PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers
200th Pennsylvania RegimentRecruited in York county, Cumberland county, and Dauphin county, PA
200th PA Regiment Soldier Biographies
200th PA Regiment Companies
200th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles
Organization
- Organized at Harrisburg September 3, 1864.
- Left State for Bermuda Hundred, Va., September 9.
- Attached to Engineer Brigade, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1864.
- Provisional Brigade, Army of the James, to November, 1864.
- Provisional Brigade, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1864.
- 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, to May, 1865.
Service & Battles - 1864
- Duty near Dutch Gap, Va., with Army of the James September 11 to November 28, 1864.
- Repulse of attack November 19.
- Transferred to Army Potomac November 28.
Service & Battles - 1865
- Siege of Petersburg December, 1864, to April, 1865.
- Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
- Fort Stedman March 25.
- Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
- Assault on and capture of Petersburg April 2.
- Occupation of Petersburg April 3.
- Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9.
- Surrender of Lee and his army.
- Duty at Nottaway Court House till May.
- Ordered to City Point, thence to Alexandria and duty there till May 30.
- Mustered out May 30, 1865.
- Recruits transferred to 51st PA Regiment.
Regimental Losses
- Regiment lost during service 30 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 24 Enlisted men by disease. Total 54.
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