77th Pennsylvania Infantry

The 77th Pennsylvania Infantry, organized on August 1, 1861, served in the 5th Brigade of Kirk's command, 2d Division of McCook's command, Army of the Ohio, and was discharged on January 16, 1866. The regiment arrived at Pittsburg Landing at 7 a.m. on April 7, 1862, and was the only Pennsylvania regiment on the field. About 2 p.m. it charged and captured two guns of a Confederate battery. When the enemy shifted its attack from the right to the left, the 77th Pennsylvania was ordered to the extreme left to repel the assault. It immediately engaged the enemy, and as the contest along the whole line became terrible, the regiment, partially isolated from the division, moved steadily over an open field under heavy fire. Confederate cavalry charged it twice there, but each attack was repulsed with heavy loss. Colonel Stumbaugh then received the sword of Colonel Battle of the 20th Tennessee, who surrendered as a prisoner.

Shiloh, Tennessee · United States