188th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry

Historical Sketch:
The Pennsylvania 188th Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Hamilton, near Fortress Monroe, during the first two weeks of April, 1864, from the surplus recruits of the 3rd artillery. Within a short time about 900 men were mustered into the U. S. service for a three years' term.
Officers:
Cols., George K. Bowen, John G. Gregg, Samuel I. Givin;
Lieut. -Cols., George K. Bowen, Francis H. Reichard, John G. Gregg, Samuel I. Givin, James Geiser;
Majs., Francis H. Reichard, John G. Gregg, James Geiser, Frederick A. Reen.
Assignments:
Organized at Fortress Monroe, Va., April 1, 1864, from 3rd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery.
Moved from Camp Hamilton, Va., to Yorktown April 25.
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to December, 1864.
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 24th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1865.
2nd Independent Brigade, 24th Army Corps, to August. 1865. Dept. of Virginia, to December, 1865.
Service:
Butler's operations on south side of James River and against Petersburg and Richmond, Va. May 4-28.
Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church May 9-10.
Proctor's Creek and operations against Fort Darling May 12-16.
Battle of Drewry's Bluff May 14-16.
On Bermuda Hundred front May 16-28.
Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor May 28-June 1.
Battles of Cold Harbor June 1-12.
Before Petersburg June 15-18.
Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond,
June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
Hare's Hill June 24 and 28, 1864.
In trenches before Petersburg till September.
Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve).
Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights,
north of the James, September 28-30.
Battle of Fair Oaks, near Richmond, October 27-28.
Duty in trenches before Richmond till March, 1865.
Expedition up the Rappahannock to Fredericksburg and
destruction of large quantities of tobacco and stores March 5-8.
Expedition from Fort Monroe into Westmoreland County March 11-13.
March to Signal Hill before Richmond.
Occupation of Richmond April 3.
Guard and provost duty at Lynchburg and in
Central Virginia till December, 1865.
Mustered out at City Point, Va., December 14, 1865
Roster:
The Roster of this unit contains the names of 2258 men.

Company A - Allegheny County, Philadelphia County, and Lackawanna County

Company B - Luzerne County, Philadelphia County, and Dauphin County

Company C - Philadelphia County and Allegheny County

Company D - Many men were recruited across the state of Pennsylvania

Company E - Philadelphia County and Crawford County

Company F - Philadelphia County, Dauphin County and Allegheny County

Company G - Dauphin County and Montour County

Company H - Philadelphia County, Beaver County, and Allegheny County

Company I - Dauphin County, and Berks County

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