The 88th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 88th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and mustered in for a three-year enlistment in September 1861 under the command of Colonel George P. McLean.
The regiment was attached to 1st Brigade, Ord's 2nd Division, Department of the Rappahannock, to June 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, III Corps, Army of Virginia, to September 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, I Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March 1863. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, I Corps, to May 1863. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, I Corps, to March 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, V Corps, to June 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, V Corps, to March 1865. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, V Corps, to June 1865.
The 88th Pennsylvania Infantry mustered out of service June 30, 1865.
Left Pennsylvania for Washington, D.C., October 1. At Kendall Green, Washington, D.C., until October 12. Provost duty at Alexandria until April 17, 1862. (Companies A, C, D, E, and I garrisoned forts on the Maryland side of the Potomac River February 18 to April 17.) At Cloud's Mills, Va., April 17âÂÂ23. Guarded the Orange & Alexandria Railroad between Bull Run and Fairfax Court House until May 7. Duty near Fredericksburg, Va., until May 25. Expedition to Front Royal to intercept Jackson May 25-June 18. Duty at Manassas, Warrenton, and Culpeper until August. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's Campaign in northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21âÂÂ23. Thoroughfare Gap August 28. Second Battle of Bull Run August 30. Chantilly September 1. Maryland Campaign September 6âÂÂ24. Battles of South Mountain September 14; Antietam September 16âÂÂ17. Duty near Sharpsburg, Md., until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg December 12âÂÂ15. Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20âÂÂ24, 1863. At Falmouth and Belle Plains until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek April 29-May 2. Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29âÂÂ30. Chancellorsville May 2âÂÂ5. Gettysburg Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1âÂÂ3. Pursuit of Lee July 5âÂÂ24. Duty on line of the Rappahannock until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9âÂÂ22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7âÂÂ8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6âÂÂ7, 1864. Regiment reenlisted February 6, 1864, and on furlough until April 7. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12. Battle of the Wilderness May 5âÂÂ7; Laurel Hill May 8; Spotsylvania May 8âÂÂ12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12âÂÂ21. Assault on the Salient May 12. North Anna River May 23âÂÂ26. Jericho Ford May 25. On line of the Pamunkey May 26âÂÂ28. Totopotomoy May 28âÂÂ31. Cold Harbor June 1âÂÂ12. Bethesda Church June 1âÂÂ3. White Oak Swamp June 13. Before Petersburg June 16âÂÂ18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864 to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (reserve). Weldon Railroad August 18âÂÂ21. Hatcher's Run October 27âÂÂ28. Warren's Expedition to Weldon Railroad December 7âÂÂ12. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5âÂÂ7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Lewis Farm near Gravelly Run March 29. White Oak Road March 30âÂÂ31. Five Forks April 1. Pursuit of Lee April 2âÂÂ9. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Moved to Washington, D.C., May 1âÂÂ12. Grand Review of the Armies May 23.
The regiment lost a total of 181 men during service; 8 officers and 101 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 72 enlisted men died from disease-related causes.