73rd Pennsylvania Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Philadelphia September 19, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 24. Attached to Steinwehr's Brigade, Blenker's Division, Army Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Blenker's Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army Potomac, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Blenker's Division, Dept. of the Mountains, to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. Near Catlett's Station, Va., until April 6. Moved to Petersburg, W. Va., April 6-May 11. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley until June. Battle of Cross Keys June 8. Duty in the Shenandoah Valley and at Sperryville until August. Occupation of Luray July 22. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9 (Reserve).

• August 16-September 2, 1862 - The Northern Virginia Campaign
  • Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23.
  • Sulphur Springs August 24.
  • August 28, 1862 - Engagement at Gainesville, Virginia

Groveton August 30. Bull Run August 30. Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until November. Movement to Centreville November 1-19, thence to Fredericksburg December 9-16. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Stafford C. H. until April 27. Operations at Welford's, Kelly's and Beverly Fords April 14-15.

• April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
  • May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
  • July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• Pursuit of Lee July 5-24.
• Guard duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad until September.
• Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3.
• Operations in Lookout Valley October 19-26.
• Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29.
• Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28-29.
• November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
  • Battles of Orchard Knob November 23
  • Tunnel Hill November 24-25
    • Mostly captured November 25 at Tunnel Hill
• Duty in Lookout Valley until May, 1864.
• May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
  • May 8-11, 1864 - Demonstration against Rocky Faced Ridge, Georgia
  • Dug Gap or Mill Creek May 8.
  • May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
  • Near Cassville May 19.
  • New Hope Church May 25.
  • May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
  • Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
  • Pine Hill June 11-14.
  • Lost Mountain June 15-17.
  • Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15.
  • Muddy Creek June 17.
  • Noyes Creek June 19.
  • Kolb's Farm June 22.
  • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Ruff's Station or Smyrna Camp Ground July 4.
  • Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
  • Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
  • July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2.
• September 2-November 15 - Occupation of Atlanta, Georgia
  • October 26-29, 1864 - Expedition from Atlanta, Georgia to Tuckum's Crossroads, Georgia
  • November 9, 1864 - Skirmish near Atlanta, Georgia
• November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
  • December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
• January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
  • Averysboro, N. C., March 16.
  • Battle of Bentonville March 19-21.
  • Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
  • Advance on Raleigh April 9-13.
  • Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
  • Bennett's House April 26.
    • Surrender of Johnston and his army.
• March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20.
• Grand Review May 24.
• Duty in the Defenses of Washington until July.
• Mustered out July 14, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 98 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 113 Enlisted men by disease. Total 216.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 704, 705, 707, 715, 719, 720, 721, 723, 827, 835, 866, 905, 906, 907, 916, 1597-1598)