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

One Hundred and Seventy-third Infantry. Col., Daniel Nagle; Lieut.-Col., Zaccur P. Boyer; Maj., Grant Weidman. Five companies of the 173d came from Schuylkill county, three from Lebanon one from Perry and one from Dauphin. It was a militia regiment mustered into the U. S. service at Harrisburg, in Oct. and Nov., 1862 for nine months, and left Camp Curtin for Washington on Nov. 30. It was then ordered to Norfolk, assigned to duty at Camp Veile near the city, where the winter was spent, and in May the regiment was ordered to provost duty in the city of Norfolk. On July 9, 1863, it started to join the main force in pursuit of Lee's army after Gettysburg. At Frederick, Md., it reported to Gen. Meade and was attached to the 1st brigade, 2nd division, 11th corps. After wearisome marching it was posted on duty along the Orange & Alexandria railroad, until Aug. 13, when it was ordered to Harrisburg, where it was mustered out on the 18th.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 1

Pennsylvania 173rd Infantry Drafted Militia (Union)

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