. Philadelphia in the Civil War, 1861-1865 . dav. in the trenches. After a hotskirmish at Reams Station, the scene again changed. The Sixth Corpswas hurried away to Washington, then threatened by the tireless Early,who was followed to the Shenandoah Valley. While engaged in theValley the term of enlistment of the 23d expired. The veterans andrecruits were transferred to the 82d Pennsylvania Regiment. At Phila-delphia the command was mustered out on September 8th, 1864. TOTAL LOSSES. Killed or died from wounds officers, 6; men, 126. Died from disease or other causes 3; 56. Wounded, not mortally
. Philadelphia in the Civil War, 1861-1865 . dav. in the trenches. After a hotskirmish at Reams Station, the scene again changed. The Sixth Corpswas hurried away to Washington, then threatened by the tireless Early,who was followed to the Shenandoah Valley. While engaged in theValley the term of enlistment of the 23d expired. The veterans andrecruits were transferred to the 82d Pennsylvania Regiment. At Phila-delphia the command was mustered out on September 8th, 1864. TOTAL LOSSES. Killed or died from wounds officers, 6; men, 126. Died from disease or other causes 3; 56. Wounded, not mortally 18; 434. Captured or missing i; 78. BATTLES AND ENGAGEMENTS. Warwick Creek, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, White Oak Swamp, Charles CityCross Roads, Turkey Bend, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg, Maryes Heights, SalemChurch, Gettysburg, Funkstown, Mine Run, Cold Harbor, Petersburg; also presentat Second Malvern Hill, Chantilly, Rappahannock Station, North Anna, Hanover-town, Fort Stevens, D. C., and in Shenandoah Valley campaign to August 23d, TWENTY=SIXTH REGIMENT INFANTRY Colonel William F. Small to June 30, Benjamin C. Tilghman to July 26, Robert L. Bodine to June 18, Enrollment, 1,523 Officers and Men. 1 ^ HIS regiment, recruited by Col. William F. Small, late com-mander of the Washington Brigade, was the first of thethree years regiments of Pennsylvania. It was mustered into date from May 5th, 1861. With the exception of a part ofCompany K it was composed of Philadelphia volunteers. *The regi-ment moved to Washington upon June 17th, where Company B, B. Adams, was detached for special duty at headquarters of B. McClellan. This company rejoined the regiment in Feb-ruary, 1863. The 26th was attached to Grovers Brigade, HookersDivision, Third Corps, and wintered in camp at Budds Ferry, Mary-land. In April, 1862, the 26th was engaged upon the Virginia Penin-sula, sharing in the actions of Yorktown and Williamsburg. At
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