107th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
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The 107th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
| 107th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | |
|---|---|
| Active | February 20, 1862 to July 13, 1865 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Engagements | Battle of Cedar Mountain Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Chantilly Battle of South Mountain Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Chancellorsville Battle of Gettysburg Bristoe Campaign Mine Run Campaign Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of North Anna Battle of Totopotomoy Creek Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Battle of Hatcher's Run Appomattox Campaign Battle of Five Forks Battle of Appomattox Court House |
Service
editThe 107th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on February 20, 1862, and mustered on March 8, 1862, for three years service under the command of Colonel Thomas A. Zeigle.
The 107th Pennsylvania Infantry mustered out July 13, 1865.
Casualties
editThe regiment lost a total of 251 men during service; 2 officers and 106 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 140 enlisted men died of disease.
Commanders
edit- Colonel Thomas A. Zeigle – died July 16, 1862, at Warrenton, Virginia
- Colonel Thomas Franklin McCoy
- Lieutenant Colonel James McThomson – commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg until wounded in action on July 1
- Major Henry J. Shaefer – commanded during the Bristoe Campaign
- Captain Emanuel D. Roath – commanded at the Battle of Gettysburg after Ltc McThomson was wounded
Notable members
edit- Sergeant John C. Delaney, Company I – Medal of Honor recipient for action at the Battle of Hatcher's Run
See also
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References
edit- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion (Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co.), 1908.
- Hough, Franklin B. History of Duryée's Brigade, During the Campaign in Virginia Under Gen. Pope, and in Maryland Under Gen. McClellan, in the Summer and Autumn of 1862 (Albany, NY: J. Munsell), 1864.
- In Memoriam: Henry Jackson Sheafer, Brevet Colonel U.S. Volunteers, Died at Harrisburg, Pa., March 29, 1900 (Philadelphia, PA: s.n.), 1900.
- Linn, George Wilds. An Echo of the Civil War: From Richmond to Appomattox (Malvern, PA: G. W. Linn), 1911.
- Thomas, James B. The Civil War Letters of First Lieutenant James B. Thomas, Adjutant, 107th Pennsylvania Volunteers (Baltimore, MD: Butternut and Blue), 1995. ISBN 0-9355-2348-0
- Attribution
This article contains text from a text now in the public domain: Dyer, Frederick H. (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Publishing Co.
