PENNSYLVANIA TWO HUNDRED and FOURTH INFANTRY (FIFTH ARTILLERY) (One Year)

Fifth Artillery. Col., George S. Gallupe; Lieut.-Col., Joseph Browne; Majs., Michael Baer, Howard Morton, George M. Irwin, William H. Hope. This regiment, the 204th of the line, came from the counties of Allegheny, Lawrence, Beaver, Cambria, Westmoreland, Armstrong and Greene, rendezvoused at Camp Reynolds, Pittsburg, and was mustered into the U. S. service during the latter part of Aug. and the first 10 days of Sept., 1864, for a term of one year. Col. Gallupe was formerly major in the 8th reserve regiment and Lieut.-Col. Browne was major of the 102nd Pa. infantry. Shortly after its organization it left the state for Washington, where it did duty in the forts north of the capitol until Sept. 28, when it was posted along the line of the Manassas Gap railroad, then being opened up as a line of supply for Sheridan's army in the Shenandoah Valley. It was frequently engaged with Mosby's command while employed in this work, a number of the men being wounded and 22 cut off and captured at Salem on Oct. 8. A few weeks later, while at Piedmont, a detachment of the command with a squadron of the 13th N. Y. cavalry moved into the mountains and captured 4 guns and caissons of Mosby's artillery and a number of prisoners. About the end of October it returned to the forts of Washington for a few days and then returned to Virginia, being posted for the winter by detachments at Prospect hill, Vienna and Fairfax Court House. It was employed during this time in picket and guard duty and in building large stockades and block-houses. In the spring of 1865 detachments were sent to the Bull Run battlefield and decently buried some 2,000 dead, whose bodies had remained improperly cared for since the second battle there. In June it was ordered to Pittsburg, where it was received with public demonstrations, and finally mustered out on June 30, 1865.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 1

Pennsylvania 5th Heavy Artillery (Union)

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