30th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 30th Pennsylvania Infantry, the 1st Pennsylvania Reserves, served in the 1st Brigade, 3d Division, 5th Corps, and Company K was recruited at Gettysburg. It was mustered in between May 30 and June 10, 1861, and mustered out on June 13, 1864. The regiment was recruited in Chester, Lancaster, Delaware, York, Cumberland, and Adams Counties, with Company K recruited at Gettysburg. At Gettysburg it had present 26 officers and 418 men; 13 men were killed or died of wounds, and 3 officers and 30 men were wounded. Its total enrollment was 1100. Overall losses were 6 officers and 102 men killed or dead of wounds, 2 officers and 65 men dead of disease and other causes, 16 officers and 311 men wounded, and 3 officers and 83 men captured or missing, for a total of 27 officers and 561 men, with total casualties of 588. On the evening of July 2d it charged from the hill in rear to this position, and on July 3d the brigade advanced through the woods to the front and left, driving the enemy and capturing many prisoners. The regiment's service included Mechanicsville, Gainesville, Glendale or New Market Cross Roads, Malvern Hill, Groveton, 2d Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Bristoe Station, Rappahannock Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Totopotomy, and Bethesda Church.

Pennsylvania · United States