7th Pennsylvania (Reserve) Infantry

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Regimental History and Service Record

(36th Volunteers)

Organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, July, 1861. Ordered to Washington, D. C., July 21, and mustered into United States service July 27, 1861. 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 of the 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 Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864.

SERVICE.--

  • Duty at Tennallytown, Md., August 2 to October 10, 1861, and at Camp Pierpont, near Langley, until March, 1862.
  • September 4, 1861 - Skirmish at Great Falls, Maryland
  • November 3-11, 1861 - Expedition into Lower Maryland[1]
  • Expedition to Grinnell's Farm December 6.
  • Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15.
  • At Fairfax Station until April 9.
  • At Manassas Junction until April 17.
  • At Catlett's Station until May 11, and at Falmouth until June 9.
  • Moved to the Virginia Peninsula June 9-11.
  • June 11-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign

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, 1863, and duty there and at Alexandria until April, 1864.

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Regiment Statistical Information

  • Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 80 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 135 Enlisted men by disease. Total 218.

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Notes

  1. Not originally listed on unit homepage but referenced on Dyer summary

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