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131st Pennsylvania Regiment

Recruited in Union County, Mifflin County, Northumberland County, Snyder County , and Lycoming County, PA


131st PA Regiment Companies




131st PA Regiment Service and Organization

    Organization
  • Organized at Harrisburg August, 1862.
  • Moved to Washington, D.C., August 20, and duty there till September 14.
  • Moved to Sharpsburg, Md., and duty there till October 30.
  • Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac.
    Service & Battles - 1862
  • Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15.
    Service & Battles - 1863
  • Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863.
  • Duty at Falmouth till April.
  • Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
  • Mustered out May 23, 1863.
    Regimental Losses
  • Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 36 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 44 Enlisted men by disease. Total 83.