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The 140th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War, serving in the Eastern Theater. Recruited in late 1862, it fought from the Battle of Chancellorsville through the war until the Army of Northern Virginia's surrender at Appomattox Court House. [ 1 ]
There are gaps in the numbering of infantry regiments because Pennsylvania numbered all volunteer regiments, regardless of branch, in sequence depending on when the regiment was raised. For example, the 6th Cavalry was also numbered the 70th Volunteer Regiment since it was raised between the 69th Infantry and the 71st Infantry, so there is no ...
3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry: July 3, 1863 July 21, 1897 "Without orders, led a charge of his squadron upon the flank of the enemy, checked his attack, and cut off and dispersed the rear of his column." Harvey M. Munsell: Sergeant 99th Pennsylvania Infantry: July 1 – July 3, 1863 February 5, 1866 "Gallant and courageous conduct as color bearer.
This unit was created by five men in western Pennsylvania, among them James J. Purman who would go on to win the Medal of Honor alongside Pipes. When the 140th was mustered, Pipes was ranked a sergeant, and Purman a second lieutenant. [1] In 1863, the 140th Pennsylvania Infantry fought in the Battle of Gettysburg. On the first day of battle ...
In 1864, Bingham became aide-de-camp to Major General Gouverneur K. Warren. [1] During the Battle of the Wilderness during the Virginia Overland Campaign, on May 6, 1864, as captain of Company G, 140th Pennsylvania Infantry, he "rallied and led into action a portion of the troops who had given way under fierce assaults of the enemy."
100th Pennsylvania; Artillery Maine Light, 2nd Battery (B) Massachusetts Light, 14th Battery; Second Division BG Robert B. Potter. 1st Brigade Col Zenas Bliss [9] Col John I. Curtin 36th Massachusetts; 58th Massachusetts; 51st New York; 45th Pennsylvania: Col John I. Curtin; 48th Pennsylvania; 7th Rhode Island; 2nd Brigade Col Simon G. Griffin
While the 140th District leans blue, it’s part of a key swing county. Galloway, who had held the seat for 16 years until he resigned , ran unopposed in 2022 and defeated his Republican opponent ...
81st Pennsylvania: Col H. Boyd McKeen; 140th Pennsylvania: Col John Fraser; 183rd Pennsylvania: Col George P. McLean; 2nd Brigade Col Thomas A. Smyth. 28th Massachusetts: Ltc George W. Cartwright; 63rd New York: Maj Thomas Touhy (mw) 69th New York: Cpt Richard Moroney; 88th New York: Cpt Denis F. Burke; 116th Pennsylvania: Ltc Richard C. Dale ...