3rd Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry

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Regimental History and Service Record

(32nd Volunteers)

Organized at Philadelphia and moved to Easton, Pa., May 20, 1861. Camp there until July 22. Moved to Harrisburg, Pa., July 22, and mustered into United States service July 28. Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Tennallytown, Md. Attached to 2nd Brigade, McCall's Pennsylvania Reserves Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, McCall's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, 22nd Corps, Dept. of Washington, D.C., to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves Division, District of Alexandria, 22nd Corps, to January, 1864. Dept. of West Virginia to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Dept. of West Virginia, to June, 1864.

SERVICE.--Duty at Tennallytown, Md., until Oct. 9, 1861, and at Camp Pierpont, near Langley, Va., until March, 1862. Expedition to Grinnell's Farm December 6, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862. McDowell's advance on Falmouth April 9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg, Va., until June. Moved to White House June 9-11.

Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30.

Duty in Maryland until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Ordered to Washington, D.C., February 6, and duty there and in District of Alexandria until January 6, 1864. Duty near Martinsburg, W. Va., until January 27. Operations in Hampshire and Hardy counties, W. Va., January 27-February 7. Duty near Kearneysville, W. Va., until March 27, and near Harper's Ferry until April 3. Moved to Webster, thence to the Kanawha Valley, W. Va., April 22. Crook's Expedition to Virginia & Tennessee Railroad May 2-19. Battle of Cloyd's Mountain May 9. New River Bridge May 10. Expedition to Meadow Bluff, Fayette county, May 10-19. Near Newport May 12-13. Left front for Pittsburg, Pa., June 4. Mustered out June 17, 1864. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 54th Pennsylvania June 8, 1864.

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Regiment Statistical Information

  • Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 69 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 54 Enlisted men by disease. Total 127.

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Notes

  1. Not originally referenced on unit homepage, joined campaign day or two before Gainesville

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