The 93rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
The 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Lebanon, Pennsylvania from September 21 through October 28, 1861 and mustered in for a three-year enlistment under the command of Colonel James Mayland McCarter.
The regiment was attached to Peck's Brigade, Couch's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, IV Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September 1862. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, to November 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, VI Corps, to January 1864. Wheaton's Brigade, Department of West Virginia, to March 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, VI Corps, Army of the Potomac, and Army of the Shenandoah, to June 1865.
The 93rd Pennsylvania Infantry mustered out of service June 27, 1865.
1861
September 21 through October 28 - Regiment formed and mustered into service for a three-year enlistment, Lebanon Pa.
Nov 21 - Left Pennsylvania for Washington, D.C.
1862
Duty in the defenses of Washington until March 1862
March 10âÂÂ15 - Advance on Manassas, Va.
March 25 - Moved to the Peninsula
April 5-May 4 - Siege of Yorktown
May 5 - Battle of Williamsburg
May 20âÂÂ23 - Reconnaissance to the Chickahominy and Bottom's Bridge
May 31-June 1 - Battle of Seven Pines
June 25-July 1 - Seven Days before Richmond
June 27 - Seven Pines
July 1 - Malvern Hill
At Harrison's Landing until August 16
August 16âÂÂ30 - Movement to Alexandria, then to Centreville
August 30-September 1 - Covered Pope's retreat to Fairfax Court House
September 1 - Chantilly
September 6âÂÂ24 - Maryland Campaign
September 12âÂÂ14 - Reconnaissance to Harpers Ferry and Sandy Hook
September 16âÂÂ17 - Battle of Antietam (reserve)
September 23-October 20 - At Downsville, Md.
October 20-November 18 - Movement to Stafford Court House
December 5 - Movement to Belle Plains
December 12âÂÂ15 - Battle of Fredericksburg
1863
January 20âÂÂ24 - Burnside's second campaign, "Mud March"
At Falmouth until April
April 27-May 6 - Chancellorsville Campaign
April 29-May 2 - Operations at Franklin's Crossing, Fredericksburg
May 3 - Maryes Heights
May 3âÂÂ4 - Salem Heights
May 4 - Banks' Ford
June 13-July 24 - Gettysburg Campaign
July 2âÂÂ4 - Battle of Gettysburg
July 5âÂÂ24 - Pursuit of Lee
Duty on the line of the Rappahannock until October
October 9âÂÂ22 - Bristoe Campaign
November 7âÂÂ8 - Advance to line of the Rappahannock
November 7 - Rappahannock Station
November 26-December 2 - Mine Run Campaign
1864
February 7, 1864 - Regiment reenlisted
Duty at Brandy Station until May
May 4-June 12 - Rapidan Campaign
May 5âÂÂ7 - Battle of the Wilderness
May 8âÂÂ21 - Spotsylvania
May 12 - Assault on the Salient
May 23âÂÂ26 - North Anna River
May 26âÂÂ28 - On line of the Pamunkey
May 28âÂÂ31 - Totopotomoy
June 1âÂÂ12 - Cold Harbor
Before Petersburg June 17âÂÂ18
Siege of Petersburg until July 9
June 22âÂÂ23 - Jerusalem Plank Road
July 9âÂÂ11 - Moved to Washington. D.C.
July 11âÂÂ12 - Defense of Washington against Early's attack
July 14âÂÂ18 - Pursuit to Snicker's Gap
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August to December
August 21âÂÂ22 - Charlestown
September 13 - Demonstration on Gilbert's Ford, Opequan Creek
September 19 - Battle of Opequan
September 21 - Strasburg
September 22 - Fisher's Hill
October 19 - Battle of Cedar Creek
Duty in the Shenandoah Valley until December
December 9âÂÂ12 - Moved to Petersburg
Dec 1864-1865
Siege of Petersburg December 1864 to April 1865
February 5âÂÂ7 - Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run
March 25 - Fort Stedman, Petersburg
March 28-April 9 - Appomattox Campaign
April 2 - Assault on and fall of Petersburg
April 3âÂÂ9 - Pursuit of Lee
April 9 - Appomattox Court House
Surrender of Lee and his army
April 23âÂÂ27 - Marched to Danville and duty there until May 23
May 23-June 3 - Moved to Richmond, Va., then to Washington. D.C.
June 8 - Corps review
June 27, 1865 - Regiment was mustered out of service
The regiment lost a total of 274 men during service; 11 officers and 161 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 111 enlisted men died of disease.