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On the 21st of June the Bucktail regiment left Camp Curtin (in company with the Fifth Reserve, Colonel S. G. Simmons) and pro- ceeded to Hopewell, Pa., whence it marched, by way of Bedford Springs, to " Camp Mason and Dixon," on the Maryland State line, from which, on the 7th of July, it moved to a camp at Cumberland, Md. On the 12th the regi- ment attacked a body of Confederate cavalry, at Ridgeville, Va., but was obliged to retire to New Creek and Piedmont, which position it held until July 27th, when, in accordance with orders then received, it returned to Harrisburg. On the 1st of August it was ordered thence to Harper's Ferry, where it was assigned to Colonel George H. Thomas' brigade, in the division of General Nathaniel P. Banks. In this command it remained until the 1st of October, when it moved to join the other regiments of the Re- serve Division, in the camp at Tenallytown, Md. From that camp it moved with the other regi- ments of McCall's division, and, crossing the Potomac on the 9th of October, moved to a camp in the vicinity of Langley, Va. From this camp, on the 20th of December, it marched to take part in the battle of Dranesville, in which action its loss was thirty killed and wounded, among the latter being two officers, one of whom was Lieutenant-Colonel Kane, who received a painful wound in the face.
In the spring campaign of 1862 the Buck- tail regiment marched, with the other Reserves, to Manassas, in the expectation of attacking the Confederate works there, but finding them aban- doned and the enemy gone, they returned to a camp at Alexandria, This movement occupied from the 10th to the 20th of March, in the roughest and most inclement weather of the year.
From Alexandria the regiment, was moved to Falmouth, on the Rappahannock, whence
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four companies of scouts, as a part of the brig- ade of General Reynolds, were moved forward in May, on a reconnoisance toward Hanover Court-House, the expectation of the men and officers being that they were to join the Army of the Potomac, then on the Peninsula. These expectations were not realized, and the battalion, after marching back to the Rappahannock, was ordered to the support of General Fremont, who was confronting Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley. In this expedition the Buektails performed excellent service, but their numbers became reduced to one hundred and four men of the four companies,-C, G, II and I,-which had been detailed for special duty as scouts and skirmishers, with Lieutenant-Colonel Kane, who was himself among the wounded. At the same time they inflicted, on the four Confederate regiments who opposed them, a loss of five hundred and fifty-nine in killed and wounded.
Early in June the other six companies, four hundred strong, had embarked on the Rappa- hannock for the Peninsula, and arrived, on the 9th, at White House, Va., whence it moved forward to Dispatch Station, and along the left bank of the Chickahominy to a point on the extreme right of the Army of the Potomac, the Reserves holding the line from Gaines' Mill to Beaver Dam Creek. This position was taken on the 18th of June and was held until the 26th, when a heavy Confederate force appeared on their front and opened a most furious as- sault which continued until after dark, and is known in history as the battle of Mechanics- ville. From this bloody field the little battalion of Bucktails retired early in the morning of the 27th, it being the rear-guard of the Reserve Di- vision in the retreat to Gaines' Mill, where, later in the day, the great battle of that name was fought. In the fighting which fell to the lot of the Bucktail companies in the conflict of Mechanicsville, and in their guarding of the rear of the division in the retreat to Gaines' Mill, they suffered a very heavy loss, of which Bates1 says : " The loss in the morning's en- gagement and retreat was more than half of its
[the Bucktail battalion's] effective force, and upon its arrival at Gaines' Mill, it could mus- ter but six officers and one hundred and twenty-five men." This loss was additional to that of the afternoon of the 26th, in the battle of Mechanicsville. In the action of the 27th, at Gaines' Mill it was hotly engaged for fully four hours, until its ammuni- tion was exhausted, and losing twenty-six killed and wounded, which was a very heavy loss out of the small number with which the battalion entered the fight.
During the night of the 27th the Reserves crossed to the south side of the Chickahominy, and in the following night (Saturday, June 28th) pushed on, by way of White Oak Swamp, towards Charles City Cross-Roads, where a fierce battle was fought on Monday, the 30th, in which Major-General McCall, the division com- mander, was wounded and made prisoner, and the Bucktail battalion was almost annihilated, losing ninety-two officers and men, killed, wounded and taken prisoners. It was not or- dered into the battle at Malvern Hill, on the following day, and on the 2d of July it reached a camping-ground at Harrison's Landing, on the James, where it remained for several weeks, during which time it was reinforced by the re- turn of a part of the men who had been taken prisoners in the battle of Mechanicsville.
From the camp at Harrison's Landing the Bucktail battalion was moved, on the 15th of August, and proceeded, by way of Acquia Creek, to Warrenton, Va., where it became, for the time, a part of General Pope's Army of Virginia, and in the campaign which was then in progress it took part in the Second Bull Run battle (August 29th and 30th), in which its loss was twenty-four, killed and wounded.
On the 7th of September the four companies which had been separated from the remainder of the regiment, to act as scouts, rejoined the battalion, and on the same day the Bucktails moved northward to meet the enemy in his invasion of Maryland. On the 14th they reached South Mountain, and immediately became en- gaged in the fierce battle that raged along its declivity, from base to summit. They charged with great impetuosity, capturing many prison-
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ers and losing sixty-three killed and wounded. Again, on the 16th and 17th, they fought bravely and well in the great battle of Antietam, losing one hundred and ien officers and men killed and wounded, of whom ninety-five went down on the 16th in a single charge. Among the killed was the commanding officer, Colonel Hugh W. McNeil, and Lieutenant William Allison, of Company B.
From Antietam, after some delay, the regi- ment crossed the Potomac into Virginia, and was encamped for some time near Warrenton, then moved to the vicinity of Fredericksburg. On the 12th of December they crossed the river below the town, and took position for the great battle of the following day, in which their loss was one hundred and thirty-two killed, wounded and missing. The regiment returned on the 15th to the north side of the Rappahannock, whence, on the 6th of February, it moved with the other Reserves to the Washington defenses, and encamped at Fairfax Court-House, where it became a part of the Twenty-second Corps, and of McCandless' (First) brigade. Here it re- mained until the 25th of June, 1863, when it rejoined the Fifth Corps, and marched north- ward to Maryland and Pennsylvania, to meet the invading army of the Confederates. It reached Gettysburg on the 2d of July, and late in the afternoon of the same day entered the great battle which was then in progress. From that time until the evening of the 3d it was continually under heavy fire, and made several charges, capturing a large number of prisoners and losing forty-seven officers and men killed and wounded. In the later operations of 1863, in Virginia, the Bucktail regiment was actively and continually engaged until the close of the Mine Run campaign, when it went into winter- quarters at Bristoe Station.
On the opening of the spring campaign of 1864 the regiment broke camp April 29th, and marched to Culpeper, where it was armed with Spencer seven shooting rifles. It crossed the Rapidan May 4th, and on the following day became engaged in the battle of the Wilderness, at Parker's Store, charging through the Con- federate line with a loss of only fourteen men. Again, on the 6th, it was engaged at different
times during the entire day, losing twenty-three men. At Spottsylvania, on the 8th, it took part in three unsuccessful charges of the Reserve Division. On the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th, on the line of the Po River, the regiment was con- stantly under fire in front of the Confederate line of works, and on the 13th, for the first time in the campaign, it enjoyed a day of rest. On the 14th, and from that time till the 20th, it was engaged in marching and skirmishing without intermission, reaching Guinea Station on the latter date. On the 22d it marched. to Jericho Ford, where it crossed the North Anna River, advancing thence as skirmishers, clearing the woods, and repulsing a determined attack by the enemy. This position was held until the night of the 26th, when the Bucktails, with other regiments, marched towards Bethesda Church, reaching there on the 29th. At that point, on the 30th of May, the regiment fought its last battle-its term of service expiring on that day. In the series of battles of the cam- paign which, for the Pennsylvania Reserves, was closed by the fight at Bethesda Church, the Bucktails had lost one hundred and forty-six officers and men killed and wounded, and had elicited the warmest and most flattering com- mendations for bravery and steadiness by the general officers under whom it served. On the 1st of June it was marched to the rear ; the veterans and recruits were transferred to the One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment, and the remainder of the men of the original Bucktails were transported to Harrisburg, where, on the 11th of the same month, they were mustered out of service.
COMPANY B, PERRY COUNTY .- In the Buektail regiment there were serving a consider- able number of men from Mifflin and Juniata Counties, and one of its companies, of which Captain Langhorn Wistar was the original commanding officer, was made up of Perry County men, recruited at Duncannon, in that county. A roll of the company is here given, viz. :
Langhorn Wistar, captain, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; promoted to colonel One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers September 1, 1862.
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Thomas B. Lewis, captain, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; promoted from first sergeant to second lieutenant December 12, 1861; to captain September 16, 1862; mustered out with company June 11, 1861.
John A. Culp, first lieutenant, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; resigned November 1, 1861.
William Allison, first lieutenant, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; killed at Antietam September 16, 1862.
Philip E. Keiser, first lieutenant, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; promoted to first sergeant De- cember 12, 1861; to first lieutenant March 1, 1863; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
Joel R. Sparr, second lieutenant, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; promoted to sergeant Decem- ber 12, 1861; to second lieutenant March 1, 1863; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
Frederick A, Perry, first sergeant, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; promoted from private to sergeant July 5, 1863; mustered out with com- pany June 11, 1864.
Thomas J. Belton, first sergeant, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; killed at Gettysburg July 3, 1863; buried in National Cemetery, section B, grave 91.
Charles W. Tierney, sergeant, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; promoted from private to ser- geant November 1, 1863; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
Robert B. Bothwell, sergeant, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; promoted from private to ser- geant November 20, 1863; wounded May 12, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
J. W. Muntzebaugh, sergeant, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; promoted from corporal to sergeant July 1, 1863; mustered out with com- pany June 11, 1864.
Remuel K. Morton, sergeant, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; discharged May 27, 1864.
John O'Brien, sergeant, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; died June 4, 1864, of wounds re- ceived at Spottsylvania Court-House May 9, 1864.
Mark Burke, sergeant, mustered in August 7, 1861, three years.
Joseph II. Meck, corporal, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
Hiram G. Wolf, corporal, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
J. II. Muntzebaugh, corporal, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; discharged by General Order of War Department, 1862.
John W. Parsons, corporal, mustered in June 4, 1861,
three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate November 8, 1862.
Henry J. Jones, corporal, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate August 1, 1863.
Jacob E. Stuckey, corporal, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; died November 16, 1863, of wounds received at Fredericksburg December 13, 1862. Samuel Galbraith, corporal, mustered in June 4, 1861,
three years; killed at Dranesville December 20, 1861.
John Wilkinson, musician, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; discharged August 2, 1861.
Charles Austin, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, . three years ; wounded May 7, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
George L. Arnold, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years.
Robert H. Branyan, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
James A. Branyan, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
Jeremiah Breckbill, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 11, 186-4.
James E. Burns, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate July 4, 1861.
James Bolden, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate July 9, 1862.
Isaac G. Black, private, mustered in December 26, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's cer- tificate August 22, 1862.
John Barth, private, mustered in August 8, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate January 8, 1863.
George L. Cook, private, mustered in June 4, 1861 three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate October 28, 1862.
Edward Casswell, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate August 1, 1863.
Joseph Duncan, private, mustered in August 3, 1861, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864 ; veteran.
George L. Dile, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; transferred from Veteran Reserve Corps; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
Enoch R. Davis, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate July 29, 1862.
David Evans, private, mustered in August 3, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate November 14, 1862.
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George W. Ebright, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; died February 28, 1862.
Jacob Etter, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years.
William A. Fissell, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
John A. Fissell, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 11, 1864. Samuel Farnsworth, private, mustered in January 16,
1862; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864 , veteran.
Erastus R. Foster, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate July 28, 1862.
Francis A. Foster, private, mustered in August 19, 1861, three years ; discharged May 1, 1862, for wounds received in action.
Ephraim B. Fleck, private, mustered in June 3, 1861, three years ; discharged by General Order Novem- ber 14, 1862.
Philip Furlong, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate January 20, 1863.
Patrick Foran, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; died at Manassas, Va., April 13, 1862.
Thomas G. Green, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
T. W. Gillespie, private, mustered in March 6, 1862, three years; killed at Charles City Cross-Roads, June 30, 1862.
William A. Holland, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
Isaiah Hartzell, private, mustered in June 4, 1861 three years; mustered out with company June 11 1864.
John Hood, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate July 24, 1861.
Edward Hayner, private, mustered in August 6, 1861, three years ; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864.
W. Il. H. Irvin, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate December 10, 1862.
Nicholas Y. Jones, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
John Jamison, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate July 4, 1861.
Conrad Jumper, private, mustered in March 6, 1862, three years; killed at South Mountain Septem- ber 14, 1862.
William H. Johnson, private, mustered in August 8, 1861, three years; absent in United States Insane Asylum at muster out.
Charles Kugler, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864; veteran.
Joshua Lenig, private, mustered in March 6, 1862, three years; discharged on surgeon's certficate May 12, 1862.
John B. Lewis, private, mustered in August 6, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate May 10, 1862.
Peter Lehman, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; died September 20, 1862, of wounds received at Antietam September 17, 1862.
Joseph T. Lawyer, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years.
Miles A. Mayall, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864; veteran.
George McCallum, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate July 4, 1861.
John H. Mell, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; discharged, date unknown.
Jacob Myers, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate August 8, 1861.
Samuel M. Mitchell, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certif- icate September 17, 1861.
Solomon Mick, private, mustered in August 6, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate March 4, 1862.
John C. Meck, private, mustered in March 6, 1862 three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate February 19, 1863.
Andrew J. Metz, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; discharged by General Order May 9, 1863.
Ambrose B. Magee, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; died March 1, 1863, of wounds re- ceived at Fredericksburg December 13, 1862.
Jacob McCould, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years.
William Pressley, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
John Pemnell, private, mustered in August 6, 1861, three years ; discharged April 28, 1862, for wounds received in action.
Theodore A. Parsons, private, mustered in March 6, 1862, three years; killed at Charles City Cross- Roads June 30, 1862.
Thomas C. Roberts, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 11, 186.1.
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David Richard, private, mustered in August 8, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate May 10, 1862.
John Reynolds, private, mustored in June 4, 1861, three years ; transferred to Company F, date un- known.
Charles Rennard, private, mustered in August 8, 1861, three years ; transferred to Company D, Forty- Sixth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Sep- tember 24, 1861.
George Raup, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; killed at Dranesville December 20, 1861.
Absalom Sweger, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
Thomas J. Shively, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; wounded at Spottsylvania Court- House May 9, 1864; absent, in hospital, at mus- ter out.
George W. Shively, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
John C. Smith, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; wounded at Bethesda Church May 30, 1864; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
John F. Staekle, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; missing in action at Wilderness May 8, 1864.
Oliver Sheaffer, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate July 24, 1861.
William M. Stevenson, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's cer- tificate August 7, 1861.
Levi Seward, private, mustered in January 16, 1862, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864; veteran.
Truman K. Snyder, private, mustered in January 16, 1862, three years; discharged by General Order December 11, 1862.
George W. Shatto, private, mustered in August 6, 1861, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers May 31, 1864.
Alexander Shatto, private, mustered in August 10, 1861, three years; transferred to One Hundred and Ninetieth Regiment Pennsylvania Volun- teers May 31, 1864.
John Sayers, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; killed at Charles City Cross-Roads June 30, 1862.
Samuel Spear, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; killed at Gettysburg July 2, 1863.
George 11. Sparr, private, mustered in October 10, 1861, three years ; died at Chesapeake Hospital February 7, 1863. 13
Reuben Seiler, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years.
John Seiler, private, mustered in August 7, 1861, three years.
John E. Shatto, private, mustered in August 10, 1861, three years.
Samuel A. Topley, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate July 28, 1862.
Robert B. Valentine, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
James N. Vanzant, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years ; discharged on surgeon's certificate March 12, 1863.
James Walker, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; mustered out with company June 11, 1864.
George C. Watson, private, mustered in June 4, 1861, three years; discharged on surgeon's certificate July 4, 1861.
FORTY-THIRD REGIMENT.
In Battery E of this regiment-the First Ar- tillery-were at least two men from Union County,-Captain Thomas G. Orwig and First Lieutenant Benjamin M. Orwig.
FORTY-FOURTHI REGIMENT.
The Forty-fourth Regiment of the Penn- sylvania line, otherwise known as the First Cavalry, or Fifteenth Reserve Regiment, con- tained one company (A, Captain John K. Robinson) of men recruited in Juniata County, and one company (C) of Mifflin County men, under command of Captain John P. Taylor.
The organization of the regiment was effected September 1, 1861, under Colonel George D. Bayard (previously of the Fourth United States Cavalry), Lieutenant-Colonel Jacob Higgins and Major Owen Jones. The regiment joined McCall's division of Pennsylvania Reserves at the camp at Tenallytown, Md., in September, and remained there engaged in drill and camp duties until October 10th, when it moved to "Camp Pierpont," Va., where it remained dur- ing the succeeding winter, participating, in the mean time, in the battle of Dranesville and in several encounters with the enemy's cavalry and guerrillas, and being constantly engaged in scouting, picket duty and drill.
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alry moved with army to Manassas and Centre- ville. It is always difficult to follow in detail of description the movements of a cavalry com- mand, so numerous are the marches, counter- marches and changes of position, and such is the case with regard to the history of the march- ing and fighting of the First Cavalry. During the year 1862, after the advance to Manassas and the transfer of the Army of the Potomac from the front of Washington to the Virginia Peninsula, the regiment might be said to have been continually in the saddle, marching thou- sands of miles, always on the alert and frequent- ly in action, though, from the nature of the cay- alry service, seldom participating in the dangers and glories of a great battle. This regiment was in the early part of May employed in picket- ing the line of the Rappahannock, attached to the command of General MeDowell, and when, on the 25th of that month, he advanced by way of Bowling Green towards Richmond, the First formed part of the cavalry force which preceded the infantry corps in its march (as was then supposed) to reinforce MeClellan on the Penin- sula.
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