116th Pennsylvania Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized at Philadelphia June 11 to September 4, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., August 31, thence moved to Rockville, Md., September 7. Moved to Fairfax Court House September 21 and duty there until October 6. Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., October 6. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty at Harper's Ferry until October 29. Advance up Loudon Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 17.
- September 19, 1862 -
Actions at Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown/Blackford's/Boteler's Fords, Maryland
[1] - Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.
- Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863.
- At Falmouth until April.
- April 27-May 6, 1863 -
The Chancellorsville Campaign
- May 1-5, 1863 -
Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
- May 1-5, 1863 -
- June 11-August 1, 1863 -
The Gettysburg Campaign
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Advance from Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
- Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864.
- Duty at Stevensburg until May.
- May 4-June 12, 1864 -
The Overland Campaign
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 22-26, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
- May 26-28, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
- May 28-31, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
- June 1-12, 1864 -
Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration on north side of the James River July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Demonstration on north side of James River at Deep Bottom August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Front of Forts Morton and Sedgwick October 27. Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run December 9-10. Dabney's Mills February 5-7, 1865. Watkins' House, Petersburg, March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road March 31. White Oak Road March 31. Sutherland Station April 2. 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 until May 2. March to Washington, D. C, May 2-12. Grand Review May 23. Companies "A," "B," "C" and "D" mustered out June 3, 1865. Companies "E," "F," "G," "H," "I" and "K" mustered out July 14, 1865.
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 137 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 88 Enlisted men by disease. Total 234.
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Notes
- ↑ Not originally listed on unit homepage but referenced in Dyer summary
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 758, 827, 905, 916, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 938, 939, 940, 941, 1612)