PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers

15th Pennsylvania Regiment

15th PA Regiment Soldier Biographies

• Samuel T. Davis
• George Younkin

15th Regiment Newspaper Article

• Miner's Journal, June 14, 1862
  The following members of the 15th Regiment, P.V. who were captured at Falling Waters; on the 2d of July, 1861, have been released...
  
  
• Miner's Journal - April 1, 1865
  Death of a soldier....

15th PA Regiment Companies

• Bates' Regimental History & Company Rosters

15th Regiment Service and Organization

Organization

• Organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, April 26, and duty there till May 9.

  Service & Battles - 1861

• At Lancaster, Pa., till June 3, and at Chambersburg, Pa., till June 16.
• Attached to Negley's 5th Brigade, Keim's 2nd Division, Patterson's Army.
• Moved to Hagerstown June 16, and to Williamsport June 18.
• Affair with Ashby's Cavalry July 2 (Co. "I" captured).
• Occupation of Martinsburg, Va., July 3.
• Advance on Bunker Hill July 15.
• At Charlestown July 17-25.
• At Carlisle, Pa., July 27-August 8.
• Mustered out August 8, 1861

15th PA Regiment Medal of Honor Recipients

• CARSON, WILLIAM J. Musician, Company E, 1st Battalion, 15th Pennsylvania Infantry. Chickamauga, Ga., 19 September 1863. Citation: 27 January 1894. At a critical stage in the battle when the 14th Corps lines were wavering and in disorder he on his own initiative bugled "to the colors" amid the 18th U.S. Infantry who formed by him, and held the enemy. Within a few minutes he repeated his action amid the wavering 2nd Ohio Infantry. This bugling deceived the enemy who believed reinforcements had arrived. Thus, they delayed their attack.