84th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
Brief History

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ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY:

• Organized at Huntingdon and Camp Curtin, Pennsylvania from August to October 1861.
• Moved to Camp Curtin at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and remained until 31 Dec 1861.
• Moved to Hancock, Maryland, 31 Dec 1861 - 2 Jan 1862, and then to Bath, Maryland.
• Action at Bath, Maryland on 4 Jan 1862, then action at Hancock, Maryland on 5 Jan 1862.
• Attached to 1st Brigade, Lander's Division, Army of the Potomac, toMar 1862.
• Attached to 1st Brigade, Shield's 2nd Division, Banks' 5th Corps, to Apr 1862.
• Attached to 1st Brigade, Shield's Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to May 1862.
• Attached to 4th Brigade, shield's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to Jun 1862.
• Attached to 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of Virginia, to Sep 1863.
• Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac to Dec 1863.
• Regiment Re-enlisted in Jan 1864.
• Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, to Mar 1864.
• Attached to 4th Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to Jul 1864.
• Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to Jan 1865.
• Due to reduced strength, consolidated with the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry, 13 Jan 1865.

SERVICE:

• Retreat to Cumberland, Maryland, 10-12 Jan 1862.
• Duty guarding North and South Branch Bridges and at Paw Paw Tunnel to Mar 1862.
• Advance on Winchester, Virginia, 5-15 Mar 1862.
• Battle of Winchester, Virginia 23 Mar 1862.
• Occupation of Mt. Jackson, Virginia, 17 Apr 1862
• Provost at Berryville to 2 May 1862.
• March to Fredericksburg, Virginia, 12-22 May, 1862.
• Returned to Front Royal, Virginia 25-29 May, 1862
• Action near Front Royal, 31 May 1862.
• Port Republic, Virginia 8-9 Jun 1862.
• Moved to Alexandria, Virginia, 29 Jun 1862.
• Duty at Alexandria, Virginia to Jul, 1862.
• Battle of Cedar Mountain, Virginia, 9 Aug 1862.
• Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia 16 Aug - 2 Sep 1862.
  - Fords of the Rappahannock 20-24 Aug 1862.
  - Thoroughfare Gap, 28 Aug, 1862.
  - Battles of Groveton, Virginia, 29 Aug 1862.
  - 2nd Battle of Bull Run 30 Aug 1862.
  - Chantilly 1 Sep 1862.
• Duty at Arlington Heights, Defense of Wahsington, Whipple's Command, to Oct 1862.
• Moved to Pleasant Valley, Maryland, 18 Oct 1862; then to Warrenton, and Falmouth, Virginia, 24 Oct - 19 Nov 1862.
• Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia, 12-15 Dec 1862.
• Burnside's Campaign "The Mud March" 20-24 Jan 1863.
• Back to Falmouth, Virginia to Apr 1863.
• Chancellorsville Campaign 27 Apr - 6 May 1863.
  - Battle of Chancellorsville 1-5 May 1863.
• Gettysburg Campaign 11 Jul - 24 Jul 1863.
  - Guarding Corps' trains during the Battle of Gettysburg 1-3 Jul 1863.
  - Pursuit of Lee 5-24 Jul, 1863.
  - Wapping Heights, Virginia 23 Jul 1863.
• Duty on line of the Rappahannock til Oct 1863.
• Bristoe Campaign 9-22 Oct 1863.
• Advance to line of the Rappahannock 7-8 Nov 1863.
  - Kelly's Ford 7 Nov 1863.
• Mine Run Campaign 26 Nov - 2 Dec 1863.
  - Payne's Farm 27 Nov 1863.
• Regiment Re-enlisted Jan 1864.
• Demonstration on the Rapidan River, 6-7 Feb 1864.
• Duty near Brandy Station to May 1864.
• Rapidan Campaign 4 May - 12 Jun 1864.
  - Battles of the Wilderness 5-7 May 1864.
  - Spottsylvania 8-12 May, 1864.
  - Spottsylvania Court House, 12-21 May 1864.
  - Assault on the Salient, 12 May 1864.
  - Harris Farm, 19 May 1864.
  - North Anna River 23-26 May 1864.
  - Line of the Pamunkey, 26-28 May 1864.
  - Haw's shop, 31 May 1864.
  - Cold Harbor 1-12 Jun 1864.
• Before Petersburg 16-18 Jun 1864.
• Seige of Petersburg 16 Jun, 1864 to 6 Jan 1865.
  - Weldon Railroad 22-23 Jun 1864
  - Demonstration north of the James River at Deep Bottom 27 - 29 Jul 1864.
  - Deep Bottom 27 - 28 Jul 1864.
  - Mine Explosion, Petersburg, 30 Jul 1864 (Reserves)
  - Demonstration north of the James at Deep Bottom 13-20 Aug 1864.
  - Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, 14-18 Aug 1864.
  - Peeble's Farm, Poplar Grove Church, 29 Sep - 2 Oct 1864.
  - Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, 27-28 Oct 1864.
• Consolidated with the 57th Pennsylvania Infantry 13 Jan 1865.
  
  84th Pennsylvania Infantry Regimental Summary:
  
  The Regiment, during it's existence, lost during service:
  6 Officers and 119 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
  1 Officer and 98 Enlisted men by disease.
  Total 224.
  
  

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