150th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

Historical Sketch:
The 150th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Philadelphia and Harrisburg September 4, 1862. Moved to Washington, D.C. in September.

The Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 108 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 94 Enlisted men by disease. Total 207. OFFICERS:
Cols., Langhorn Wister, Henry S. Huidekoper, George W. Jones ; Lieut. -Cols., Henry S. Huidekoper, Thomas Chamberlin, Cornelius C. Widdis, George W. Jones, John W. Sigler; Majs., Thomas Chamberlin, Cornelius C. Widdis, George W. Jones, Benjamin F. Topham. ASSIGNMENTS:
Attached to Defenses of Washington 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 Corps, to June, 1865. SERVICE:
Guard duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C,, until February, 1863. (Co. "K" body guard to President Lincoln until muster out.) Ordered to join Army of the Potomac in the field. Reported to 1st Army Corps at Belle Plains, Va., February, 1863, and duty there until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at 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. 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 Elmira, N.Y., and duty there until June. Mustered out June 23, 1865. Roster:
The Roster of this unit contains the names of 1402 men.

Company A - Philadelphia County

Company B - Philadelphia County

Company C - Crawford County

Company D - Union County

Company E - Philadelphia County

Company F - Philadelphia County

Company G - McKean County

Company H - Crawford County

Company I - Crawford County

Company K - Crawford County

Source:
The Union Army by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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