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173rd
Pennsylvania Infantry
Online Books
173rd
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 Seventy-third Infantry. — Col., Daniel
Nagle; Lieut. -Col., Zaccur P. Boyer; Maj., Grant Weidman. Five
companies of the 173d came from Schuylkill county, three from Lebanon,
one from Perry and one from Dauphin. It was a militia regiment, mustered
into the U. S. service at Harrisburg, in Oct. and Nov., 1862, for nine
months, and left Camp Curtin for Washington on Nov. 30. It was then
ordered to Norfolk, assigned to duty at Camp Veile near the city, where
the winter was spent, and in May the regiment was ordered to provost
duty in the city of Norfolk. On July 9, 1863, it started to join the
main force in pursuit of Lee's army after Gettysburg. At Frederick, Md.,
it reported to Gen. Meade and was attached to the 1st brigade, 2nd
division, 11th corps. After wearisome marching it was posted on duty
along the Orange & Alexandria rail-road, until Aug. 13, when it was
ordered to Harrisburg, where it was mustered out on the 18th. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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