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Forty-Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry.
Bliss's Brigade —
Potter's Division--Ninth Corps.
| companies. | killed and died of wounds. | died of disease, accidents, in Prison, &c. | Total Enrollment. |
| Officers. | Men. | Total. | Officers. | Men. | Total. |
| Field and Staff | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | 1 | 21 |
| Company | A | | 13 | 13 | | 15 | 15 | 199 |
| | B | 1 | 16 | 17 | | 14 | 14 | 198 |
| | C | | 11 | 11 | | 17 | 17 | 189 |
| | D | | 11 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 198 |
| | E | 1 | 19 | 20 | | 12 | 12 | 180 |
| | F | | 19 | 19 | | 19 | 19 | 187 |
| | G | 2 | 14 | 16 | | 11 | 11 | 181 |
| | H | 2 | 18 | 20 | | 16 | 16 | 194 |
| | I | 2 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 169 |
| | K | 1 | 14 | 15 | | 10 | 10 | 173 |
| Totals | 11 | 155 | 166 | 3 | 142 | 145 | 1,889 |
Total of killed and wounded, 529; died in Confederate prisons (previously included), 28.
| battles. | K. & M. W. | battles. | K. & M. W. |
| Manassas, Va. | 20 | North Anna, Va. | 2 |
| South Mountain, Va. | 1 | Bethesda Church, Va. | 5 |
| Antietam, Md. | 14 | Cold Harbor, Va. | 16 |
| Fredericksburg, Va. | 11 | Petersburg, Va. (assault) | 19 |
| Campbell's Station, Va. | 1 | Picket, Va., June 23, 1864 | 2 |
| Knoxville, Tenn. | 4 | Petersburg Trenches, Va. | 19 |
| Wilderness, Va. | 5 | Peebles's Farm, Va. | 5 |
| Spotsylvania, Va. | 27 | Fall of Petersburg, Va. | 15 |
Present, also, at
New Berne, N. C.;
Chantilly, Va.;
Blue Springs, Tenn.; Mine Explosion, Va.; Weldon Railroad, Va.;
Hatcher's Run, Va.
notes.--Recruited in the mining regions of
Schuylkill County.
Leaving the
State, September 24, 1861, it proceeded to
Fort Monroe, where it remained encamped until November 11th ith, when it sailed for
Hatteras Island, N. C. It served in
Burnside's Department, and in April, 1862, was assigned to
Nagle's Brigade,
Reno's Division, in which command it fought at
Manassas.
The regiment followed the various fortunes of the Ninth Corps in all its wanderings; fought well at
Antietam and
Fredericksburg; then shared the hardships of the campaign in
West Tennessee; and, in 1864, having reenlisted for the war, rejoined the Army of the Potomac.
At
Antietam the regiment lost 8 killed, 51 wounded, and 1 missing; and at
Spotsylvania, 17 killed and 86 wounded. Though an efficient regiment in battle, the Forty-eighth became famous by reason of its connection with the
Mine at
Petersburg.
This mine was excavated entirely by the men of the Forty-eighth under the supervision of
Lieutenant-Colonel Pleasants, who conceived the idea, planned and carried it out. The main gangway was over 500 feet long; 8,000 pounds of powder were successfully exploded, forming a crater 250 feet long, and 25 feet deep.
Colonel Pleasants and his men received a special acknowledgment of their services in General Orders, No. 32.
The regiment fought its last battle April 2, 1865, at the
Fall of
Petersburg, in which
Colonel Gowan was killed.
He entered the service as a Lieutenant, serving with honor in every campaign, only to meet his fate in the final battle.
