History Pennsylvania 102nd Regiment Infantry

Organized at Pittsburgh August, 1861. Five companies left State for Washington D.C., August 21, 1861. Attached to Peck’s Brigade, Couch’s Division, Army of the Potomac, October, 1861, to March 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Corps, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, to January, 1864. Wheaton’s brigade, Dept. of West Virginia, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah, to June,1865.  
 

Service. —Duty in the Defences (sic) of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. Moved to the Peninsula March 28. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Battle of Williamsburg May 5. Operations about Bottom’s Bridge May 20-23. Battle of Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, May 31– June 1. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrisons Landing till August 16. Movement to Alexandria, thence to Centerville August 16-30. Cover Pope’s retreat to Fairfax Court House August 30-September 1. Chantilly September 1 (Reserve). Maryland Campaign, September 6-27. battle of Antietam September 16-27. At Downsville, Md., September 23 to October 20. Movement to Stafford Court House October 20-November 18, and to Belle Plains December 5. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Burnsides’s 2nd campaign “Mud March”, January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth till April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 29-May 2. Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. Salem Heights May 3-4. Bank’s Ford May 4. Gettysburg (Pa) Campaign June 13-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 2-4. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Duty on line of the Rappahannock till October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign Nov ember 26-December 2. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June12, 1864. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 17-18. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Siege of Petersburg till July 9. Moved to Washington D. C., July 9-11. Repulse of Early’s attack on Washington July 11-12. Pursuit of Early to Snicker’s Gap July 14-18. Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to December. Charlestown August 21-22. Demonstration on Gilbert’s Ford, Opequan Creek, September 13. Strasburg September 21. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher’s Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty in the Shenandoah Valley till December. Ordered to Petersburg December 9-12. Siege of Petersburg December, 1864, to April, 1865. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Danville April 23-27, and to Washington, D. C., May 23-June 3. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out June 28, 1865.

Regiment lost during service 10 Officers and 171 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 81 Enlisted men by disease. Total 263.


Source: A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion, Volume III, pg. 1608-09, Regimental Histories.

By: Frederick H. Dyer LCC: 59-12963



Pa 102nd Regiment Movements

   1861                                           

1. Sept. 13, 1861 Camped at Meridian Hill.
2. Sept. 26, 1861 Broke camp at Meridian Hill and went 3 or 4 miles to the front nearer Tennallytown and established Camp Holt.
3. Oct. 9, 1861 Moved to Tennallytown (the Pa. Reserve having crossed into Va.) occupied their old     camp.     

 1862

4. March 10, 1862 Broke camp at Tennallytown and crossed into Va. via Chain Bridge.
5. Halted about 4pm at Prospect Hill and bivouacked.
6. March 13, 1862 Returned to Chain Bridge.
7. Back to old camp at Tennallytown.
8. March 26, 1862 Marched to Georgetown and took steamers to Alexandria.
9. March 27, 1862 Sailed from Alexandria.
10. March 28, Passed Fortress Monroe in the morning.
11. Landed at Hampton, whence marched to Newport News on the Peninsula.
12. April 4, 1862 In the left column and started from Newport News.
13. Marched 10 to 12 miles and bivouacked at Young's Mill, a short distance from the James River.
14. April 5, Resumed march at 6am.
15. Marched 5 miles (rain) halted at Warwick Court House - Regiment extended down the Warwick River. Stayed for one month.


April 5 to May 4 Siege of Yorktown
16. May 4, Johnnies ran away - Started after them and caught up with them at Fort Magruder,
Williamsburg about 2 pm on May 5th.
 

May 5 Battle of Williamsburg
17. May 13, Reached New Kent Court House after marching through Barhamsville and past Ropers
Church.
18. May 16, Left New Kent Court House arriving at Providence Church on the 20th.
19. May 21, Made a reconnaisance towards Chickahominy River.
20. May 23, Crossed Chickahominy at Bottoms Bridge.
21. May 25, Took position at Seven Pines where we encamped until the Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31st and June 1st.


May 31 to July 1 Battle of Fair Oaks
22. May 31, Formed a line oblique to Nine Mile Road - Gave way and regiment crossed the Williamsburg Road to the woods.
23. June 29, 1862 Broke camp in the afternoon and crossing White Oak Swamp, halted near Turkey
Bridge at the base of Malvern Hill not far from the James River.
24. June 30, Entire army placed in position on Malvern Hill, the 102nd being on the extreme right of the line and east of the West House (Couch's Hdqt.) and in front of Kingsbury's and Seeton's Batteries.
25. July 1, 1862 10am - “Rebs” skirmishers and artillery till 4pm - 5:30 Battle of Malvern Hill till 8pm.


July 1 Battle of Malvern Hill
26. July 2, At daybreak started for Harrison's Landing (new base of the Army). Lay in camp for more
than a month.
27. Aug. 6, 1862 Marched to Huxall's Landing reaching Huxall's Landing on tghe 7th.
28. Lay at Huxall's farm that day and returned to camp at Harrison's Landing that evening.
29. Aug. 16, Left Harrison's Landing and reached the York River on the 20th.
30. Remained camped between Yorktown and Fortress Monroe.
31. Aug. 29, Embarked for Alexandria by transports.
32. Aug. 30, Arrived at Alexandria.
33. Landed and started for Fairfax Court House.
34. After reaching Fairfax Court House and near Centreville, the Brigade was cut in two by a convoy of horses from Banks Corps.
35. Sept. 4, 1862 Camped near Chain Bridge.
36. Sept. 5, Crossed the bridge, passed through Tennallytown, marched past our old camp.
38. Sept. 13, Marched along the river road watching the fords and crossing reaching Licksville passing through Barnesville.
39. Sept. 13, Left Licksville at daybreak by the Rohrersville Rd. and passed Jefferson and Burkettsville during the march, Halting near Cramptons Gap.
40. Sept. 16, On the night of the 16th we were ordered to Maryland Heights, started at daylight on the 17th.
41. When near that point were ordered back to Antietam, which was reached that night.

 
1862-1863
 

Sept. 17 Battle of Antietam
42. Sept. 18, Was sent to the front at daylight with the expectation of opening the fight.
43. Oct. 10, 1862 Near New Baltimore. Became attached to the 6th Corps.
44. Oct. 11, Ordered to march to Hagerstown, Maryland.
45. Oct. 11, Reached Hagerstown soon after daylight.
46. Oct. 28, Made night march to Williamsport where we bivouacked for 2 days.
47. Marched to Boonsboro, where we halted in sight of the Antietam Battlefield.
48. At daybreak the next day marched among the hills that form the slopes of Pleasant Valley, passing the South Mountain and Burkettsville Battlefields. Halted near Berlin where we stayed over Sunday.
49. Monday morning crossed the Potomac into Va. on pontoon bridges passing through Lovettsville, Purcellville, Uniontown and Upperville, then crossing the valley from west to east from the Blue
Ridge to the Catoctin Mountains.
50. On Thursday we reached White Plains on the Manassas Railroad not far from Thoroughfare Gap.
51. Nov. 9, 1862 Reached New Baltimore.
52. Was at New Baltimore a week.
53. Marched to Acquice Creek and lay near Stafford Court House where we spent another week.
54. Resumed our march reaching Brooks Station the first night.
55. Reached the rear of Falmouth, opposite Fredericksburg, Va.
56. Dec. 11, 1862 Marched to a point about 2 miles below Fredericksburg.



Dec. 13 Battle of Fredericksburg
57. Descended from Stafford Heights to the valley along the river.
58. Returned to Heights and bivouacked for the night.
59. At dawn marched to the river, crossed over, and took position on the Bowling Green Rd. a little to the right of Hamilton's Crossing.
60. Re-crossed the river Monday night and went into camp (winter quarters) near white Oak Church.
61. Broke camp and marched to Banks Fords.
62. Lay in camp until Apr. 28th.

1863
63. April 28, Moved from their camp to the Rappahannock River at a point three or four miles below
Fredericksburg and bivouacked.
64. Marched back and forth among the Stafford Hills to give the “Rebs” the impression that the entire Army was about to cross.
 

April 27 Battle of Chancellorville
65. May 1, 1863 Crossed the river and bivouacked on the South Side between two and three miles below Fredericksburg.
66. Marched after midnight and arrived in Fredericksburg about 3 A. M.
67. About three P.M. marched towards Chancellorsville but run up against the Johnnies at Salem Church.

May 3 Battle of Salem Church and Marie Heights
68. Late in the evening the most of the troops were moved off the Bank's Ford.
69. June 5, 1863 Broke camp and marched over the same roads we had traveled twice before halting
on the banks of the Rappahannock at almost the same spot where we had bivouacked before the
Battle of Fredericksburg and again before the Battle of Salem Church.
70. June 10, Crossed river and watching “Rebs”.
71. June 12, Returned to Stafford Heights.
72. June 13, Started the ever memorable march to Gettysburg.
73. Halted near Potomac Creek.
74. At 9 o’clock at night we took the road again, marched rapidly.
75. Bivouacked at Dumfries.
76. Arrived at Occuquan Creek, crossing at Wolf Shoals.
77. Marched 6 miles to Fairfax Station.
78. Bivouacked in the woods along the pike from Manassas to Fairfax.
79. June 18, Reached Fairfax Court House before noon.
80. June 24, Marched to Centreville (3rd Division only)
81. June 27, Marched to Drainesville.
82. June 28, Early morning reached the Potomac at Edwards Ferry and crossed the river.
83. Sunday, left Edwards Ferry marching through Poolesville and Barnstown to Hyattstown where we arrived about noon.
84. Marching towards Manchester.
85. At 5 o’clock Monday morning we were again on the march passing though Monroeville, New Market, Ridgeville and Mount Airy, halting for the night near Sam’s Creek.
86. Early next morning passed through Westminster.
87. June 29, Our corps was at New Windsor.
88. June 30, Early morning reached Westminster.
89. July 2, 1863 Reached Gettysburg.
Movements Con’t 1863—1864

July 2 and 3 Battle of Gettysburg
90. July 5, Crossed Plum Creek in pursuit of the “Rebs”.
91. July 7, Moved through Cutoctin Mountains by way of Frederick and joined the balance of the
Army on July 9th at Middletown, and bivouacked that night between Boonsboro and Rohrersville, nearer Rohrersville.
92. July 11, Advanced to Funkstown.
93. July 15, Made a hard march from Frankstown to Boonsboro.
94. From Boonsboro marched across South Mountain to Middletown, then to Petersville, 3 or 4 miles
from Berlin.
95. July 19, Sunday. Crossed Potomac at Berlin Md.
96. July 20, Marched about 12 miles.
97. July 22, Passed through Uniontown and Snickersville Va., halting at the base of Cobblers Mountain.
98. July 23, Thursday marched to Ashby's Gap.
99. Continued the march along the foot of the Blue Mountain until July 25th when we arrived in the
vicinity of Warrenton, where we encamped until Sept. 15th.
100. Aug. 17, 1863 Camped along the north branch of the Rappahannock River.
101. Aug. 27, Returned to Warrenton where we lay until we moved on Sept. 15, 1863.
102. Sept. 15, 1863 Marched towards Culpeper Court House.
103. Sept. 16, Arrived and went into camp 2 or 3 miles west of the town near Stonehouse Mountain.
104. Oct. 5, 1863 Marched to Cedar Mountain on the Rapidan River.
105. Oct. 11, Marched on to Rappahannock Station.
106. Re-crossed the river and returned to within 6 miles of Warrenton.
107. At 11pm we marched back to the river and lay until daybreak.
108. Marched all day and night arriving at Bristol Station at 3:30am.
109. Oct. 15, Marched to Centreville.
110. Oct. 16, Started for Chantilly.
111. Oct. 18, Marched over Bull Run Battlefield crossing the Run on the famous Stone Bridge.
Bivouacked at Gainesville.
112. Oct. 19, Reached New Baltimore at 2:30pm and resumed the march towards Warrenton.
113. Nov. 7, 1863 Marched for Rappahannock Station.
 

Nov 7 Battle of Rappahannock Station
114. At noon halted about 1 mile from station.
115. Marched to Brandy Station. Went into camp about 2 miles from station on the Plantation of John Minor Botts.
116. Nov. 26, Marched for Rapidan River.
117. Crossed river at Jacob's Ford about midnight.
118. Marched to the neighborhood of Robertson's Tavern.
119. Moved next morning along the road to Orange Court House.
120. Found the enemy along Mine Run.

Battle of Mine Run
121. About 2am were moved about 2 miles to our right to attack the enemy flank.
122. Dec. 1, 1863 Crossed river at Germania Ford and marching back to old camp at Brandy Station.
123. Dec. 31, Marched to station and took a train to Washington D. C. arrived on New Years Day 1864.
124. Left Washington that afternoon going by rail to Harper's Ferry. Disembarked and marched about 4 miles.
1864
125. Jan. 6, 1864 Went into winter quarters at Halltown, West Virginia.
126. Veteran furlough - 30 days in February.
127. Feb. 25, 1864 Made a scout to within 5 miles of Berryville returning at 10pm.
128. Late in March ordered to Pittsburgh and spent 30 days.
129. May 4, 1864 En-route to the Wilderness and joined the Brigade near Germania Ford.

Battle of the Wilderness
130. At 7am advanced southward about 2 miles on the Wilderness Plank Rd.
131. Sent to the left to the intersection of the Brock Road and the Orange Turn Pike.
132. May 7, After dark marched in the direction of Spotsylvania Court House.
133. Halted for breakfast near the Chancellor House.
134. Resuming march arrived near Piney Branch Church about 2:30pm.

May 12 Battle of Spotsylvania
135. May 10, Support at the Bloody Angle.
136. May 14, Marched 2 miles and halted near Anderson House.
137. May 20, North Anne River.

May 20 Battle of North Anne River
138. May 21, Marched and halted near Gurney Station.
(Where Stonewall Jackson died the previous year)

1864– 1865
Oct. 19 Battle of Cedar Creek
176. Chased “Rebs” to Mt. Jackson.
177. Lay at Cedar Creek several days then fell back to near Winchester till Dec. 9th.
178. Dec. 9, 1864 Proceeding by rail to Washington then by boat to City Point, Va.
179. Went into camp along Weldon Railroad.
 

1865
180. March 25, 1865 Lee attacked the 102nd at Fort Steadman and captured the Fort.

March 25 Battle of Fort Steadman
181. Fort was retaken.
182. March 27, Marched to Squirrel Cod Road.
183. April 2, 1865 Charged against the rebel line. Pressed on until they reached Boydton Plank Road.

April 2 Battle of Second Petersburg
184. April 4, Crossed Winticomack Creek and camped about 10 miles beyond.
185. April 5, Marched rapidly and went into position at Jettersville.
186. April 6, 6am, Marched in the direction of Amelia Court House.
187. During the night marched in the direction of Burkeville Junction.

April 6 Battle of Sailors Creek
188. April 7, Marched through  Deatonville pushing on until they reached Sailor's Creek.

April 9 Appomattox
189. April 10, reached Farmville then marched to Burkeville Junction and camped until April 23, 1865.
190. April 23, Started for Danville, Va. to join Sherman arriving on April 27.
191. Remained around Danville until May 16. Was brought to Richmond by rail and from there to Washington on foot. Camped at Balls’ Cross Roads.
192. May 23, 1865 Grand Review at Washington, D. C.
193. June 28, 1865 Mustered out.


Submitted by Jim Barker