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Commanding Officers on the Antietam Campaign:
LCol J William Hofmann
Capt Frederick Williams
This Regiment's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of the Potomac
Corps - First Army Corps
Division - 1st Division, 1st Corps
Brigade - 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps
Unit history
This regiment was organized at Camp Curtin [Harrisburg, PA], in the fall of 1861. The men composing it were from various sections of the State, but principally from Philadelphia, and the counties of Indiana, Centre, Luzerne, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, and Wayne.
Statistics
Initial Strength: 247; Killed in Action (KIA): 1; Wounded (WIA): 11; Missing in Action (MIA): 6;
Losses, % of Initial Strength: 7.3%
Map Showing this Unit
Detail Map #1: Hookers First Corps Sweeps Down the Hagerstown Pike (5-7 am)
Battlefield Tablets for this Unit
Tablet #1: First Army Corps - 16 Sep, 2 PM to 16 Sep, 6 PM
Tablet #13: Doubleday's Division, First Army Corps - 16 Sep, 2 PM to 16 Sep, 8 PM
Tablet #120: Army of the Potomac - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 12 PM
Tablet #4: Hofmann's Brigade, Doubleday's Division - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 5 PM
Tablet #2: Doubleday's Division, First Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 9 AM
Tablet #3: Doubleday's Division, First Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 17 Sep, 9 AM
We have 4 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Sgt | Transue, John S. | WIA 09/14 |  |
| D | Capt | Williams, Frederick | | |
| I | Lt | Healy, Samuel | | |
| F&S | LCol | Hofmann, John William |  |
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