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27th Pennsylvania Regiment

Three Years' Service - Recruited in the city of Philadelphia, PA


27th PA Regiment Soldier Biographies




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27th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles

    Organization
  • Organized at Philadelphia January, 1861.
  • Moved to Baltimore, Md., April 18.
  • Attacked in streets of Baltimore April 19.
  • Returned to Philadelphia and reorganized for three years.
  • Mustered in May 31 to date from May 5. 1861.
  • Moved to Washington, D.C., June 17-18.
  • Attached to 1st Brigade, Miles' Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia, to August, 1861.
  • Blenker's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861.
  • Stahel's Brigade, Blenker's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862.
  • 1st Brigade, Blenker's 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, March, 1862.
  • 1st Brigade, Blenker's Division, Dept. of the Mountains, to June, 1862.
  • 1st Brigade, 1st Division. 1st Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862.
  • 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1862.
  • 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April, 1864.
  • 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to May, 1864.
    Service & Battles - 1861
  • Advance on Manassas, Va., July 16-21, 1861.
  • Battle of Bull Run July 21.
    Service & Battles - 1862
  • Duty in the Defences of Washington, D.C., till April, 1862.
  • Operations in the Shenandoah Valley May to August.
  • Battle of Cross Keys June 8.
  • At Sperryville and Centreville till August.
  • Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2.
  • Battles of Groveton August 29: Bull Run August 30.
  • Duty in the Defences of Washington, D.C., till December.
  • Reconnoissance to Snicker's Ferry and Berryville November 28-30.
  • March to Fredericksburg, Va., December 10-15.
    Service & Battles - 1863
  • Duty at Falmouth and Brooks' Station till April, 1863.
  • Operations at Welford's, Kelly's and Beverly Fords April 14-15.
  • Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
  • Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24.
  • Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3.
  • Pursuit of Lee July 5-24.
  • Duty on line of the Rapidan, near Bristoe Station, till September.
  • Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3.
  • March along Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad to Lookout Valley, Tenn., October 25-28.
  • Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29.
  • Battle of Wauhatchie October 28-29.
  • Battles of Chattanooga November 23-27;
  • Orchard Knob November 23;
  • Tunnel Hill November 23-24; Mission Ridge November 25.
  • March to relief of Knoxville November 27-December 17.
    Service & Battles - 1864
  • Duty in Lookout Valley till May, 1864.
  • Atlanta Campaign May 1-25.
  • Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11.
  • Dug Gap, or Mill Creek, May 8.
  • Battle of Resaca May 14-15.
  • Near Cassville May 19.
  • Advance on Dallas May 22-25.
  • Left front May 25.
  • Mustered out June 11, 1864.
  • Veterans and Recruits transferred to 109th PA Regiment.
    Regimental Losses
  • Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 67 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 62 Enlisted men by disease. Total 134.