On September 2d, back to the defences of Washington, a part of the 2d
Brigade, 3d Division, 3d Corps. At first in camp at Alexandria. Then
a long march on the Virginia side, across the Potomac, on through
Georgetown, and back, locating on Arlington Heights, where the Regiment
awaited the 350 recruits, the outcome of Colonel Bowman's efforts
inaugurated at Camp Pope.
Some were received in small detachments, others as organized companies,
places being provided by the consolidation of old companies, or as
partial organizations, and placed with old companies. This was the more
readily accomplished, owing to the retirement of many of the old line
officers.
Of the 27 Line Officers mustered in with the Regiment, 2, Gallagher and
Reem, had been killed, 20 had resigned before the end of 1862, leaving
only 5--Bryan, Opp, Zinn, Peterman and Ingram.
Of the original Field Officers, Murray only had done active service,
and he had been killed. MacDowell, Lieutenant-Colonel, had been
discharged for disability, in July. Barrett had been promoted
Lieutenant-Colonel, and resigned in September. Adjutant Craig had been
promoted Major and Lieutenant-Colonel, and resigned.
None of the Field Officers left, the Adjutant gone, and not one of the
original Captains of companies remaining.
Of the five Line Officers remaining, Opp, Bryan and Ingram had entered
the service as First Lieutenants, and Zinn and Peterman as Second
Lieutenants.
Opp obtained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, in command of the
Regiment, and was mortally wounded at the Wilderness. Bryan became
Major, and Zinn rose to the rank of Colonel, with the Brevet of
Brigadier-General. Peterman became Captain and was killed at
Chancellorsville. Ingram resigned in the early part of 1863.
Of all the original Officers, Field, Staff and Line, only two, Zinn and
Bryan, served with the Regiment until the close of the War, and they
are still among us.
Of the after Line Officers, 32 were promotions from the ranks, and also
two of the three Adjutants.
Fribley to Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant and Captain of the 84th,
and Colonel 8th U. S. Colored Troops.
Dougherty, Steinman, Farley, Nixon, Sampson and Rissel, to Second
Lieutenant, First Lieutenant and Captain.
Delehunt and Lamberton, to Second Lieutenant and Captain.
Thornton to First Lieutenant and Captain.
Mather to Adjutant.
Merchant to Second Lieutenant, First Lieutenant and Adjutant, with the
Brevet of Captain.
Mummey, Wells, and Larish to First Lieutenant.
Smith, Mitchell, Lewis, Taylor, Jury and Ferguson to Second Lieutenant
and First Lieutenant.
Gwinn, Wingate, Piper, Moore, Hays, McMaster, Wolf, Hursh, Wilson,
Weidensall and Davidson, to Second Lieutenant.
As newly organized, "C" Co. was consolidated with A, and the new
Company from Westmoreland County, Captain Logan and Lieutenant Wirsing,
took the place of the original C Co.
B Co. received recruits under Lieutenant Young.