3rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery

Historical Sketch:
The 3rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery AKA the 152nd Pennsylvania Regiment, was recruited from the state at large, rendezvoused at Philadelphia, and was mustered into the U. S. service at various periods during the latter part of the year 1862 and the early part of 1863. Cos. A and B had been organized as a battalion of marine artillery in 1861 by Hermann Segebarth, and garrisoned Fort Delaware. Late in the summer of 1862, authority was given Col. Segebarth to increase this battalion to a full regiment of heavy artillery and batteries D, F, G and H were recruited during the fall and winter and mustered in for three years. Officers:
Col., Joseph Roberts;
Lieut.-Col., R. V. W. Howard;
Majs., John A. Darling, J. S. Stevenson, F. Von Schilling, John A. Blake.
Assignments:
Organized at Philadelphia by consolidation of Robert's Battalion Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, assigned as Companies "C," "D" and "F"; Segebarth's Battalion Marine Artillery, assigned as Companies "A," "B," "G," "H," "K" and "L," and 1st Battalion Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, assigned as Company "E."
Two more Companies organized at Philadelphia as Companies "I" and "M."
Regiment organized February 17, 1863, and ordered to Fortress Monroe, Va.
Attached to Camp Hamilton, 7th Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1863.
Fortress Monroe, Va., 7th Corps, to July, 1863.
Fortress Monroe, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to May, 1864.
District of Eastern Virginia to June, 1865. Fortress Monroe, Va., Dept. of Virginia, to November, 1865.
Service:
Duty in the Dept. of Virginia entire term, with Headquarters at Fortress Monroe, Va.
Detachments of all Companies but "H" served at times in Graham's Naval Brigade and participated in several engagements on the James, Chickahominy and Nansemond Rivers.
Defence of Suffolk, Va., April 12-May 4, 1863 (Cos. "A," "B," "F" and "G").
A Detachment of Company "A" in action at Smithfield, N. C., February 1, 1864, and at siege of Plymouth, N. C., April 17-20, 1864, on Gunboat "Bombshell."
Companies "D," "E" and "G" in Butler's operations on south side of James River against Petersburg and Richmond May, 1864, then at various redoubts and forts on the Bermuda Hundred front till May, 1865.
Company "F" was in charge of Prison Camp at Camp Hamilton, near Fortress Monroe, September, 1863, to end of war.
Company "I" served at Headquarters Army of the James in Appomattox Campaign and was present at Appomattox C. H. April 9, 1865; surrender of Lee and his army.
Company "M" served as Siege Artillery, Army James, in siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond May, 1864, to May, 1865. Posted principally on the Bermuda Hundred front.
Detachments of Companies "F" and "G" were in attack on and capture of Fort Fisher, N. C., January 15, 1865.
Company "H" served detached at Baltimore, Md., entire term; was at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2-3, 1863.
Companies "A" and "B" mustered out July 11, 1865; Company "H" July 25, 1865, and Regiment November 9, 1865.
Roster:
The Roster of this unit contains the names of 7995 men.

Battery A - Recruited in Philadelphia County

Battery B - Recruited in Philadelphia County

Battery C - Recruited in various counties

Battery D - Recruited in various counties

Battery E - Recruited in Philadelphia County

Battery F - Recruited in Philadelphia County

Battery G - Recruited in Philadelphia County

Battery H - Recruited in Philadelphia County

Battery I - Recruited in Philadelphia County

Battery K - Recruited in Philadelphia County and Berks County
Source:
The Union Army by Federal Publishing Company, 1908 - Volume 1
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