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History of the 121st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers
An account from the Ranks. by Pennsylvania infantry 121st Regiment, 1862-1865, United States Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 121st (1862-1865) Ancestry.com
121st PA Regiment Service and Organization
Organization
Organized at Philadelphia August 22 to September 5, 1862.
Moved to Washington, D.C., September.
Camp at Arlington Heights, near Washington, till October 1.
Moved to Frederick, Md., and Join Army of the Potomac.
Attached to 1st Brigade. 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864.
3rd Brigade, 4th Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1864.
1st Brigade, 1st Division. 5th Army Corps, to September, 1864.
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
Service & Battles - 1863
Duty at Sharpsburg, Md., till October 30.
Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19.
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.
Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863.
Duty at Belle Plains till April.
Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29-30.
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.
Duty on line of the Rappahannock till October.
Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
Licking River Bridge November 30.
Service & Battles - 1864
Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864.
Duty near Culpeper till April, 1864.
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, Peeble's Farm, September 29-October 2.
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28.
Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7-12.
Service & Battles - 1865
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, March 29.
White Oak Road March 30-31.
Five Forks April 1.
Appomattox Court House April 9.
Surrender of Lee and his army.
March to Washington, D.C., May 1-12.
Grand Review May 23.
Mustered out June 2, 1865.
Regimental Losses
Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 104 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 64 Enlisted men by disease. Total 175.
121st PA Regiment Medal of Honor Recipients
McANALLY, CHARLES Major, 121st Pennsylvania Infantry. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Birth: Boston, Mass. Citation: Capture of flag of 46th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.). At Appomattox Courthouse, Va., 9 April 1865. Date of issue: 15 October 1872.
FUNK, WEST: Born in Boston, Mass. Major, 121st Pennsylvania Infantry. Appomattox Courthouse, Va., 9 April 1865. Citation: 15 October 1872. Capture of flag of 46th Virginia Infantry (C.S.A.).
