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140th
Pennsylvania Infantry
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140th
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 Fortieth Infantry. — Cols., Richard P.
Roberts, John Fraser; Lieut.-Cols., John Fraser, Thomas B. Rodgers ;
Majs., Thomas B. Rodgers, Thomas Henry. The 140th was recruited in the
counties of Greene, Mercer, Washington and Beaver and rendezvoused at
Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, where it was mustered into the U. S. service
from Aug. 22 to Sept. 4, 1862, for three years. On Sept. 10, it left the
state for Parkton, Md., and guarded the line of the North Central
railroad for some time. While posted here it was thoroughly drilled and
disciplined and in December joined the army just after the defeat at
Fredericksburg. It was assigned to the 3d brigade, 1st division, 2nd
corps, and encamped at Falmouth. Here it was only too glad to exchange
the old Vincennes muskets for new Springfield rifles. It participated
with credit in the battle of Chancellorsville, where its losses were 44
killed, wounded and missing, and then returned to Falmouth. It arrived
at Gettysburg on the morning of July 2 and lost heavily in the fierce
fighting at the wheatfield. Its total losses during the battle were 241,
more than half its effective strength, Col. Roberts being among the
killed. In the ensuing campaigns in Virginia it was assigned to the 1st
brigade under Col. Miles, was active at Bristoe Station, and skirmished
with some loss in the Mine Run movement. It then recrossed the Rapidan
and went into winter quarters until May 3, 1864, when it started on the
sanguinary spring campaign. It lost heavily at the Wilderness ;
skirmished at Corbin's bridge ; was engaged on the 9th at the Po river;
its losses up to this time aggregating about 75. In two fierce
engagements at Spottsylvania, on the 11th and 18th, the loss of the
140th was more than 100. It was also engaged at the North Anna river,
suffered some loss at Totopotomy creek and again at Cold Harbor.
Crossing the James, it shared with loss in the two assaults on
Petersburg on June 16-17, and a few days later was engaged on the
Jerusalem plank road. Late in July it crossed to the north side of the
James and took part in the action at Deep Bottom ; was engaged at
Strawberry Plains and Reams' station in August; had its full share in
all the subsequent operations of the corps, being active before
Petersburg in September and in the expeditions to Hatcher's run in
December. It fought at Dabney's mill in Feb., 1865 ; started on the
final campaign on March 25 ; was engaged for four days at Hatcher's run
; and participated in the final assault on Petersburg April 2. Joining
in the pursuit, it was engaged at Sailor's creek, and fought its last
battle at Farmville. Returning to the neighborhood of Washington after
Lee's surrender, it was mustered out of service, with the exception of
the recruits, at Alexandria, Va., May 30, 1865. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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