1861 Civil War 52nd Reg Penn Vol Inf Co H Prv Peter Weaver

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This is an Original Civil War Document from the 52nd Reg Penn Vol Inf Co H from Prv Peter Weaver when he enlisted on Sept 23 1861 Has his signature signed in Ink also sign by the Captain J B Fish it is 10 1/4 by 15 inches has been folded still in ex condition Military History of the Fifty-Second Regiment, Penn'a Vol. Infantry. Field and Staff Officers of the 52nd Regiment, Penn'a Vol. Colonel - Henry M. Hoyt. Lieutenant Colonel - John B. Conyngham. Major - Thomas B. Jayne. Quarter Master - Charles P. Ross. Surgeon - Dr. J. B. Crawford. Assistant Surgeons - Drs. R. Sargent and John Flowers. Company H. - Captain, J. B. Fish 1st Lieutenant, J. G. Stevens 2nd Lieutenant, David Wigton (resigned)52nd Regiment, P. V. After nearly three years' service in the cause of our country, enduring all the suffering and hardships incident to camp life, encountering all the perils of battle, and earning for themselves a name and fame which neither envy nor malice can ever blot from their military escutcheons, the survivors of their fallen companions in arms of the noble and gallant 52nd Pennsylvania Volunteers stands as ready and as willing today, with as strong arms, as stout hearts and as determined spirits to strike a blow for the honor and glory of their country's flag as they were on the bloody fields of Williamsburg, of Fair Oaks, or during the memorable and perilous siege of Fort Wagner. A portion of this veteran regiment having re-enlisted, repaired some time since on furlough to their respective homes to enjoy a brief respite from their long, arduous and patriotic labors, but have now returned to the field of strife to spend, if need be, three years more to put down this gigantic rebellion and to preserve and perpetuate the government of their fathers. A few words touching the organization and services of the 52nd may not be out of place as a record memorial of their military origin and their subsequent movements and operations in the field. The ten companies comprising the regiment were all raised in Pennsylvania, one company being from Union county, one from Clinton, one from Bradford, one from Wyoming, and six from Luzerne. They were organized at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, on the 5th of November, 1861, under the first call for sixteen Pennsylvania regiments after that for the twelve regiments of Pennsylvania reserves. The regiment left Camp Curtin on the 7th of November for Washington City and encamped at Meridian Hill, where they remained till the 28th of March, 1862, when they embarked for Fortress Monroe, landing at Newport News, Va. Here they remained, doing picket and camp duties till the 16th of April, when they were removed to Warrick River in front of Yorktown, the brigade to which they were attached being under command of the brave Gen. Naglee. The regiment was stationed in front of Lee's Mill, where they were engaged in picket and other hazardous and fatiguing service until the evacuation of Yorktown, being almost daily under fire from the rebel pickets and batteries. The 52nd having made a reconnaissance to the rebel works, under a sharp fire, were among the first to make the important discovery of the evacuation of the place by the rebels, which fact being immediately communicated by Gen. Naglee to the corps commander, the army moved, on the 4th of May, into the fort at Lee's Mill. On their approach, a private in Co. F., of the 52nd, treading on a torpedo was instantly killed and six others of the same company were wounded. From Lee's Mill the regiment moved directly on towards Williamsburg, reaching within two miles of the battle ground about dusk, weary and exhausted from their long and fatiguing march, and bivouacked for the night amidst a drenching rain, without tents or shelter, and with little or nothing in the haversacks. Notwithstanding this they were early aroused and in motion the next morning, marching as rapidly to the front as the mud which was knee deep, would permit, and gallantly participating in that bloody and desp... read more

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