lee's
surrender at Appomattox. A few days of guard duty at Appomattox and two
weeks' encampment on the South Side railroad followed, after which the
regiment proceeded to Washington and was there mustered out on June 2,
1865. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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