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Moved to Bermuda Hundred, Va., September and attached to Provisional Brigade,
Defences of Bermuda Hundred, Army James, to November, 1864.
Provisional Brigade, 9th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to December, 1864.
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
Service & Battles - 1864 - 1865
Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond, Va., September, 1864, to April, 1865.
Duty in the Defences of Bermuda Hundred, Va., till November, 1864.
Joined Army of the Potomac before Petersburg November 28.
Movement in support of Weldon Railroad Expedition December 7-11.
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
Fort Stedman March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2.
Pursuit of Lee April 3-9.
At Nottaway Court House till April 20.
Moved to City Point, thence to Alexandria April 20-28, and duty there till June.
Grand Review May 23.
Mustered out June 2, 1865.
Regimental Losses
Regiment lost during service
6 Officers and 38 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 53 Enlisted men by disease
Total 97.
211th PA Regiment Medal of Honor Recipients
EWING, JOHN C.: Private, Company E, 211th Pennsylvania Infantry. Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865. Citation: 20 May 1865. Capture of flag. Born March 4, 1843, died May 23, 1918, buried Ligonier Valley Cemetery, Ligonier, Westmoreland County, PA.
HARMON, AMZI D.: Corporal, Company K, 211th Pennsylvania Infantry. Petersburg, Va., 2 April 1865. Citation: 20 May 1865. Capture of flag.
