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84th Pennsylvania Regiment

Recruited in Blair County, Dauphin county, Lycoming County, Westmoreland County, Columbia county, Montour County, Cameron county, Cumberland County, Clearfield County, Blair County, PA


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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.