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210th
Pennsylvania Infantry
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210th
Pennsylvania Infantry Soldier Roster - History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5, Volume 5 by Samuel P Bates, 1869
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| Regimental History |
| Two Hundred and Tenth Infantry. — Cols., William
Sergeant, Edward L. Witman; Lieut. Col., Edward L. Witman; Majs., Henry
E. Munson, James H. Graves, Sol. B. Bowerman. The 210th, from the
counties of Dauphin, Columbia, Schuylkill, Potter, Mifflin, Bradford,
Franklin and Center, rendezvoused at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, and was
mustered into the U. S. service from Aug. 25 to Sept. 24, 1864, for one
year. Col. Sergeant was formerly a captain in the 12th U. S. infantry;
Lieut. -Col. Witman was a captain in the 46th Pa., and a large
proportion of both officers and men had been in the service before. As
soon as it was organized it left for the front and joined the army of
the Potomac before Petersburg, where it was assigned to the 3d brigade,
2nd division, 5th corps. It was active for the first time at Hatcher's
run in October, meeting with slight loss. It shared in the Weldon
railroad expedition in December, suffering much from the intense cold
and exposure, which caused many to sicken and die. It behaved with great
gallantry in the engagement at Dabney's mill, in Feb., 1865, where its
losses were considerable. On the opening of the spring campaign it was
heavily engaged from March 29 to April 1, at the Quaker road, Gravelly
run, the Boydton road and Five Forks, its loss being 35 killed, 115
wounded and 150 missing. Col. Sergeant was mortally wounded at Five
Forks, as were Adjt. Schlesinger and Capt. Hughes. It followed the enemy
during his retreat from Petersburg and was at the front when Lee's final
surrender took place. It then returned to the vicinity of Washington,
participated in the grand review, and was mustered out at Alexandria on
May 30, 1865, when the recruits were transferred to the 51st Pa., with
which organization they served until their final muster out on July 28,
1865. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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