3rd Brigade, 1st Division V Corps, Army of the Potomac
Nickname(s)
Pennsylvania Mud turtles [2]
Engagements
Yorktown Seven Days Battles Second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Gettysburg Mine Run Campaign Wilderness Spotsylvania Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Appomattox Campaign[1] Battle of Five Forks
Commanders
Notable commanders
Col. John W. McLane[3] Col. Strong Vincent Col. Orpheus S. Woodward[4]
Military unit
The 83rd Pennsylvania was a volunteer infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War, which participated in almost every major battle in the East, including Seven Days Battles, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Petersburg and Appomattox Court House.
As one of four regiments in the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac, it fought alongside the 20th Maine, 44th New York, and the 16th Michigan in the defense of Little Round Top. Colonel Strong Vincent, the regiment's commanding officer, was mortally wounded during this engagement.
The uniform of the 83rd Pennsylvania
The 83rd Pennsylvania suffered the second-highest number of battle deaths among Union Army infantry regiments during the war, second only to the 5th New Hampshire.
Future Medal of Honor recipient Leander Herron served in the 83rd Pennsylvania from December 1863 to June 1865.
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