Organized at Camp William Penn, near Philadelphia, Pa., July 28 to September 12, 1863. Former
Company E Captain Clark E. Royce joined the regiment on September 20, 1863, as lieutenant
colonel. Moved from Philadelphia to Fort Monroe, Va., October 14; and then to Yorktown, Va.
Attached to United States Forces, Yorktown, Va., Department of Virginia and North Carolina, to
January, 1864. Second Brigade, United States Forces, Yorktown, Va., Eighteenth Corps, Department
of Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1864. Second Brigade, Hincks' Colored Division, Eighteenth
Corps, Army of the James, to June, 1864. Second Brigade, Third Division, Eighteenth Corps, to
August, 1864. Third Brigade, Third Division, Eighteenth Corps, to December, 1864. Second Brigade,
First Division, Twenty-fifth Corps, to December, 1864. Second Brigade, Third Division, Twenty-fifth
Corps, to March, 1865. Royce left the regiment on January 1, 1865, to become colonel of the 29th
U.S.C.T. The regiment continued in service until it was mustered out on September 20, 1865. Third
Brigade, Third Division, Tenth Corps, Department of North Carolina, to August, 1865. Department
of North Carolina to September, 1865. Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 79 Enlisted men
killed and mortally wounded and 5 Officers and 132 Enlisted men by disease. Total 224.
Battles and Other Operations:
Duty at Yorktown until May, 1864.
Wild's Expedition to South Mills and Camden Court House, N. C., December 5-24, 1863.
Wistar's Expedition against Richmond, February 2-6, 1864.
Expedition to New Kent Court House in aid of Kilpatrick's Cavalry, March 1-4.
New Kent Court House, March 2.
Williamsburg, March 4.
Expedition into King and Queen County, March 9-12.
Expedition into Matthews County, March 17-21
Butler's operations south of the James River, and against Petersburg and Richmond, May 4-June 15.
Capture of City Point, May 4.
Fatigue duty at City Point and building Fort Converse on Appomattox River until June 15.
Attack on Fort Converse, May 20.
Before Petersburg, June 15-18.
Bailor's Farm, June 15.
Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond, June 15 to December 17.
In trenches before Petersburg and fatigue duty at Dutch Gap Canal until August 27.
Moved to Deep Bottom, August 27.
Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 29-30.
Fort Harrison, September 29.
Battle of Fair Oaks, October 27-28.
In trenches before Richmond until December.
First Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., December 7-27.
Second Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., January 7-15.
Bombardment of Fort Fisher, January 13-15.
Assault and capture of Fort Fisher, January 15.
Sugar Loaf Hill, January 19.
Sugar Loaf Battery, February 11.
Fort Anderson February, 18-20.
Capture of Wilmington, February 22.
Northeast Ferry, February 22.
Campaign of the Carolinas, March 1-April 26.
Advance on Kinston and Goldsboro, March 6-21.
Occupation of Goldsboro, March 21.
Cox's Bridge, March 23-24.
Advance on Raleigh, April 9-14.
Occupation of Raleigh, April 14.
Bennett's House, April 26.
Surrender of Johnston and his army and duty in the Department of North Carolina until September.
