Historical Sketch And Roster Of The Pennsylvania 147th Infantry Regiment

The Pennsylvania 147th Infantry Regiment was 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 were organized at Harrisburg Pa. September 29 to November 20. Company I was organized at Philadelphia October 10 1862 and Company K was organized at Philadelphia February 1864. This is one of the few regiments which spent significant time both in Virginia and in the Atlanta and Carolinas Campaign. They participated in most of the major battles in Virginia prior to Gettysburg then in the Atlanta Campaign beginning with the battle of Lookout Mountain.The 147th ended the war in north Carolina then marched to Washington for the grand Review before being discharged in July 1865.Company A - Allegheny County and Philadelphia CountyCompany B - Huntingdon County and in TennesseeCompany C - Luzerne CountyCompany D - Philadelphia CountyCompany E - Philadelphia CountyCompany F - Luzerne CountyCompany G - Snyder CountyCompany H - Berks County Lehigh County and Carbon CountyCompany I - Philadelphia CountyCompany K - Many men were transferred from other units