98th PA Regiment Organization, Service and Battles

Organization

 

• Organized at Philadelphia August 23 to November 6, 1861.
• Regiment moved to Washington, D.C., September 30, 1861.
• Companies “G” and “H” joined in December, 1861.
• Attached to Peck’s Brigade, Couch’s Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862.
• 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to July, 1862.
• 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, to September, 1862.
• 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to October, 1862.
• 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, to January, 1864.
• Wheaton’s Brigade, Dept. West Virginia, to March, 1864.
• 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, and Army of the Shenandoah, to June, 1865.

 

 

Service & Battles – 1862

 

• Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862.
• Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15.
• Moved to the Virginia Peninsula March 25.
• Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4.
• Battle of Williamsburg May 5.
• Slatersville, New Kent Court House, and Sister’s Mills May 9.
• Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, May 31-June 1.
• Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1.
• About Fair Oaks June 26-29.
• Malvern Hill July 1.
• At Harrison’s Landing to August 16.
• Movement to Alexandria, thence to Centreville August 16-30.
• Cover Pope’s retreat to Fairfax Court House August 30-September 1.
• Chantilly September 1 (Reserve).
• Maryland Campaign September 6-24.
• Battle of Antietam September 16-17 (Reserve).
• At Downsville, Md., September 23-October 20.
• Movement to Stafford Court House October 20-November 18, and to Belle Plains December 5.
• Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.

 

 

Service & Battles – 1863

 

• Burnside’s 2nd Campaign, “Mud March,” January 20-24, 1863.
• At Falmouth till April.
• Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
• Operations at Franklin’s Crossing April 29-May 2.
• Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3.
• Salem Heights May 3-4.
• Banks’ Ford May 4.
• Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 13-July 24.
• Battle of Gettysburg July 2-4.
• Pursuit of Lee July 5-24.
• Duty on line of the Rappahannock till October.
• Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
• Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
• Rappahannock Station November 7.
• Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.

 

Service & Battles – 1864

 

• Duty at Brandy Station till May, 1864.
• Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12.
• Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7;
• Spottsylvania May 8-21.
• Assault on the Salient May 12.
• North Anna River May 23-26.
• On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.
• Totopotomoy May 28-31.
• Cold Harbor June 1-12.
• Before Petersburg June 17-18.
• Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23.
• Siege of Petersburg till July 9.
• Moved to Washington D.C., July 9-11.
• Defence of Washington against Early’s attack July 11-12.
• Pursuit to Snicker’s Ferry July 14-18.
• Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to December.
• Charlestown August 21-22.
• Demonstration on Gilbert’s Ford, Opequan Creek September 13.
• Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19.
• Strasburg September 21.
• Fisher’s Hill September 22.
• Battle of Cedar Creek October 19.
• Duty in the Shenandoah Valley till December.
• Ordered to Petersburg December 9-12.

 

Service & Battles – 1865

 

• Siege of Petersburg December, 1864, to April, 1865.
• Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865.
• Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25.
• Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
• Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2.
• Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
• Appomattox Court House April 9.
• Surrender of Lee and his army.
• March to Danville April 23-27, and duty there till May 23.
• Moved to Richmond, thence to Washington May 23-June 3.
• Corps Review June 8, Mustered out June 29, 1865.
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Regimental Losses

 

• Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 112 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 72 Enlisted men by disease. Total 194.