PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers

158th Pennsylvania Regiment

158th PA Regiment Soldier Biographies

• Thomas Gilland
• Peter Heefner
• Jacob Wentling

158th PA Regiment Companies

• Bates' Regimental History & Company Rosters

158th PA Regiment Books

• Letters to Lanah: A series of Civil War letters
  Written by Samuel Ensminger (Company K)

158th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles

Organization

• Organized at Chambersburg November 1, 1862, and ordered to Suffolk, Va.
• Attached to Spinola's Brigade, Division at Suffolk, 7th Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to December, 1862.
• 1st Brigade, 5th Division, 18th Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to May, 1863.
• District of the Pamlico, Dept. of North Carolina, to June, 1863.
• Spinola's Brigade, 7th Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1863.
• Harper's Ferry, W. Va., to August, 1863.

  Service & Battles - 1862

• Duty at Suffolk, Va., till December 28, 1862.

  Service & Battles - 1863

• Moved to New Berne, N. C., December 28-January 1, 1863, and duty there till June, 1863.
• Expedition from New Berne to Trenton, Pollocksville, Young's Cross Roads and Swansborough March 6-10.
• Expedition to relief of Little Washington, N. C, April 7-10.
• Blount's Creek April 9.
• Expedition to Swift Creek
• Village April 13-21.
• Big Swift Creek April 19.
• Ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va., June.
• Dix's Peninsula Campaign July 1-7.
• Moved to Harper's Ferry July 7-9, thence moved to Boonsboro, Md., and reported to Gen. Meade July 11.
• Pursuit of Lee July 11-24.
• Ordered to Harrisburg, Pa., August 3.
• Mustered out August 12, 1863.

  Regimental Losses

• Regiment lost during service 45 by disease.