James Hoover
142th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Company "G"
James Hoover enlisted August 31, 182 as a Private into Company "G" 142th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. And he mustered out May 29, 1865 in Washington DC.
PENNSYLVANIA
ONE HUNDRED and FORTY-SECOND INFANTRY
(Three Years)
One Hundred and Forty-second Infantry. - Cols., Robert P.
Cummins, Alfred B. McCalmont, Horatio N. Warren; Lieut.-Cols., Alfred B.
McCalmont, Horatio N. Warren; Majs., John Bradley, Horatio N. Warren, Henry G.
Elder. This regiment was recruited from the state at large during the
summer of 1862, rendezvoused at Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, and was mustered into
the U. S. service between Aug. 22 and Sept. 1 for three years. On Sept. 2,
it left the state for Washington and was employed for a month on the
fortifications and in guard and hospital duty at Frederick, Md. In October
it was assigned to the 2nd brigade Col. Magilton), 3d division (Gen. Meade), 1st
corps (Gen. Rey-
nolds), and moved to Brooks' station, on the Acquia Creek rail-road. It
suffered severely at Fredericksburg, its first battle,where it made a heroic
charge, losing 243 in killed, wounded and missing, Maj. Bradley being among the
mortally wounded. It went into winter quarters at Belle Plain landing and
passed the winter without unusual incident, except the "Mud March" in
Jan., 1863. During this interval it was assigned to a new brigade
commanded by Col. Porter and later by Gen. Rowley, the 1st brigade, 3d division,
1st corps. It went into action at Chancellorsville on May 3, on the right
of the line, but was not heavily engaged and suffered but little. At
Gettysburg Col. Biddle commanded the brigade, Gen. Rowley the division, and Gens.
Doubleday and Newton the corps, Gen. Reynolds in command of the left wing of the
army, comprising the 1st and 11th corps, being killed on the first day of the
fight. In the disastrous struggle of that day, Col. Cummins was killed and
the regiment suffered severely. Retiring through the town to the cemetery,
it was in reserve the second day, and on the third was posted midway between the
cemetery and Round Top, where it was exposed to the heavy artillery fire, but
suffered little from the grand infantry charge. It lost in the battle, 3
officers killed, 11 wounded, 2 missing; 10 men killed; 117 wounded, 68 captured
or missing, a total of 211. After the -battle it shared with its corps in
the futile campaigns of the fall ending at Mine run, and wintered in the
vicinity of Culpeper. Throughout the rest of its service the regiment was
commanded by Col. Warren. In the campaign of 1864 it was as-signed to
Stone's brigade, 1st division, 5th corps; was engaged with heavy loss at the
Wilderness and was active at Laurel hill, Spottsylvania, the North Anna river,
Bethesda Church, Totopotomy, Cold Harbor, and in the first assaults on
Petersburg. It assisted in the construction of the redoubt known as "Fort
Hell;" was engaged at Six-mile house and Peebles' farm, was in the second
raid on the Weldon railroad in December; and participated in the action at
Dabney's mill in Feb., 1865. On the opening of the final campaign it was
in action on the Boydton and White Oak roads, and the following day fought at
Five Forks, where its losses were severe, Col. Warren and Maj. Elder being
wounded. After Lee's surrender it proceeded to Burkesville, and two weeks
later to the vicinity of Washington, where it was mustered out of service on May
29, 1865.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 1
Organized: Camp Curtin, Harrisburg, PA
on 9/1/62
Mustered Out: 5/29/65 at Washington, DC
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 7
Officers Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 0
Enlisted Men Killed or Mortally Wounded: 148
Enlisted Men Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 72
(Source: Fox, Regimental Losses)
Ancestor of Sara Ann Hoover