96th Pennsylvania Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at Pottsville September 9 to October 30, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., November 18, 1861. Attached to Slocum's Brigade, Franklin's Division. Army Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army Potomac, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army Potomac, and Army of the Shenandoah, to October, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until March. 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. McDowell's advance on Falmouth April 4-17. 
* Return to Alexandria and embark for the Peninsula. 
* April 22-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
** April 24-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia (on transports)
** May 7, 1862 - Engagement at Eltham's Landing, Virginia
** June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
*** June 27, 1862 - Engagement at Gaines's Mill, Virginia
*** June 30, 1862 - Engagement at Glendale, Virginia
*** July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-28. In works at Centreville August 28-31. Cover Pope's retreat to Fairfax C. H. September 1. 
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 14, 1862 - Battle of South Mountain, Maryland (Crampton's Gap)
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
Duty in Maryland until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15. Burnside's second Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April. 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
Operations at Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. Salem Heights May 3-4. Banks' Ford May 4. 
* June 13-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. At and near Funkstown, Md., July 10-13. Hagerstown July 14. Duty on line of the Rappahannock until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Rappahannock Station November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Duty at Hazel River until May, 1864.
* May 4-June 12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
** May 5-7, 1864 - Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
** May 8-21, 1864 - Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
*** May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
** May 22-26, 1864 - Operations on Line of the North Anna River, VirginiaNot originally listed on Dyer summary
** May 26-28, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
** May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
** June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
Before Petersburg June 17-18. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Siege of Petersburg until July 9. Moved to Washington, D.C., July 9-11. Repulse of Early's attack on Washington July 11-12. Pursuit of Early to Snicker's Gap July 14-18. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to October. Near Charlestown August 21-22. Charlestown August 24. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. New Market September 24. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Mustered out October 21, 1864, expiration of term.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 126 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 86 Enlisted men by disease. Total 219.
Source 	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer 	
* 6 Officers and 126 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 
* 1 Officer and 86 enlisted men killed by disease
* Total 219	None
Fox 	
* Fox lists this unit as:
** 136th on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (27th of the Pennsylvania troops)	
WotRWiki Statistics	
* troops killed
** Includes troops mortally wounded
** Includes troops killed by disease
** All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 760, 761, 827, 897, 899, 902, 903, 904, 905, 932, 933, 934, 936, 939, 940, 941, 1605)
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