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148th Pennsylvania Regiment - Centre County Regiment

Recruited in Centre county, Jefferson county, Indiana county, and Clarion county, PA.


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148th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles

    Organization
  • Organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, September 8, 1862.
  • Moved to Cockeysville, Md., September 9-10, 1862, and guard duty on Northern Central Railroad until December 9, 1862.
  • Unattached, Defenses of Baltimore, 8th Corps, Middle Department.
  • Moved to Falmouth, Va., December 9-18, 1862.
  • Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1863.
  • 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to March, 1864.
  • 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1865.
    Service & Battles - 1863
  • Duty at Falmouth, Va., until April 27, 1863.
  • Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
  • Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 14-July 24.
  • Skirmish at Haymarket June 25.
  • Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3.
  • Pursuit of Lee July 5-24.
  • Wapping Heights, Va., July 23.
  • Expedition to Port Conway August 31-September 4.
  • Richardson's Ford September 1.
  • Duty on Orange & Alexandria Railroad and the Rappahannock until October.
  • Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17.
  • Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
  • South side of the Rappahannock October 12.
  • Auburn and Bristoe October 14.
  • Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
  • Kelly's Ford November 7.
  • Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
    Service & Battles - 1864
  • Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864.
  • Morton's Ford February 6-7.
  • Duty near Stevensburg until May.
  • Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12.
  • Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7;
  • Spottsylvania May 8-12;
  • Po River May 9-10; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
  • Assault on the Salient May 12.
  • Milford Station May 20.
  • Reconnaissance by Regiment across North Anna River May 22.
  • 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 16-18.
  • Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
  • Jerusalem Plank Road June 21-23, 1864.
  • Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29.
  • Deep Bottom July 27-28.
  • Mine Explosion, Petersburg. July 30 (Reserve).
  • Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20.
  • Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
  • Ream's Station, Weldon Railroad, August 25.
  • Assault on Davidson's Confederate Battery October 27.
  • Front of Forts Morton and Sedgwick October 29.
  • Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run December 9-10.
    Service & Battles - 1865
  • Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
  • Watkins' House March 25.
  • Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
  • Gravelly Run March 29.
  • Boydton Road or Hatcher's Run March 30-31.
  • Crow's House, White Oak Road, March 31.
  • Sutherland Station April 2.
  • Sailor's Creek April 6.
  • High Bridge, Farmville, April 7.
  • Appomattox Court House April 9.
  • Surrender of Lee and his army.
  • March to Washington, D. C., May 2-12.
  • Grand Review May 23.
  • Mustered out near Alexandria June 1, 1865.
    Regimental Losses
  • Regiment lost during service 12 Officers and 198 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 183 Enlisted men by disease. Total 397.



148th PA Regiment Medal of Honor Recipients

  • AMMERMAN, ROBERT W. Private, Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. Entered service at Centre County, Pa. Birth: Centre County, Pa. Citation: Capture of battle flag of 8th North Carolina (C.S.A.), being one of the foremost in the assault at Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864. Date of issue: 31 January 1865.

  • BROWN, JEREMIAH Z. Captain, Company K, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. Entered service at: Rimmersburg, Pa. Birth: Clarion County, Pa. Citation: With 100 selected volunteers, assaulted and captured the works of the enemy, together with a number of officers and men at Petersburg, Va., 27 October 1864. Date of issue: 22 June 1896.

  • HARRIS, GEORGE W. Private, Company B, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. Entered service at: Bellefonte, Pa. Birth: Schuylkill, Pa. Citation: Capture of flag, wresting it from the color bearer and shooting an officer who attempted to regain it at Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864. Date of issue: 1 December 1864.

  • PHILLIPS, JOSIAH Private, Company E, 148th Pennsylvania Infantry. Entered service at: Ulysses, Pa. Birth: Wyoming County, N.Y. Citation: Capture of flag at Sutherland Station, Va., 2 April 1865. Date of issue: 10 May 1865.