PA Civil War Volunteer Soldiers

99th Pennsylvania Regiment

99th PA Regiment Soldier Biographies

• John Hoeflich

99th PA Regiment Companies

• Company D
  Philadelphia, Lancaster and Schuylkill Counties
• Bates' Regimental History & Rosters

99th PA Regiment Organization, Service & Battles

Organization

• Organized at Philadelphia as 32nd Pennsylvania Volunteers July 26, 1861, to January 18, 1862.
• Three Companies moved to Washington, D. C, August 8, 1861.
• Attached to Defences of Washington, D.C., to October, 1861.
• Jameson's Brigade, Heintzelman's Division, Army Potomac, to February, 1862.
• Military District of Washington to June, 1862.
• 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1863.
• 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, to December, 1862.
• 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, to August, 1868.
• 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, to October, 1863.
• 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, to March, 1864.
• 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.

  Service & Battles - 1862

• Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till June 29, 1862.
• Moved to Harrison's Landing June 29-July 4, and duty there till August 16.
• Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-26.
• Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 26-September 2.
• Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30;
• Chantilly September 1.
• Duty in the Defences of Washington, D.C., and outpost picket duty till October.
• White's Ford, Md., October 12.
• Movement up the Potomac to Leesburg, thence to Falmouth, Va., October 11-November 19.
• Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15.

  Service & Battles - 1863

• Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863.
• At Falmouth till April.
• Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
• Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
• Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24.
• Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., 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.
• Auburn October 13.
• 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

• Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864.
• Duty near Brandy Station till May.
• Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12.
• Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7;
• Laurel Hill May 8;
• Spottsylvania May 8-12;
• Po River May 10;
• Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
• Assault on the Salient May 12.
• Harris Farm, Fredericksburg Road May 19.
• North Anna River May 23-26.
• On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.
• Totopotomoy May 28-31.
• Cold Harbor June 1-12.
• Before Petersburg June 16-18.

  Service & Battles - 1865

• Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
• Jerusalem Plank Road June 21-23, 1864.
• Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom July 27-29.
• Deep Bottom July 27-28.
• Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve).
• Demonstration on north side of the James at Deep Bottom August 13-18.
• Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
• Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2.
• Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28.
• Raid on Weldon Railroad December 7-12.
• Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
• Watkins' House, Petersburg, March 25.
• Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
• Crow's House March 31.
• Fall of Petersburg April 2.
• Sailor's Creek April 6.
• High Bridge, Farmville, April 7.
• Appomattox Court House April 9.
• Surrender of Lee and his army.
• At Burkesville till May 2.
• March to Washington, D.C., May 2-12.
• Grand Review May 23.
• Mustered out July 1, 1865.

  Regimental Losses

• Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 113 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 112 Enlisted men by disease. Total 235.

99th PA Regiment Medal of Honor Recipients

• BONNAFFON, SYLVESTER, JR.: First Lieutenant, Company G, 99th Pennsylvania Infantry. Boynton Plank Road, Va., 27 October 1864. Citation: 29 September 1893. Checked the rout and rallied the troops of his command in the face of a terrible fire of musketry; was severely wounded.
  
  
• FASNACHT, CHARLES H.: Sergeant, Company A, 99th Pennsylvania Infantry. Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864. Citation given: 2 April 1878. Capture of flag of 2nd Louisiana Tigers (C.S.A.) in a hand-to-hand contest.
  
  
• MUNSELL, HARVEY M.: Born in Steuben County, NY. Sergeant, Company A, 99th Pennsylvania Infantry. Gettysburg, Pa, 1 to 3 July 1863. Citation: 5 February 1866. Gallant and courageous conduct as color bearer. (This noncommissioned officer carried the colors of his regiment through 13 engagements.)