1861

Organized at Pittsburg as 33rd Regiment

August 31

Left State for Washington, D.C. Camp near Fort Corcoran, Defenses of Washington, D.C.

October

Near Fall's Church, Va.

November 18

Designation changed to 62nd Pennsylvania Volunteers. Attached to Morrell's Brigade, Fitz John Porter's Division, Army Potomac

1862

March 22-28

Moved to the Peninsula. Attached to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army Potomac

March 30

Reconnaissance to Big Bethel

April 4

Howard's Mills, near Cockletown

April 5

Warwick Road

April 5-May 4

Siege of Yorktown. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps

May 27

Hanover C. H.

May 27-29

Operations about Hanover C. H.

June 25-July 1

Seven days before Richmond

June 26

Battle of Mechanicsville

June 27

Gaines Mill

June 29

Savage Station

June 30

Turkey Bridge or Malvern Cliff

July 1

Malvern Hill

July-August

At Harrison's Landing

August 16-28

Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville

August 30

Second Battle of Bull Run

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

September 19

Shepherdstown Ford and Blackford's Ford

October 16-17

Reconnaissance to Smithfield

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.

December 30-31

Expedition to Richard's and Ellis' Fords, Rappahannock River

1863

January 20-24

Burnside's second Campaign, "Mud March"

February-April

At Falmouth

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

June 19

Middleburg

June 21

Upperville

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel James C. Hull.

From the monument, located on De Trobriand Avenue: "Position occupied by the Regiment on the evening of July 2, 1863 after the troops on the right had retired, and where the Brigade had a bayonet contest."

"Carried into action: Officers 26, men 400. Killed, Officers 4, men 24. Wounded, Officers 10, men 40. Captured or missing, men 40. Total loss 175."

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee

August-October

Duty on line of the Rappahannock

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 7

Rappahannock Station

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

December - May

Duty at Bealeton Station

1864

May 4-June 12

Rapidan Campaign

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8-21

Battle of Spottsylvania Court House

May 8

Laurel Hill

May 12

Assault on the Salient

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 25

Jericho Ford

May 26-28

Line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

Battle of Cold Harbor

June 1-3

Bethesda Church

June 16-18

Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg

July 3

Left front

July 13

Mustered out. Companies L and M transferred to 91st Pennsylvania. Veterans and Recruits transferred to155th Pennsylvania.

Jacob B Sweitzer