147th Pennsylvania Infantry

== Regimental History and Service Record ==
Organized at Loudoun Heights, Va., October 10, 1862, from surplus men of the 28th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, as Companies "A," "B," "C," "D" and "E." Companies "F," "G" and "H" organized at Harrisburg, Pa., September 29 to November 20. Company "I" organized at Philadelphia October 10, 1862, and Company "K" organized at Philadelphia February, 1864. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to July, 1865.
* September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
** September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, MarylandNot originally referenced on unit homepage, happened before unit mustered in
SERVICE.--Duty at Bolivar Heights, Va., until December, 1862. Reconnaissance to Rippon, W. Va., November 9, and to Winchester, Va., December 2-6. Moved to Fredericksburg December 10-14. At Stafford Court House until April 27, 1863. Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24. 
 
* April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
** May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
* June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
** July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
** Pursuit of Lee July 5-24.
* Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3.
* Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29.
* Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28-29. 
* November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
** Battles of Lookout Mountain November 23-24
** Mission Ridge November 25
** Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27
* Guard duty on Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad until April, 1864. 
* April 12-16, 1864 - Reconnaissance from Bridgeport, Alabama to Triana, Alabama (detachment)
* May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
** May 8-11, 1864 - Demonstration against Rocky Faced Ridge, Georgia
** Dug Gap or Mill Creek May 8. 
** May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
** Near Cassville May 19. 
** New Hope Church May 25. 
** May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
** Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. 
** Pine Hill June 11-14. 
** Lost Mountain June 15-17. 
** Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15. 
** Muddy Creek June 17. 
** Noyes Creek June 19. 
** Kolb's Farm June 22. 
** Assault on Kenesaw June 27. 
** Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. 
** Chattahoochie River July 6-17. 
** Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. 
** July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
** Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2. 
** September 2-November 15 - Occupation of Atlanta, Georgia
** November 9, 1864 - Skirmish near Atlanta, Georgia 
* November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
** December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
* January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
** North Edisto River, S.C., February 12-13. 
** Red Bank and Congaree Creek February 15 
** Averysboro, N. C., March 16. 
** Battle of Bentonville March 19-21. 
** Occupation of Goldsboro March 24. 
** Advance on Raleigh, N. C., April 9-13. 
** Occupation of Raleigh April 14. 
** Bennett's House April 26. 
*** Surrender of Johnston and his army. 
* March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20. 
* Grand Review May 24. 
* Duty in the Dept. of Washington until July. 
** Companies "F" and "G" mustered out June 6, 1865. 
** Regiment mustered out July 15, 1865.
== Regimental Roster ==
== Regiment Statistical Information ==
* Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 71 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 61 Enlisted men by disease. Total 142.
== Legacy ==
== Notes ==
== Sources == 
* (Pages 665, 704, 705, 707, 715, 719, 721, 723, 761, 827, 835, 866, 905, 916, 1618)
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