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198th
Pennsylvania Infantry
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198th
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 5 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| One Hundred and Ninety-eighth Infantry. — Col., Horatio
G. Sickel; Lieut.-Col., John B. Murray; Majs., Edwin A. Glenn, C. I.
Maceuen, P. Stackhouse, John Stanton. The 198th, known as the 6th Union
League regiment, was recruited in the city of Philadelphia during the
summer of 1864 and was mustered into the U. S. service in the early part
of September for a one year's term. In October an additional battalion
of four companies was added to the regiment. It received its colors from
the Union League association and left the state on Sept. 19 to join the
army of the Potomac in front of Petersburg. On its arrival it was
assigned to the 1st brigade, 1st division, 5th corps. It first came
under fire at the battle of Peebles' farm, losing 1 killed and 5
wounded. It was next engaged at Hatcher's run, and then went into winter
quarters on the Squirrel Level road. In Dec, 1864, it participated in
the Weldon railroad expedition and in Feb., 1865, it was engaged at
Dabney's mill, where it behaved with great gallantry in the fierce
fighting for the control of the works. On the opening of the final
campaign it was hotly engaged at the Quaker road and at Gravelly run,
where it made a gallant bayonet charge, driving the enemy. Its losses
were very severe — 311 killed, wounded and missing. Gen. Sickel,
commanding the brigade, Capts. Wrigley, Gardner and Spackman, and Lieuts.
Keller and Miller were among the wounded, and Maj. Maceuen and Capt.
Mulfrey were among the killed. It was again engaged on March 31 at White
Oak swamp, with a loss of 6 killed and 46 wounded. Led by the gallant
Maj. Glenn it made another brilliant charge at the battle of Five Forks,
in which the brave Glenn was mortally wounded. Its loss was 1 killed,
and 15 wounded. Now ensued a period of incessant and tiresome marches
until the final surrender of Lee. It was mustered out of service at
Arlington Heights, Va., June 3, 1865. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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