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Died 1Feb 1865, Buried Point of Rocks Va.

Enlisted at the age of 16. Served on detached duty at Point of Rocks Hospital during the siege of Petersburg. Died at Shippensburg, PA in 1937.

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Enlisted 25 Oct 1861 1st Lt, 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery (112th Volunteers) Co E.
Member of the Staff of Brigadier General John G. Barnard - Chief Engineer of the Army of the Potomac.
Consulted with Col Pleasanton's Regiment of Pennsylvania miners in the digging of the mine that created the Crater at Petersburg.
Mustered out 3 Jan 1865

Josiah E. Bright born about 1827 and registered out of Philadelphia, and was on the Union Side, 2nd Regiment, 112vol, heavy artillery, company G. Trying to find out where he fought at and if he died before or after the civil war. He was in from 1861-1864. His Widow, Mary Cowgill from Plumstead Co., Pa.

I am looking for any and all photographs of the 2nd Heavy.
Co G in particular. Hugh is my GGG grandfather, he enlisted 24 Feb 1864 died 12 Jul 1864 of Typhoid fever at Mower Hospital Phil. PA. I do not know when he was admitted to Mower so I cannot gauge how far into the campaign he may have gotten. Any ideas on how to find admittance records for Mower hospital?

Elijah Hawk enlisted in the 2nd PA Heavy Artillery in January 1862. Having served in the Defenses of Washington until March of 1864, His unit was put into service with Grant's Army and joined the 18th corp in the Army of the James at Cold Harbor. After that, they were involved in the Siege of Petersburg an participated in a number of engagements around Petersburg and The Bermuda Hundred. He was mustered out with his regiment in January of 1865.

Andersonville survivor

My 2nd Great Grandfather was John W. Page - born 18 MAR 1829 in Juniata County , Pennsylvania..

He enlisted as a Private in the 2nd PA Heavy Artillery on 19 MAR 1864 and was asigned to Battery ''L''. He enlisted for a term of 3 years but this was short lived as He was captured and became a Prisoner of War of the South shortly thereafter. From the history of this Unit , about this time (MAY 5-21 1864)they (Now the 2nd Provisional Artillery), were engaged in the Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia,-Spotsylvania and the Battle of Cold Harbor (June - July 1864). I do not know for sure where He was captured but I continue to search for the evidence.

He was moved to the Andersonville Prison where He died 31 JUL 1864 from contracting Dysentery from the horrible living conditions there. He is buried in the Andersonville Cemetery in grave #4415

He served in 'L' Company. Captured at Chaffin's Farm. Died in December 1864 in Prisoner of War Prison at Salisbury North Carolina.

William B. Phillips, my great-great grandfather, was an original member of the famous 'Schooley's Battery' from Scranton. His unit spent late 1862 through early 1864 at Ft. Lincoln, Washington D.C. as a part of the Federal Defenses North of the Potomac. On April 20,1864 he was promoted to Adjutant of the newly formed 2nd. Pa. Provisional Heavy Artillery. His Regiment then joined the IX Army Corp of Ambrose E. Burnside and saw combat at the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Spotsylvania Court House and the Battle of Petersburg. He was one of 6 officers of his regiment who was captured at The Battle of the Crater. He was sent to Camp Asylum in Columbia South Carolina where he was held prisoner until March of 1865. I have more than 30 of his letters written during his Civil War service. They can be viewed in their entirety at www.letters1862-1864.blogspot.com

Enlisted 1 April 1862 Lt Col, 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery
Comanded a secton of the defencive forts around Washington DC
Mustered out 8 Jan 1865