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Commanding Officer on the Antietam Campaign:
Col. Thomas A. Rowley
This Regiment's Chain of Command:
Army - Army of the Potomac
Division - 1st Division, 4th Corps
Brigade - 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Corps
Unit history
Formed in August 1861 with many of the newly discharged soldiers and officers of the 3-month 13th Pennsylvania Infantry. They had service on the Peninsula Campaign and in the defenses of Washington DC in 1862.
On the Antietam Campaign
They were in Pleasant Valley by 16 September, marched nearly to Harpers Ferry then back to near Keedysville on the 17th, and arrived on the Antietam battlefield about mid-day on 18 September 1862.
Battlefield Tablet for this Unit
Tablet #76: Couch's Division, Fourth Army Corps - 17 Sep, 5 AM to 19 Sep, 9 AM
After the Antietam Campaign
They continued in service with the Army of the Potomac from Fredericksburg and Gettysburg, through the Wilderness and Spotsylvania, in the Shenandoah Valley, at the siege of Petersburg, and on to Appomattox Court House.
We have 6 individuals in the AotW database who were on the Maryland Campaign with this unit:
| Co. | Rank | Name | Casualty? | Details* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Pvt | Kelly, Americus | Died (d) 10/23 |  |
| F | Lt | Duncan, James D. | | |
| M | Capt | Fullwood, Samuel Lippincott | | |
| F&S | Lt | Browne, Joseph | | |
| F&S | Maj | Patterson, John Williams |  | |
| F&S | Col | Rowley, Thomas Algeo | |
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