PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers

84th Pennsylvania Regiment

84th PA Regiment Soldier Biographies

• George Lehmer

84th PA Regiment Newspaper Transcription

• Indiana Democrat - July 17, 1862
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84th PA Regiment Companies

• Bates' Regimental History & Rosters
  
  

84th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles

Organization

• Organized at Huntingdon and Camp Curtin August to October, 1861.
• At Camp Curtin, Pa., till December 31, 1861.
• Moved to Hancock, Md., December 31-January 2, 1862, thence to Bath.
• Action at Bath January 4, and at Hancock January 5.
• Attached to 1st Brigade, Lander's Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862.
• 1st Brigade, Shield's 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Corps, to April, 1862.
• 1st Brigade, Shield's Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to May, 1862.
• 4th Brigade, Shield's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862.
• 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1863.
• 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1863.
• 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, to March, 1864.
• 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Army Corps, to May, 1864.
• 4th Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1864.
• 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to January, 1865.

  Service & Battles - 1862

• Retreat to Cumberland, Md., January 10-12, 1862.
• Duty guarding North and South Branch Bridges and at Paw Paw Tunnel till March, 1862.
• Advance on Winchester, Va., March 5-15.
• Battle of Winchester March 23.
• Occupation of Mt. Jackson April 17.
• Provost at Berryville till May 2.
• March to Fredericksburg May 12-22, and return to Front Royal May 25-29.
• Action near Front Royal May 31.
• Port Republic June 8-9.
• Moved to Alexandria June 29.
• Duty there till July.
• Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9.
• Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2.
• Fords of the Rappahannock August 20-24.
• Thoroughfare Gap August 28.
• Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30; Chantilly September 1.
• Duty at Arlington Heights, Defences of Washington, Whipple's Command, till October.
• Moved to Pleasant Valley, Md., October 18, thence to Warrenton and Falmouth
• October 24-November 19.
• Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.

  Service & Battles - 1863

• Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863.
• At Falmouth, Va., till April.
• Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
• Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
• Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July-24.
• Guarding Corps' trains during battle of Gettysburg July 1-3.
• Pursuit of Lee July 5-24.
• Wapping Heights, Va., July 23.
• Duty on line of the Rappahannock till October.
• Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
• Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
• Kelly's Ford November 7.
• Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
• Payne's Farm November 27.

  Service & Battles - 1864

• Regiment reenlisted January, 1864.
• Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7.
• Duty near Brandy Station till May.
• Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12.
• Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7;
• Spottsylvania May 8-12;
• Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
• Assault on the Salient May 12.
• Harris Farm May 19.
• North Anna River May 23-26.
• Line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.
• Totopotomoy May 28-31.
• Haw's Shop May 31.
• Cold Harbor June 1-12.
• Before Petersburg June 16-18.

  Service & Battles - 1865

• Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to January 6, 1865.
• Weldon Railroad June 22-23, 1864.
• Demonstration north of James River at Deep Bottom July 27-29.
• Deep Bottom July 27-28.
• Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve).
• Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-20.
• Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
• Peeble's Farm, Poplar Grove Church, September 29-October 2.
• Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28.
• Consoildated with 57th Pennsylvania Infantry January 13, 1865.

  Regimental Losses

• Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 119 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 98 Enlisted men by disease. Total 224.