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COMPANY C 190th PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT (First Veteran Pennsylvania Reserves) UNIT HISTORY - 1864 to 1865 |
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In June 1864, the Pennsylvania Reserve Division, also known as the Third Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac, was withdrawn from combat and prepared for muster out, having completed three years of service. Those men who had time remaining on their enlistment, and those who volunteered to continue in service past their term of enlistment were transferred to the 190th and 191st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiments. Organized on the field near Cold Harbor, Virginia, the newly formed regiments were armed with Model 1860 .52 caliber Spencer Rifles, also known as “seven-shooters”. The 190th participated in the battles at Cold Harbor, Charles City Crossroads, and Petersburg, Virginia, through June and July of 1864. On August 19, 1864, at the battle of Globe Tavern, both the 190th and the 191st were surrounded and captured by rebel forces. The number of men who escaped capture was so small that the two regiments, along with the 157th Pennsylvania Volunteers (4 companies) were combined into a single provisional regiment following the battle. Although combined into a single provisional regiment, each regiment maintained its separate identity. Muster rolls for the 190th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment were found to be missing from the Army archives as early as 1866. Only a partial roll for the regiment is known and it was probably copied from payroll records. This roster is compiled from the references listed It is known to be incomplete.
The men who served in this unit deserve better than a partial roster of their company, and a squib in the history books concerning their service. |