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109th Pennsylvania Regiment

Recruited in the city of Philadelphia, PA


109th PA Regiment Companies




109th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles

    Organization
  • Organized at Philadelphia March to May, 1862.
  • Moved to Washington, D.C., May 10; thence to Harper's Ferry May 24, 1862.
  • Attached to 1st Brigade, Sigel's Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to June, 1862.
  • 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to August, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1862.
  • 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, to January, 1863.
  • 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April, 1864.
  • 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to March, 1865.
    Service & Battles - 1862
  • Defence of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., May 24-30, 1862.
  • Operations in the Shenandoah Valley till August. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9.
  • Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2.
  • Guarding trains during Battles of Bull Run. Maryland Campaign September 6-22.
  • Battle of Antietam September 16-17 (Reserve).
  • Duty at Bolivar Heights till December.
  • Reconnoissance to Rippon, W. Va., November 9.
  • Reconnoissance to Winchester December 2-6.
  • March to Fredericksburg December 9-16.
    Service & Battles - 1863
  • Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863.
  • At Stafford Court House till April 27.
  • Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
  • Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24.
  • Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3.
  • Pursuit of Lee July 5-24.
  • Duty near Raccoon Ford till September.
  • Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3.
  • Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29.
  • Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28-29.
  • Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27.
  • Lookout Mountain November 23-24.
  • Mission Ridge November 25.
  • Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, Ga,, November 27.
    Service & Battles - 1864
  • Duty on Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad till April, 1864.
  • Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8.
  • Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11.
  • Battle of Resaca May 14-15.
  • Near Cassville May 19.
  • New Hope Church May 25.
  • Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5.
  • Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
  • Pine Hill June 11-14.
  • Lost Mountain June 15-17.
  • Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15.
  • Muddy Creek June 17.
  • Noyes Creek June 19.
  • Kolb's Farm June 22.
  • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Ruff's Station or Smyrna Camp Ground July 4.
  • Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
  • Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
  • Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25.
  • Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2.
  • Occupation of Atlanta September 2-November 15.
  • Expedition to Tuckum's Cross Roads October 26-29.
  • Near Atlanta November 9.
  • March to the sea November 15-December 10.
  • Siege of Savannah December 10-21.
    Service & Battles - 1865
  • Campaign of the Carolinas January to March, 1865.
  • Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21.
  • Consolidated with 111th Pennsylvania Infantry March 31, 1865.
    Regimental Losses
  • Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 61 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 71 Enlisted men by disease. Total 135.



109th PA Regiment Medal of Honor Recipients

  • STOREY, JOHN H. R. Philadelphia, Sergeant, Company F, 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. Dallas, Ga., 28 May 1864. Citation given: 29 August 1896. While bringing in a wounded comrade, under a destructive fire, he was himself wounded in the right leg, which was amputated on the same day.

  • VEALE, MOSES Born in Bridgeton, NJ. Captain, Company F, 109th Pennsylvania Infantry. Wauhatchie, Tenn., 28 October 1863. Citation: 17 January 1894. Gallantry in action manifesting throughout the engagement coolness, zeal, judgment, and courage. His horse was shot from under him and he was hit by 4 enemy bullets.

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