. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . ONE HUNDRED AND TWELFTH REGIMENT ARTILLERY(SECOND HEAVY ARTILLERY). Colonel Charles Angeroth, Sr., to June 21st, Augustus A. Gibson to August 3d, James L. Anderson to September 29th, William M. McClure to March 8th, S. D. Strawbridge to January 29th, Enrollment, 5,315 Officers and Men. T HE attractions of garrison service madethe formation of heavy artillery regimentsfor the national forces an easy task. Inthe autumn of 1861 the 112th Regiment(Second Pennsylvania Hea
. Philadelphia in the Civil War 1861-1865 [electronic resource] . ONE HUNDRED AND TWELFTH REGIMENT ARTILLERY(SECOND HEAVY ARTILLERY). Colonel Charles Angeroth, Sr., to June 21st, Augustus A. Gibson to August 3d, James L. Anderson to September 29th, William M. McClure to March 8th, S. D. Strawbridge to January 29th, Enrollment, 5,315 Officers and Men. T HE attractions of garrison service madethe formation of heavy artillery regimentsfor the national forces an easy task. Inthe autumn of 1861 the 112th Regiment(Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery) was organ-ized by Charles Angeroth, who had been identifiedas colonel with the 2d Regiment, WashingtonBrigade, and as lieutenant-colonel with the 27thRegiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Thiscommand was intended to be a siege or field regi-ment to conform to the regulations of the UnitedStates Army. Ten companies were raised in Phila-delphia and in the counties of Franklin, Alleghenyand Monroe. Three companies were sent, uponJanuary 9th, 1862, to Fort Delaware, and uponFebruary 25th the remaining companies l
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