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99th Pennsylvania Regiment

Recruited in the city of Philadelphia, Schuylkill county, Lancaster county, PA


99th PA Regiment Soldier Biographies




99th PA Regiment Companies




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.)