Military
12
The 26th Pennsylvania Infantry, recruited in Philadelphia, was mustered in on May 27, 1861, and mustered out on June 18, 1864. On July 2 at Gettysburg, it went into action here with 365 officers and men in the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3d Corps, on the right of the 3rd Corps on this line. Its losses were 30 killed, 176 wounded, and 7 missing, for a total of 213. Its service included Yorktown, Williamsburg, Oak Grove, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Peach Orchard, Gettysburg, Wapping Heights, Second Malvern Hill, Bristoe Station, Mine Run, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and North Anna.
Hear stories like this as you drive
ExploreHere reads historical markers out loud as you pass them: over 325,000 stories across the US. No account needed.
4.7 · 800+ ratings · Free
FIND IT
Pennsylvania · United States
