Historical and biographical annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania, embracing a concise history of the county and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families, Volume I, Part 34

Author: Montgomery, Morton L. (Morton Luther), b. 1846; J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Chicago : J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1018

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43D REGIMENT .- In Battery F, of the 43d Regi- ment of Pennsylvania Volunteers (1st Artillery), recruited in Schuylkill county, there were included thirty-eight men from Berks county. It was organ- ized at Philadelphia in June, 1861, for three years' service, and mustered out at Harrisburg on June 9, 1865.

The Battery participated in the following battles : Winchester, second Bull Run, Chantilly, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Bris- toe Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spottsylvania. North Anna, Tolopotomoy, Cold Harbor, Peters- burg, and Deep Bottom.

44TH REGIMENT .- The 44th Regiment (1st Cav- alry) was recruited in a number of counties, Com- pany L from men of Berks, Lebanon and Lancaster counties, and Company M from men of Berks coun- ty. Both were recruited at Reading.

Company L was mustered into service as an inde- pendent company on July 30, 1861, and stationed at Baltimore for five months ; and Company M on Aug. 5, 1861, and stationed at same place until Oct. 3d. On Jan. 7th, these companies joined their regiment and moved with the army toward Manassas. They were engaged in the battles of Strasburg, Wood- stock, Harrisonburg and Fredericksburg during the year 1862; and in 1863, in the battles of Brandy Station, Beverly Ford and Aldie. They were con- cerned in Sheridan's raid upon Richmond, during the spring of 1864, in which they encountered the lowing summer they were engaged in fighting the enemy at Saint Mary's Church, Malvern Hill, Gravel Hill, and Ream's Station. On Aug. 29th they were encamped on the Jerusalem Plank Road, near the left of the army. Their term of service having expired, they withdrew from the front on Sept. 1st, and proceeded to Philadelphia where they were mustered out of service Sept. 9, 1864.

46TH REGIMENT .- The 46th Regiment was or- ganized at Harrisburg on Sept. 1, 1861, and in- cluded Company E, recruited at Reading. It was ordered to Harper's Ferry and placed under the command of General Banks. Its first conflict was at Winchester, where for five hours it held its po- sition with great coolness and bravery whilst re- treating toward the Potomac before Gen. Stonewall barked upon transports, Companies B and E on the

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"Winfield Scott" and Company H on the "Ocean gaged almost daily. At Cold Harbor, on June Queen." On the night of Nov. 1st, a heavy gale 2, 1864, it occupied the front line and suffered was encountered off Cape Hatteras, and the "Win- severely. Shortly afterward, it lay in line before Petersburg. On June 18th, Captain Lantz, of Com- pany E, and several men were killed. It then per- formed picket duty during July and participated in the siege and great explosion of the mine. During August it was engaged in almost contin- uous fighting. It remained at the front during September, October and November, when it went into winter quarters immediately before . Peters- field Scott," an unseaworthy craft, was in imminent peril. Her masts were cut away, the freight and camp equipage were thrown overboard, a portion of her officers and crew deserted her and every- thing was given up for lost. She was finally saved through the superhuman efforts of the soldiers, who had been left to their fate without food or water. The regiment went into camp on the island at Hilton Head and was employed in building forti- burg.

The Union lines began to close in on the Rebel

fications. On Dec. 6th, it proceeded to Beaufort and there experienced its first skirmish with the works on April 1, 1865. The regiment was en- enemy. It participated in the battle of Coosaw on Jan. 1, 1862. In General Hunter's demonstration against Charleston, Lieutenant-Colonel Brenholtz and six companies took a prominent part, driving the enemy from a railroad bridge which spanned .a stream near Pocotaligo.

gaged during the operations of the 2d and 3d, and it was among the first of the regiments to enter Petersburg upon its fall. It moved to City Point on April 15th, and thence by boat to Washington, where it remained till June 30th. Upon the re- commendation of Lieutenant-General Grant, this regiment was ordered to represent the infantry of the army upon the occasion of laying the corner- stone of the national monument at Gettysburg ou July 4, 1865. From Gettysburg it went into camp near Georgetown, where it was mustered out of service on July 31st.

The regiment remained near Beaufort till July 12th; then proceeded to Fortress Monroe. Subse- quently it was engaged in the first and second days' fights at Bull Run. Brenholtz commanded the regiment. He was one of the wounded in the second day's fight. On Aug. 1st, it participat- ed in the battle of Chantilly, and several weeks Henry T. Kendall, who was Adjutant, became Captain of Company H in January, 1865. later in the battle of' Antietam. Subsequently it was moved to Kentucky and participated in 53D REGIMENT .- Company B of this regiment included twenty-three men from Birdsboro; and Company A, four men from Boyertown. It par- ticipated in many battles. the siege of Vicksburg. There Brenholtz, whilst gallantly leading his men before the enemy's works, was mortally wounded. His fall was greatly la- mented at Reading, where he had been a success- 55TH REGIMENT .- The 55th Regiment was re- cruited during the summer and autumn of 1861, and included Company B from Berks county, re- ful teacher in the public schools. Much of the credit which the organization had acquired was due to his excellent qualities as a soldier. No cruited at Robesonia. It was organized at Harris- braver man ever led in battle, and upon his burg, and in November proceeded to Fortress death the service lost one of its most valued lead- ers. In August, only eighty of the regiment were present for duty, and nearly all had chills and fever. The other men of the regiment were in hospitals suffering from wounds or malaria. In October and November, 1863, it took part in en- gagements, at Blue Springs, Lenoir Station, and Knoxville. Monroe. It experienced some service near Framp- ton in October, 1862. For a year afterward, it performed picket duty at Port Royal Ferry. On Jan. 1, 1864, the major part of the men re-enlisted for three years, and were given a furlough. In March, the regiment returned to South Carolina, and in April was stationed at Gloucester Point, op- posite Yorktown. Here it was assigned to the 3d Brigade, 3d Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James, and participated in the movements and en- gagements of this corps under the command of General Butler. It reached Richmond on April 25th, and encamped near by, performing fatigue and guard duty till the latter part of July; then it was stationed at different points surrounding Petersburg till it was mustered out of service on Aug. 30, 1865.

Nearly the entire regiment re-enlisted on Jan- uary 1, 1864. During January it was marched to Nicholasville, a distance of two hundred miles, in ten days. Many of the men were barefooted and walked through the snow. In February, they proceeded to Harrisburg on a veteran furlough, and visited their homes. In March, the regiment encamped at Annapolis. On May 6th, it was en- gaged in the battle of the Wilderness, and on the 9th, in the battle near Spottsylvania Court-House. .

William G. Moore, of Womelsdorf, was Cap- tain of Company D in this Regiment, from July 13, 1864, to June 10, 1865.

Among the killed was Captain Cleveland, of Com- pany H. Three days afterward the regiment had another desperate encounter, in which the men had 59TH REGIMENT .- The 59th Regiment (2d Cav- a struggle hand to hand. Adjutant Kendall, three alry) included thirty-three men who were recruit- -sergeants and twenty-five privates were taken pris- ed at Reading, in March, 1862, and became part of oners. From the Ny river to the North Anna, Company K, under command of Captain Chauncey. :and thence to Cold Harbor, the regiment was en- It experienced much severe marching and partici-

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pated in a number of battles, prominent among them tam, Fredericksburg, Cedar Mountain, Second being Bull Run, Chantilly, Gettysburg, and the Wil- Bull Run, Chantilly, Gettysburg, South Mountain, derness campaign. It was present at the surrender Gainesville, Wilderness, Chancellorsville, North at Appomattox and participated in the grand re- Anna, Tolopotomoy, Mine Run, Petersburg, Wel- view at Washington on May 23, 1865. It was mustered out of service at Cloud's Mill, Va., on July 13, 1865. don Railroad, Spottsylvania and Bethesda Church. It continued in active operations until General Lee surrendered, when it proceeded to Washing- ton, where it was mustered out of service on June 30, 1865.

William F. Dougherty, of Berks county, was captain for a time; and Stephen H. Edgett from March, 1865, to June, 1865.

70TH REGIMENT .- The 70th Regiment (6th Cavalry ) was composed of Philadelphia men, ex- cepting Company G, which was recruited at Read- ing, in July, 1861, under command of Capt. George E. Clymer. It participated in the Peninsular cam- paign, and in various engagements, the most prom- inent being Antietam and Gettysburg. Subse- quently it took part in the Virginia campaign, and in the famous raid by General Sheridan. It was also present at the surrender at Appomattox, and participated in the grand review at Washington. Aug. 7, 1865.

There were twenty men from the county in other companies of this regiment: twelve in of music.

Company F; one in Company H; four in Com-

pany I ; two in Company K; and one in Company M. at Lebanon, Pa., in October, 1861, and included

Dr. G. S. Engler, of Muhlenberg township, was the regimental assistant surgeon.

74TH REGIMENT .- Company G, of this regi- ment, was composed of men recruited in Berks and Adams counties, during February, 1865, for a service of one year. It was attached in March to this regiment, originally organized in 1861. It was engaged in guard duty at Beverly, Clarksburg and Parkersburg, from April to August 29th, when it was mustered out of service at Clarksburg. It was disbanded at Pittsburg.

80TH REGIMENT .- The 80th Regiment (7th and was mustered out of service on June 27, Cavalry) included some men who were recruited in 1865.

Berks county, and mustered into service with Com-

pany L. It participated in various engagements colonel from July to November, 1862; David C. with the Army of the Tennessee, where it had Keller, major, from September, 1864, to December, 1864, when he was appointed lieutenant-colonel, and

been ordered to service. In March, 1865, it march- ed under General Wilson across the Gulf States, on April 2, 1865, brevet colonel.

and in the beginning of April participated in the IV. A. H. Lewis was adjutant from October March to June 27, 1865, when mustered out as sergeant-major. battles of Plantersville and Selma, Ala. At the 1861, to August, 1862; and John B. Dewees from latter place, the regiment led in the assault upon the works and the conduct of the men was highly meritorious. Its last engagement was near Col- umbus, on April 16, 1865. It was then stationed at Macon, Ga., from April 20th to August 13th, when it was mustered out of service. This company was recruited in Berks and Northumberland coun- ties. and was mustered out Aug. 23, 1865.

88TH REGIMENT .- This regiment included three companies, recruited in Berks county, A, B, and H. It was mustered into service at Philadelphia in October, 1861, and then ordered to Washington. It performed guard duty in that vicinity until May, 1862. Subsequently, it participated in the follow- ing battles : Thoroughfare Gap, Bull Run, Antie-

David A. Griffith, of Reading, was major of the regiment from September to December, 1862. .

Joseph A. McLean, of Reading, was the lieuten- ant-colonel until he was killed at the battle of Bull Run on Aug. 30, 1862. McLean Post, No. 16, G. A. R., of Reading, was named after him in 1866.

Ringgold Band .- The regimental band of the 88th Regiment was the "Ringgold" from Reading, with Emanuel Ermentrout, as leader, and twenty men. It was mustered into service at Philadel- It was mustered out of service at Louisville, Ky., phia on Aug. 30, 1861, and mustered out at Man-

assas Junction on June 21, 1862, pursuant to a general order dispensing with the services of bands

93D REGIMENT .- This regiment was organized

two companies, B and G, and part of Company K, from Berks county. It proceeded to Virginia and participated in the following battles: Williams- burg, Yorktown, Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill. Fred- ericksburg, Marye's Heights, Gettysburg, Wilder- ness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor. Petersburg, Op- equan, Fisher's Hill, and Cedar Creek. After the surrender of General Lee, it marched to Danville to co-operate with Sherman for the defeat of Gen- eral Johnston. After remaining in camp there for several weeks, it proceeded to Washington,

John E. Arthur, of Reading, was lieutenant-

96TH REGIMENT .- The 96th Regiment was re- cruited mostly in Schuylkill county. Some men from Hamburg and of Berks county were includ- ed in Company G. It was mustered into service on Sept. 23, 1861, at Pottsville, and participated in various engagements in the Peninsula, at Gettys- . burg, in the Wilderness campaign, and in the Shenandoah Valley. It was mustered out of ser- vice in West Philadelphia on Oct. 21, 1864.

104TH REGIMENT .- The greater part of Com- panies B, and H in this regiment consisted of men from Berks county ; and among the field officers was John M. Gries, from Reading, chosen as

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major. During 1862, the regiment participated in the siege of Yorktown, and in the battles of Sav- age Station and Fair Oaks, in the Peninsular cam- paign. In the beginning of 1863, it was ordered to South Carolina, and there took part in the siege of Charleston and the capture of Fort Wagner. During August, 1864, it was stationed in Florida, guarding a line of railroad from Jacksonville to Baldwin. Thence it proceeded north to Alexan- dria, where it performed duty in the fortifications on the southern side of the Potomac river, till its term of service expired. It was mustered out of service at Philadelphia on Sept. 30, 1864. Some of the men from Berks county re-enlisted in this regiment. There were veterans and recruits suf- ficient to form a battalion of five companies. Its "principal service afterward was in the siege of Petersburg, participating in the assault on the city, April 3 and 4, 1865. It was mustered out of ser- vice at Portsmouth on Aug. 25, 1865.

DURELL'S. BATTERY .- This was the famous In- dependent Battery D, commonly known as "Dur- ell's." It was organized at Doylestown on Sept. 24, 1861, and proceeded to Washington on Nov. 6th, where it was equipped as a six-gun battery. Afterward two additional pieces were provided. It had a very active career, and participated in the following battles: Kelly's Ford, Bristoe Sta- tion, Bull Run, Chantilly, South Mountain, Antie- tam, Sharpsburg, Sulphur Springs, Fredericks- burg, Vicksburg, Wilderness, and the siege of Pet- ersburg. It was mustered out of service on June 13, 1865.

152D REGIMENT .- Company K, of this regiment, known as the 3d Artillery, included twenty-five men from Berks county. The regiment was ori- ginally organized for special duty at Fortress Mon- roe, but it performed a large share of field ser- vice. It had the reputation of being remarkably well drilled in every branch of artillery service, as well as in infantry and naval service. All the field and nearly all of the line officers of the 188th Regiment were promoted from its ranks, and the excellent discipline and soldierly bearing of the command were frequent subjects of remark and commendation by its superior officers. The reg- iment was mustered in at Philadelphia; and nearly all the companies (including Company K) were mustered out at Fortress Monroe on Nov. 9, 1865.

181ST REGIMENT .- Sixteen veterans from Berks county were enlisted in Company H of this reg- iment upon its re-organization in February, 1864, having previously been in the six months' service. It was in the Shenandoah Valley campaign under Generals Sigel, Hunter, and Sheridan, and parti- cipated in numerous battles, including New Mar- ket, Piedmont, Quaker's Church, Liberty, Salem, Snicker's Gap and Gordonville; also in various battles during the concluding campaign before Pet- ersburg, the regiment occupying the extreme left. It was mustered out of service July 13, 1865, at Cloud's Mills, Virginia.

182D REGIMENT .- In January, 1864, authority was given to re-organize this regiment for three years (as the 21st Cavalry) and over half of Com- pany H were enlisted at Reading. About the mid- dle of May, the regimerit was ordered to Washing- ton (from camp near Chambersburg) and thence sent to join the Army of the" Potomac. It partici- pated in the battles of Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad, Poplar Spring Church, Boyd- ton Road, and Bellefield. It was mustered out of service at Lynchburg, Va., on July 8, 1865.

NINE MONTHS' SERVICE, 1862-63

128TH REGIMENT .- This regiment was recruited in response to the proclamation of the Governor, calling for troops to serve for nine months, issued July 21, 1862. Companies A, B, E, H, I and K were recruited in Berks county. The regiment rendezvoused at Camp Curtin, and was mustered into the service from the 13th to the 15th of Aug- ust. The majority of the regimental officers were selected from the companies named. On the 16th of August, it was ordered to Washington, moving under the command of Capt. William H. Andrews, of Company E, because no officers had been as yet commissioned. Soon after its arrival at the capital, it crossed the Potomac, and was encamped on Arlington Heights for a week. On the 21st, it moved to Fairfax Seminary; and on the 29th, to Fort Woodbury, where for a week (during the fierce fighting at Bull Run and Chantilly) it was incessantly engaged in felling timber and erect- ing fortifications. On Sept. 6th, the regiment, in light marching orders, recrossed the Potomac and entered upon the Maryland campaign. At Fred- erick City, on the 14th, it was assigned to Craw- ford's brigade, of Williams' division, Mansfield's corps.

It was engaged in active service and participated in the battles of Antietam and the Wilderness. In the latter battle, the regiment was surrounded by the enemy and the greater part of the officers and men were taken prisoners to Richmond. After the battle, the remainder of the regiment (reduced to 172) marched to Stafford Court-House, where its term of service expired. It was ordered to Har- risburg, and there mustered out on May 19, 1863.

Captain Smith, of Company A, was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on Feb. 1, 1863, Joel B. Wanner was major; James H. Gentzler, adjutant, and Dr. J. B. Potteiger, assistant surgeon of the regiment.

151ST REGIMENT .- Companies E, G, H, K, and part of I, were recruited in Berks county, the re- maining part of Company I in Schuylkill county. They rendezvoused at Camp Curtin during Sep- tember, 1862, where a regimental organization was effected. On Nov. 26th, the regiment moved for Washington, and, upon its arrival, proceeded to Arlington Heights. On Dec. 3d, it marched to Alexandria, and thence proceeded by rail to Un- ion Mills.

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About the middle of February, the regiment was transferred to Belle Plain, where the men suffered much from sickness and exposure. Just previous to the opening of the Chancellorsville campaign, the regiment, with the 3d Division, was sent to Port Conway, on the Lower Rappahannock.

Before marching to the battle-field at Chancel- lorsville, it was twice subjected to a vigorous shell- ing from the enemy posted on the opposite shore. During Sunday (the 3d) and Monday (the 4th) the regiment occupied a position on the picket line, between the Ely and Germania Ford roads, where it confronted the enemy. Considerable sickness prevailed here, the morning report at one time showing 160 on the sick list.

The march to Gettysburg commenced on the 12th of June. The right wing of the army (com- posed of the 1st and 11th Corps under General Reynolds) made a forced march of 105 miles in three days, throwing itself suddenly between Lee's army (which was moving down the Shenandoah Valley) and Washington. At Broad Run, they halted for the enemy to develop his plans. As the enemy pushed on into Pennsylvania, Reynolds fol- lowed, and on the 1st of July his cavalry, under Bu- ford, met the head of the enemy's columns, and immediately commenced the battle. The 1st Bri- gade (commanded by Col. Chapman Biddle) arrived upon the field at half-past 10 a. m., and took a po- sition on the extreme left flank of the corps, the 151st Regiment under command of Lieutenant-Col- onel McFarland, in the absence of Colonel Allen, holding the left of the brigade line. As it moved into position, it was saluted by the booming of can- non and the rattle of musketry.

The heroism displayed by the regiment in this The following seven companies from battle was highly praiseworthy. It went into the fight with twenty-one officers and 466 men; of these two officers and 187 men were wounded, and 100 were missing, an aggregate loss of 367. Lieuts. Aaron S. Seaman and George A. Trexler were of the killed; Lieutenant-Colonel McFarland, Adjt. Samuel T. Allen, Capts. George L. Stone and James W. Weida, and Lieuts. Benjamin F. Oliver, Thomas L. Moyer, Henry H. Merkle, Willam O. ized, Sept. 18, 1862, and discharged Sept. 26-30.

Blodget and Albert Yost were wounded; and Capts. William K. Boltz and William L. Gray, and Lieuts. James L. Reber and Charles P. Potts were taken prisoners. At 6 o'clock on the morning of the 6th, the regiment moved with the army, in pursuit of Lee, coming up with his rear-guard at Funkstown on the 12th, and his main body near Williamsport on the 14th. That night the enemy escaped. The regiment's term of service had now nearly expired. It was accordingly relieved from duty on the 19th, and returned to Harrisburg, where it was mustered out on the 27th.

Francis Parvin, of Berks county, was quarter- master of the regiment.

VOLUNTEER MILITIA-1862

When the Rebel army achieved its triumphs in the second battle of Bull Run, it hastened northward and commenced crossing the Potomac. The result of the struggle on the plains of Manassas was no sooner known than the helpless condition of Penn- sylvania, which had been apparent from the first, became a subject of alarm. On Sept. 4th, Governor Curtin issued a proclamation, calling on the people to arm and prepare for defense. He recommended the immediate formation of companies and regi- ments throughout the commonwealth. On the 10th, the danger having become imminent, and the en- emy being already in Maryland, he issued a general order, calling on all able-bodied men to enroll im- mediately for the defense of the State, and hold . themselves in readiness to march upon an hour's. notice: the following day he called for fifty thou- sand men. The people everywhere flew to arms, and moved promptly to the State capital.

On the 14th, the head of the Army of the Poto- mac met the enemy at South Mountain, and hurled him back through its passes; and on the evening of the 16th and on the 17th a fierce battle was fought at Antietam. In the meantime, the militia had rapidly concentrated at Hagerstown and Chambersburg. The enemy was defeated at Antietam, and re- treated in confusion across the Potomac. The emergency having passed, the militia regiments were ordered to return to Harrisburg, and in ac- cordance with the conditions on which they had been called into service, they were mustered out and disbanded on the 24th. The train on which the 20th Regiment was returning over the Cumberland Valley railroad collided, upon nearing Harrisburg, with a train passing in an opposite direction, by which four men were killed and thirty injured.

Berks county were enlisted in this special service :

Company G, in 2d Regiment, organized Sept. 6- 13. 1862, and discharged Sept. 23-25.

Companies E and I, in 11th Regiment, organized Sept. 12, 1862, and discharged Sept. 24-25. Charles A. Knoderer, of Reading, was the colonel of this regiment.

Companies G, H and I, in 20th Regiment, organ-

An Independent Cavalry Company was organ- ized Sept. 17, 1862, and discharged Sept. 27.

DRAFTED MILITIA OF 186?

During the year 1862, the military operations were conducted with such energy, and so many men were required, that volunteer companies were not sufficiently numerous to supply the increasing de- mands for troops. The government was therefore driven to the extreme measure of impressing men into service by drafting them for that purpose. Ten companies which constituted the 167th Regiment, and two companies, I and K, of the 179th Regi- ment, were composed of drafted men from Berks

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county. They were mustered into service for nine months.

167TH REGIMENT .- This regiment was exclu- sively from Berks county, and was organized in November, 1862, with the following field officers: Charles A. Knoderer, colonel; DePuy Davis, lieu- tenant-colonel: Gustavus A. Worth, major. Soon after its organization, the regiment was ordered to Suffolk, Va. It was actively engaged in fatigue duty upon fortifications (in the planning of which Colonel Knoderer was an adept) and in reconnoit- ring and outpost duty. Late on the evening of Jan. 29, 1863, General Corcoran (who commanded a di- vision under General Peck) moved with his column toward the Blackwater, and at Deserted Farm, seven miles out, encountered a strong force of the enemy, under Gen. Roger A. Pryor. Corcoran im- mediately made an attack, and a fierce night en- gagement ensued. The fighting was principally with artillery and the 167th Regiment was fearfully exposed to the enemy's fire. At the opening of the battle, Colonel Knoderer ordered his men to lie down, and fortunately few were injured; but the horses of the officers, with the exception of that of the adjutant, were all killed, and the Colonel him- self received a mortal wound. The enemy was finally driven back and the command returned again to camp. Lieutenant-Colonel Davis succeeded to the command of the regiment, and was subsequently commissioned colonel. It participated in the des- ultory operations which were kept up until the be- ginning of April, when the right wing of the Rebel army under General Longstreet, numbering some forty thousand men, advanced upon the place and attacked it, but failed to carry it. He then laid siege to it, and constructed elaborate works for its re- duction. For nearly a month, these operations were vigorously pushed; and for many days the bom- bardment of the fortifications was almost inces- sant ; but so skillfully had they been planned, and so well constructed, that General Peck, with a force of only about a third of the number of the invading army, successfully repelled every attack, and finally compelled Longstreet to raise the siege. The 167th Regiment was actively employed in the defense throughout the siege, and rendered efficient service. Toward the close of June, and during the time of Lee's invasion of, Pennsylvania, the regiment formed part of the command which was sent to demonstrate in the direction of Richmond, and up- on its return was ordered to join the army of the Potomac, then in pursuit of Lee's army in Mary- land. It formed a junction on the 15th of July, the day after the escape of the enemy across the Po- tomac, and was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division of the 1st Corps. With that corps, it par- ticipated in the pursuit of Lee beyond the Rappa- hannock, when, its term of service being about to expire, it was relieved at the front, and ordered to Reading, where, on Aug. 12, 1863, it was mustered out.

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Historical and biographical annals of Berks County, Pennsylvania, embracing a concise history of the county and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families, Volume I, Part 34

Author: Montgomery, Morton L. (Morton Luther), b. 1846; J.H. Beers & Co Publication date: 1909 Publisher: Chicago : J. H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1018

Author: Montgomery, Morton L. (Morton Luther), b. 1846; J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1909
Publisher: Chicago : J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1018