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COMPANY E 78th PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT |
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Company E, 78th PA Vols., was recruited in Butler County Pennsylvania, to bring the 78th back up to regimental strength following the discharge of most of its members for expiration of time of service.
The original 78th PA Vols. had a history typical of many Federal units. Organized in August and September of 1861, the regiment first served in Kentucky in late 1861, being moved to Nashville in early 1862. The majority of its’ service was the dull routine of guarding rail lines and logistical installations. It was blooded in the battle of Stone’s River near Murfeesboro, Tennessee during the period from December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863. The regiment participated General William S. Rosecrans’s Tullahoma Campaign of June-July, 1863 and was present at the battle of Chickamauga on September 19-20. The regimental colors were replaced in January 1864. It was next committed to battle in May 1864 at Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church and Kenesaw Mountain. Returned to Chattanooga for garrison duty, the regiment mustered out in October 1864. Those men who still had an obligation to serve were formed into two companies, and recruitment to fill the regiment was begun. Mustered in February 1865, the “new” 78th occupied Nashville from March through August 1865. Recalled to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the regiment was mustered out on September 11, 1865.
The first regimental colors were destroyed at the battle of Stone’s River, January 2, 1863, and the second were badly damaged at the battle of New Hope Church, May 27, 1864. |
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Courtesy of The Capitol Preservation Committee, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |