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Federal Regiment

50th Pennsylvania Infantry

"Goodrich Guards"
Organized: Camp Curtin (Harrisburg), PA; mustered in 9/25/1861
Disbanded/Mustered out: Georgetown, PA 7/31/1865

Commanding Officers:
Maj. Edward Overton
Capt. William H. Diehl

Maps Showing this Unit:
   Detail Map #8b: Sykes' Regulars Near Sharpsburg
   Detail Map #9: Burnside Attacks the Lower Bridge
   Detail Map #11: Burnside Climbs Toward Sharpsburg
   Detail Map #12: AP Hill Hits Burnside's Flank

Battlefield Tablets for this Unit:
   Tablet #56: Ninth Army Corps - 15 Sep, 7 AM to 16 Sep, 3 PM
   Tablet #62: Willcox's Division, Ninth Army Corps - 16 Sep, 9 PM to 18 Sep, 6 PM
   Tablet #122: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 10 AM to 17 Sep, 6 PM
   Tablet #99: Willcox's Division, Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 2 PM to 18 Sep, 9 AM
   Tablet #70, cont: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 3 PM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
   Tablet #70: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 3 PM
   Tablet #57: Ninth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
   Tablet #63: Christ's Brigade, Willcox's Division - 17 Sep, 7 AM to 18 Sep, 5 PM

This Regiment's Chain of Command:
  Army - Army of the Potomac
  Corps - Ninth (IX) Army Corps
  Division - 1st Division, IX Corps
  Brigade - 1st Brigade, 1st Division, IX Corps

History of the Unit:
The Fiftieth Regiment was recruited in the counties of Berks, Schuylkill, Bradford, Susquehanna, Lancaster, and Luzerne. Initial field officers:
Benjamin C. Christ, of Schuylkill county, Colonel; Thomas S. Brenholtz, of Berks county, Lieutenant Colonel; Edward Overton, Jr., of Bradford county, Major.

By mid-July 1861, Col Christ was promoted to Brigade command, and LCol Brenholtz was wounded at Bull Run, leaving Major Overton in command of the Regiment.

In the Antietam Campaign:
On 17 September they "crossed-the stone bridge and drove the enemy back. Christ's Brigade charged with great spirit and gallantry, and attained a position in advance of the Union lines, where it was exposed to a terrible cross-fire of artillery; but it maintained its position until the rebels were forced to retreat. In the midst of the fight Major Overton fell severely wounded, and the command devolved on Captain Diehl. The loss was seven killed and seven severely wounded".
(from Bates)

More on the Web:
See a February 1862 photograph of the Regiment at Beaufort, S.C., from the Library of Congress.

References, Sources, and other Notes:
Source: Bates, Samuel P., History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-65, Harrisburg: 1868-1871, extracted online at Pennsylvania in the Civil War.

We have 23 individuals in the AotW database for this unit:

Co.	Rank	Name	Casualty?	Details*
B	Pvt	Sellers, Samuel	KIA 09/17
C	Pvt	Berger, Augustus	KIA 09/17
C	Pvt	Brenner, Jonathan	MWIA 09/17
C	Sgt	Brown, Charles E
C	Pvt	Fohl, Richard	MWIA 09/17
C	Mus	Holmes, Jeremiah	KIA 09/17
C	Pvt	McGlenn, Daniel	KIA 09/17
E	Capt	Diehl, William H
E	Pvt	Flammer, William	WIA 09/17
E	Pvt	Garrett, Levi	WIA 09/17
F	Sgt	Florang, Schernitzer	WIA 09/17
F	Corp	Keatz, Frederick	WIA 09/17
F	Pvt	Killchrist, Thomas	WIA 09/17
F	Pvt	Schlenitzanner, F.	KIA 09/17
G	Pvt	Bennett, James	KIA 09/17
G	Pvt	Bennett, James	KIA 09/17
G	Corp	Hurst, William	KIA 09/17
I	Pvt	Tallada, William	WIA 09/17
K	Capt	Ingham, James B.	KIA 09/17
K	Pvt	Kennedy, Partial	MWIA 09/14
F&S	Maj	Overton, Jr., Edward	WIA 09/17
Unk	Pvt	McGien, David	Died 00/00
Unk	Pvt	Sellers, James	Died 00/00

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