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Near Sharpsburg in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

8th Regt. Pennsylvania Reserver Volunteer Corps

 
 
8th Regt. Pennsylvania Reserver Volunteer Corps Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008
1. 8th Regt. Pennsylvania Reserver Volunteer Corps Monument
Inscription.
(At the base of the front):
37th Regiment of the Line

(Inscription on the Back):
8th Pa. Reserve Vol. Inf.
Major Silas M. Baily.
2nd Brigade, 3rd Div., 1st Corps.

Advanced about 800 yards south and became
engaged with Hood's Confederate Division.

Loss at Antietam.
Killed 12, Wounded 44.
Engagements.
Mechanicsville, Va. June 26th, 1862.
Gaines Mills, Va. June 27th, 1862.
Charles City Cross Roads, Va. June 30th, 1862.
Malvern Hill, Va. July 1st, 1862.
Second Bull Run, Va. Aug. 28th, 29th, and 30th, 1862.
South Mountain, Md. Sept. 14th, 1862.
Antietam, Md. Sept. 16th and 17th, 1862.
Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. 13th, 1862.
Wilderness, Va. May 5th to 17th,
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1864.
Spotsylvania, Va. May 5th to 17th, 1864.

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Recruited
Co. A Armstrong County. Co. B Dauphin County.
Co. C & E Allegheny County. Co. D & G Fayette County.
Co. F Bedford County. Co. H Clarion County.
Co. K Washington County. Co. I Green County.
Mustered into United STates Service July 29th, 1861
At Meridan Hill, D.C.
Mustered out at Pittsburg May 24th, 1864.
Summary
Total enlistment, 1062. Killed and died of wounds 158.
Total killed and wounded 490. Captured and missing 147.
Died of disease and accidents in prison 68.

 
Erected 1906 by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 17, 1862.
 
Location.
Close Up of the Inscription on the Back image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008
2. Close Up of the Inscription on the Back
39° 29.325′ N, 77° 44.722′ W. Marker is near Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is on Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Located just east of the pull off for stop two on the driving tour of Antietam Battlefield, the Poffenberger Farm, where Mansfield Avenue turns south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sharpsburg MD 21782, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); Meade's Division, First Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Meade's Division, First Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); 3rd Regt. Pennsylvania (within shouting distance of this marker); a different
State Crest on the Back of Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008
3. State Crest on the Back of Monument
marker also named First Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade Bivouac (within shouting distance of this marker); 4th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); "The Battle Opened" (about 400 feet away); The Culmination of Another Great Tragedy was at Hand (about 400 feet away); Clara Barton (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sharpsburg.
 
Also see . . .  8th Pennslyvania Reserves Monument
8th Regt. Pennsylvania Reserver Volunteer Corps Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015
4. 8th Regt. Pennsylvania Reserver Volunteer Corps Monument
. National Park Service page detailing the monument. (Submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.) 
 
8th Regt. Pennsylvania Reserver Volunteer Corps Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2015
5. 8th Regt. Pennsylvania Reserver Volunteer Corps Monument
8th Pennsylvania Reserves Monument Stands at the Turn of Mansfield Avenue image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008
6. 8th Pennsylvania Reserves Monument Stands at the Turn of Mansfield Avenue
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,318 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.   4, 5. submitted on October 25, 2015, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.   6. submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.

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