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123rd
Pennsylvania Infantry
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123rd
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-third Infantry. — Col., John B.
Clark ; Lieut.-Cols., Frederick Gast, Richard C. Dale; Majs., Hugh
Danver, Charles D. Wiley. This was a nine months' regiment, recruited
mainly in Alleghany county, and mustered into the U. S. service in Aug.,
1862. It left Harrisburg on Aug. 21 for Washington and was at once
ordered to Camp Stanton, where it was attached to the 2nd brigade, 3d
division, 5th corps. During the battle of Bull Run it was posted at
Bailey's cross-roads to prevent stragglers from passing, but was soon
returned with the other troops to Washington. Late on the afternoon of
Sept. 17 it was sent to Antietam, but was too late to participate in the
battle which was not continued as expected on the next day. The regiment
then proceeded to Warrenton with the army and encamped at Potomac creek,
near Fredericksburg, until Dec. 12. On the afternoon of the next day it
was ordered into action and charged the heights, but unsuccessfully as
had the previous divisions, the loss of the regiment being 152 killed
and wounded. Returning to the former camp, it remained there until Jan.,
1863, when it moved to Falmouth, and on April 28, started for
Chancellorsville, where on May 1, it was posted on the left of the line,
which was not engaged. On the 3d it was placed in support of the
artillery and met with a few losses. The 123d was mustered out of the
service at Harrisburg on May 13, 1865. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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