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95th
Pennsylvania Infantry
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95th
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 3 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| Ninety-fifth Infantry. — Cols., John M. Gosline,
Gustavus W. Town, Thomas J. Town, John Harper ; Lieut.-Cols., Gustavus
W. Town, Elisha Hall, Edward Carroll, J. G. C. MacFarlan, John Harper,
John A. Ward; Majs., William B. Hubbs, David F. Foley, Thomas J. Town,
Theodore H. McCalla, Francis J. Randall, Hugh O. Roberts, John Harper,
John A. Ward, W. J. MacDonald. The 95th, many of whose members had
belonged to the militia or had served with the three months' troops, was
composed of men from Philadelphia and vicinity, excepting one company,
which was recruited in Burlington county, N. J. It was mustered into the
U. S. service from Aug. 23 to Oct. 16, 1861, at Philadelphia, for a
three years' term, and went into camp at Hestonville. It left camp for
Washington on Oct. 12 and was attached to Gen. Newton's brigade which
was stationed at Fairfax seminary in an instruction camp. It engaged in
the Peninsular campaign early in 1862 and suffered severe losses at
Gaines' mill. It joined Pope's army after Bull Run and Chantilly; was
engaged at Crampton's gap and Antietam ; participated in the battle of
Fredericksburg, and went into winter quarters near White Oak Church,
where it remained until the Chancellorsville action in the spring of
1863, in which it lost many men. It reached Gettysburg on July 2 and was
ordered into action the same day. After the battle it camped at
Warrenton and performed picket duty at New Baltimore and Culpeper, going
into winter quarters near Hazel river. At the end of the year 245
members of the regiment reenlisted and were furloughed. On May 2 the
veteran regiment broke camp, and as part of Upton's brigade, Russell's
division, 6th corps, joined the Army of the Potomac for the Wilderness
campaign. It took part in all the many engagements of the 6th corps
until July 10, when it was ordered to Washington, where it was engaged
at Fort Stevens, participating in the movements against Gen. Early which
followed, and fighting at Fisher's hill and Cedar creek. On Oct. 15,
1864, the original members who had not reenlisted were ordered home for
muster out and the regiment was reinforced by the addition of a
battalion from the 96th. In December the 95th returned to Petersburg,
where it spent the remainder of the winter. In the spring of 1865 it
joined in the advance upon the city and after the evacuation, in the
battle at Sailor's creek. It then moved to Danville, thence to Richmond
and returned to Washington, where it was mustered out on July 17, 1865. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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