149th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry



Historical Sketch:
The 149th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Harrisburg August, 1862. It was ordered to Washington, D. C., September, 1862.

The Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 160 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 172 Enlisted men by disease. Total 336.
OFFICERS:
Cols., Roy Stone, John Irvin ; Lieut.-Cols., Walton Dwight, John Irvin, James Glenn; Majs., George W. Speer, John Irvin, James Glenn, Edwin S. Osborne. ASSIGNMENTS:
Attached to Defenses of Washington, D.C., to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, to March, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1865. SERVICE:
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until February, 1863. Ordered to join 1st Army Corps at Belle Plains, Va., and duty there until April 27, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations about Pollock's Mill Creek April 29-May 2. Battle of Chancellorsville May 2-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. At Bealeton Station until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Haymarket October 19. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Duty near Culpeper until May. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. Jericho Ford May 25. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (Reserve). Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7-12. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Ordered to Baltimore, Md., February 10; thence to Draft Rendezvous, Elmira, N.Y., and duty there until June. Mustered out June 24, 1865. Roster:
The Roster of this unit contains the names of 2725 men.

  • Company A - Tioga County
  • Company B - Clearfield County
  • Company C - Dauphin County and Lebanon County
  • Company D - Allegheny County and Huntingdon County
  • Company E - Clearfield County, Lackawana County and Westmoreland County
  • Company F - Many men were recruited inLuzerne County and Union County
  • Company G - Huntingdon County, Tioga County, and Potter County
  • Company H - Clarion County and Mifflin County
  • Company I - Huntingdon County
  • Company K - Potter County
  • Source:
    The Union Army by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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