102nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

Historical Sketch:
Cols., Thomas A. Rowley, Joseph M. Kinkead, John W. Patterson, James Patchell ; Lieut.-Cols., J. M. Kinkead, John W. Patterson, William McIlwaine, Thomas McLaughlin, James H. Coleman, James Patchell, James D. Kirk, James D. Duncan ; Majs., John Poland, John W. Patterson, Joseph Brown, Thomas McLaughlin, James H. Coleman, James Patchell, James D. Kirk, James D. Duncan, Robert W. Lyon. The 102nd, whose nucleus was the old 13th regiment, was recruited at Pittsburg in Aug. and Sept., 1861, and ordered to Washington in detachments, where the organization was completed. It was assigned to Peck's brigade, Couch's division, Keyes' corps, and was stationed at Washington during the winter, except two companies, which were detailed at Great Falls for a short time. It participated in the siege of Yorktown and in the battles of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks and Malvern hill. The brigade was detached from the 4th corps ; met the army at Centerville after the second Bull Run battle ; acted as support to a battery during the engagement at Chantilly ; was held in reserve at Antietam, and was attached to the 6th corps when Gen. Burnside assumed command of the army. The regiment was next actively engaged in the Chancellorsville campaign in May, 1863, at Fredericksburg, Salem Church and Marye's heights, after which it retired to Falmouth until the battle of Gettysburg. There it arrived on July 2 and was ordered into action the same afternoon, changing its position only slightly during the battle. It joined in the pursuit of the Confederate Army and the Mine Run campaign, after which it established winter quarters at Brandy Station. Late in Dec, 1863, almost the entire regiment reenlisted and were furloughed. The veterans rejoined the regiment at Halltown, Va., in March, 1864, and the brigade returned to Brandy Station, where it was assigned to the 2nd division. The losses of the regiment at the Wilderness, Spottsylvania and Cold Harbor were very heavy and it was again in action in the first assaults on Petersburg. On July 9 the corps was hurried to the defense of Washington and arrived in time to render the most important service in checking Gen. Early. It shared in the marches and counter-marches which followed, and in the battles of the Opequan, Fisher's hill and Cedar creek, returning in December to Petersburg, where it went into winter quarters. On March 25, 1865, it advanced upon the enemy, joined in the final assault on April 2, and the fight at Sailor's creek. It then moved to Danville to join Gen. Sherman's force, but returned to Washington and was there mustered out on June 28, 1865. Roster:
The Roster of this unit contains the names of 3144 men.
Source:
The Union Army by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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