PENNSYLVANIA TWO HUNDRED and TENTH INFANTRY (One Year)

Two Hundred and Tenth Infantry. Cols., William Sergeant, Edward L. Witman; Lieut.-Col., Edward L. Witman; Majs., Henry E. Munson, James H. Graves, Sol. B. Bowerman. The 210th, from the counties of Dauphin, Columbia, Schuylkill, Potter, Mifflin, Bradford, Franklin and Center, rendezvoused at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, and was mustered into the U. S. service from Aug. 25 to Sept. 24, 1864, for one year. Col. Sergeant was formerly a captain in the 12th U. S. infantry, Lieut.-Col. Witman was a captain in the 46th Pa., and a large proportion of both officers and men had been in the service before. As soon as it was organized it left for the front and joined the army of the Potomac before Petersburg, where it was assigned to the 3d brigade, 2nd division, 5th corps. It was active for the first time at Hatcher's run in October, meeting with slight loss. It shared in the Weldon railroad expedition in December, suffering much from the intense cold and exposure, which caused many to sicken and die. It behaved with great gallantry in the engagement at Dabney's mill, in Feb., 1865, where its losses were considerable. On the opening of the spring campaign it was heavily engaged from March 29 to April 1, at the Quaker road, Gravelly run, the Boydton road and Five Forks, its loss being 35 killed, 115 wounded and 150 missing. Col. Sergeant was mortally wounded at Five Forks as were Adjt. Schlesinger and Capt. Hughes. It followed the enemy during his retreat from Petersburg and was at the front when Lee's final surrender took place. It then returned to the vicinity of Washington, participated in the grand review, and was mustered out at Alexandria on May 30, 1865 when the recruits were transferred to the 51st Pa., with which organization they served until their final muster out on July 28, 1865.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 1

Name	Start Date	End Date	Duration	Place
Five Forks	Apr 1, 1865	Apr 1, 1865	< 1 day	Five Forks, Virginia
Appomattox Court House	Apr 9, 1865	Apr 9, 1865	< 1 day	Appomattox Court House, Virginia

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