PENNSYLVANIA ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY-THIRD INFANTRY (Nine Months)

One Hundred and Fifty-third Infantry. Col., Charles Glanz; Lieut.Col., Jacob Dachrodt; Maj., John F. Frueauff. Under the president's call of Aug. 4, 1862, for 300,000 militia for nine months' service, thirteen companies were promptly raised in Northampton county and rendezvoused at Easton. These companies were afterwards consolidated into ten and on Oct. 6, 1862, proceeded to Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, where they were mustered into the U. S. service from Oct. 7 to Oct. 11, 1862. On the 12th the regiment left for Washington and shortly afterwards was ordered to Gainesville, where it was assigned to the 1st brigade (Col. Von Gilsa), 1st division (Gen. Stahel), 11th corps (Gen. Sigel). It joined the army on Dec. 16, just after the disastrous battle of Fredericksburg and after sharing in Burnside's "Mud March" of Jan., 1863, went into permanent winter quarters at Potomac creek bridge. It had a rough experience in its first battle -that of Chancellorsvillebeing posted with its brigade on the extreme right of the line on the old turnpike. It was the first regiment to feel the shock of Stonewall Jackson's powerful attack on the afternoon of May 3 upon the right of the 11th corps. With the steadiness of veterans it poured in one effective volley and was then forced to retreat with the brigade to escape being entirely cut off by the impetuous masses of the advancing enemy. Its loss during the entire battle was 6 men killed, 3 officers and 37 men wounded, and 3 officers and 36 men captured or missing, a total of 85. Col. Glanz was among the captured and Lieut.Col. Dachrodt among the wounded. Col. Glanz rejoined the regiment on June 16, but was too enfeebled by his late imprisonment to assume command. The regiment lost heavily at the battle of Gettysburg, where it was hotly engaged on the first two days of the battle and was subjected to a fierce artillery fire on the 3d. It lost 1 officer and 22 men killed, 7 officers and 135 men wounded and 46 men captured or missing, a total of 211. It participated in the pursuit as far as Funkstown, Md., when, its term of service having expired, it was ordered home and was mustered out at Harrisburg, Pa, July 23-24, 1863.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 1

Pennsylvania 153rd Volunteer Infantry (Union)

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