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93rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 93rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ServiceThe 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Lebanon, Pennsylvania from September 21 through October 28, 1861 and mustered in for a three-year enlistment under the command of Colonel James Mayland McCarter. The regiment was attached to Peck's Brigade, Couch's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, IV Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, to November 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, VI Corps, to January 1864. Wheaton's Brigade, Department of West Virginia, to March 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, and Army of the Shenandoah, to June 1865. The 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry mustered out of service June 27, 1865. Detailed service1861 September 21 through October 28 - Regiment formed and mustered into service for a three-year enlistment, Lebanon Pa. Nov 21 - Left Pennsylvania for Washington, D.C. 1862 Duty in the defenses of Washington until March 1862 March 10–15 - Advance on Manassas, Va. March 25 - Moved to the Peninsula April 5-May 4 - Siege of Yorktown May 5 - Battle of Williamsburg May 20–23 - Reconnaissance to the Chickahominy and Bottom's Bridge May 31-June 1 - Battle of Seven Pines June 25-July 1 - Seven Days before Richmond June 27 - Seven Pines July 1 - Malvern Hill At Harrison's Landing until August 16 August 16–30 - Movement to Alexandria, then to Centreville August 30-September 1 - Covered Pope's retreat to Fairfax Court House September 1 - Chantilly September 6–24 - Maryland Campaign September 12–14 - Reconnaissance to Harpers Ferry and Sandy Hook September 16–17 - Battle of Antietam (reserve) September 23-October 20 - At Downsville, Md. October 20-November 18 - Movement to Stafford Court House December 5 - Movement to Belle Plains December 12–15 - Battle of Fredericksburg 1863 January 20–24 - Burnside's second campaign, "Mud March" At Falmouth until April April 27-May 6 - Chancellorsville Campaign April 29-May 2 - Operations at Franklin's Crossing, Fredericksburg May 3 - Maryes Heights May 3–4 - Salem Heights May 4 - Banks' Ford June 13-July 24 - Gettysburg Campaign July 2–4 - Battle of Gettysburg July 5–24 - Pursuit of Lee Duty on the line of the Rappahannock until October October 9–22 - Bristoe Campaign November 7–8 - Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7 - Rappahannock Station November 26-December 2 - Mine Run Campaign 1864 February 7, 1864 - Regiment reenlisted Duty at Brandy Station until May May 4-June 12 - Rapidan Campaign May 5–7 - Battle of the Wilderness May 8–21 - Spotsylvania May 12 - Assault on the Salient May 23–26 - North Anna River May 26–28 - On line of the Pamunkey May 28–31 - Totopotomoy June 1–12 - Cold Harbor Before Petersburg June 17–18 Siege of Petersburg until July 9 June 22–23 - Jerusalem Plank Road July 9–11 - Moved to Washington. D.C. July 11–12 - Defense of Washington against Early's attack July 14–18 - Pursuit to Snicker's Gap Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to December August 21–22 - Charlestown September 13 - Demonstration on Gilbert's Ford, Opequan Creek September 19 - Battle of Opequan September 21 - Strasburg September 22 - Fisher's Hill October 19 - Battle of Cedar Creek Duty in the Shenandoah Valley until December December 9–12 - Moved to Petersburg Dec 1864-1865 Siege of Petersburg December 1864 to April 1865 February 5–7 - Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run March 25 - Fort Stedman, Petersburg March 28-April 9 - Appomattox Campaign April 2 - Assault on and fall of Petersburg April 3–9 - Pursuit of Lee April 9 - Appomattox Court House Surrender of Lee and his army April 23–27 - Marched to Danville and duty there until May 23 May 23-June 3 - Moved to Richmond, Va., then to Washington. D.C. June 8 - Corps review June 27, 1865 - Regiment was mustered out of service CasualtiesThe regiment lost a total of 274 men during service; 11 officers and 161 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 111 enlisted men died of disease. Commanders
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