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38th Pennsylvania Regiment - 9th Pennsylvania Reserves

Three Years' Service - Recruited in Allegheny county, Crawford County, Beaver County, PA


38th PA Regiment Soldier Biographies




38th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles

    Organization
  • Organized at Pittsburg July, 1861.
  • Ordered to Washington, D.C., July 22.
  • Mustered into United States service July 27, 1861.
  • Attached to 3rd Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves Division,
  • Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862.
  • 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862.
  • 3rd Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862.
  • 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1862.
  • 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862.
  • 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863.
  • 3rd Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to June, 1863.
  • 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1864.
    Service & Battles - 1861
  • Camp at Capital Hill, Washington, till August 5, and at Tennallytown, Md., till October 10.
  • Picket at Great Falls September 9-16.
  • Moved to Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va., October 10, 1861, and duty there till March 10, 1862
  • . Companies "A," "B," "D," "F" and "G" on reconnoissance to Hunter's Mills November 19.
  • Expedition to Gunnell's Farm December 6, and action at Dranesville December 20, 1861.
    Service & Battles - 1862
  • Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862.
  • McDowell's advance on Falmouth April 9-19.
  • Duty at Fredericksburg till June.
  • Moved to White House, Va., June 9-12.
  • Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1.
  • Battles of Mechanicsville June 26.
  • Gaines Mill June 27.
  • Charles City Cross Roads or Glendale June 30.
  • Malvern Hill July 1.
  • At Harrison's Landing till August 16.
  • Movement to join Pope August 16-26.
  • Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30.
  • Maryland Campaign September 6-24.
  • Battles of South Mountain, Md., September 14;
  • Antietam September 16-17.
  • Duty in Maryland till October 30.
  • Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15.
    Service & Battles - 1863
  • "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863.
  • Ordered to Washington, D.C., February 6.
  • Duty there and at Alexandria till June 25.
  • Ordered to rejoin Army of the Potomac in the field.
  • Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3.
  • Pursuit of Lee July 5-24.
  • Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
  • Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
  • Rappahannock Station November 7.
  • Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
  • Rapidan Campaign.
    Service & Battles - 1864
  • Battle of the Wilderness May 5, 1864.
  • Ordered home while in line of battle.
  • Mustered out May 12, 1864.
    Regimental Losses
  • Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 131 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 49 Enlisted men by disease Total 187.



38th PA Regiment Medal of Honor Recipient

  • JOHNSON, SAMUEL: Private, Company G, 9th Pennsylvania Reserves. Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862. Citation given: 30 May 1863. Individual bravery and daring in capturing from the enemy two colors of the 1st Texas Rangers (C.S.A.), receiving in the act a severe wound.



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