This regiment was organized at Philadelphia, in the fall of 1864, to serve for the period of one year, with the following field officers: James C. Briscoe Colonel; | Ambrose A. Lechler, Lieutenant Colonel; | William A.F. Gehr Major. Many of the officers and men had seen service in other organizations, Colonel Briscoe having served upon the staffs of several general officers, as Chief of Engineers, and Lieutenant Colonel Lechler as Colonel of the One Hundred and Seventy-sixth. Upon being ordered to the field in October, it proceeded to Deep Bottom Landing, on the James, and was assigned to the First Brigade, First Division of the Twenty-fourth Corps, taking position upon the extreme right of the line of the army of the James, on the New Market Road. It was immediately put to fortifying, and soon had substantial breast-works, with well poised abatis in front. Shortly after its arrival, the Army of the James went into winter quarters, and during the inclement season, hostile demonstrations were almost entirely suspended. During this period the regiment was thoroughly drilled, and was employed on picket duty, in building fortifications, and in cutting and constructing roads. The discipline was strict, and the sanitary provisions most excellent, so that spring found the command in good condition for active service.

On the 27th of March, 1865, the division received marching orders, and crossing the James on the following day, moved southward, marching the entire night, and arrived on the 29th, in front of the rebel works. On the 2d of April, the division was led to the assault. Forts Gregg and Alexander, two strong works were in front, well mounted and efficiently manned. Against these the Union assaulting line was repeatedly led, but without success. Finally a strong column was formed, and being led with great spirit and determination, compelled the garrison, after having had three-quarters of its number slain, to surrender. President Lincoln, who was at the time at City Point, telegraphed the news of this success to the Secretary of War, in these words "A portion of Foster's Division, Twenty-fourth Corps, made a most gallant charge this afternoon, and captured a very important fort from the enemy, with its entire garrison." The regiment participated in the charge here alluded to, and suffered severely. Eighteen of its number were killed or mortally wounded, including two officers, Captain Patrick O'Murphy and Lieutenant Robert M'Millan, and ninety-one wounded, including Colonel Briscoe, Captains John G. Bippus, | Oliver C. Gregory, and Lieutenants Frank Ellison, | Price C. Williams, and James Patton. For his gallantry in this battle, Colonel Briscoe was brevetted Brigadier General, and placed in command of the brigade, and Lieutenant Colonel Robert P. Hughes, who had succeeded Lieutenant Colonel Lechler, took command of the regiment.

As soon as the victory at Petersburg was made complete, the regiment joined in the pursuit of the retreating rebel army, following along the South Side Railroad to Burkesville, and thence to Appomattox, skirmishing by the way, having two killed and one wounded in the affair at Rice's station on the 6th, and two killed and eight wounded in the final collision of the two armies on the 9th, near Appomattox Court House. Soon after the surrender, which occurred on the same day, the division was ordered to Richmond, and went into camp upon its arrival, two miles north of the city. Here the regiment remained, engaged in various duties until the 28th of June when it was mustered out of service. The recruits were transferred to the One Hundred and Eighty-eighth regiment, of which colonel Briscoe was made commander, and with that regiment was stationed at various points throughout Virginia, for provost duty. They were finally mustered out of service on the 14th of December.

One Hundred and Ninety-Ninth Regiment Field and Staff Officers

Name	Rank	Date of Muster Into Service	Remarks
James C. Briscoe	Colonel	Oct. 3, '64	Wounded at Fort Gregg, Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865 - Bv. Brig. Gen., March 13, 1865 - transferred to 188th Reg. P.V., June 28, 1865
Ambrose A. Lechler	Lt. Col.	Sept. 21, '64	Discharged by special order, Oct. 22, 1864
Robert P. Hughes	do	Nov. 12, '61	Pr. from Capt. Co. C 85th Reg. P.V., Nov. 28, '64 brevet Col., April 2, 1865-mustered out with regiment, June 28, 1865
William A.F. Gehr	Major	Sept. 16, '64	Promoted from 1st Lieut. Co. F, Dec. 8, 1864-mustered out with regiment, June 28, 1865
Horace Evans	Adj.	Aug. 22, '62	Promoted from private Co. D, 160th reg. P.V. Dec. 22, 1864-mustered out with regiment June 28, 1865
Jerem'h L. Lingard	Q.M.	Sept. 21, '64	Discharged by special order, Nov. 13, 1864
Charles H. Moss	do	Sept. 12, '64	Promoted from priv. to Q.M. Sgt., Oct. 22, 1864-to Q.M. Jan. 29, '65-to 1st Lt. Co. C. April 9, '65
Leighton O. Colvin	do	Sept. 19, '64	Promoted from 1st Lieut. Co. C., April 9, 1865-mustered out with regiment June 28, 1865
Benjamin Barr	Surg.	Oct. 5, '64	Mustered out with regiment, June 28, 1865
Daniel T. Batdorf	As.Surg.	Oct. 3, '64	Mustered out with regiment, June 28, 1865
John S. M'Ginnis	do	Aug. 29, '64	Promoted from Hospital Steward, 207th P.V. Jan. 7, 1865-mustered out with regiment, June 28, 1865
J.B.H. Janeway	Chap.	Jan. 16, '65	Mustered out with regiment, June 28, 1865
William H. Bates	Sr. Maj	Aug. 31, '64	Promoted from sergeant Co. A, May 4, 1865-mustered out with regiment, June 28, 1865
Isaac S. Brittian	do	Aug. 24, '64	Promoted from Sergeant Co., B, March 8, 1865-to company B, May 4, 1865
Henry E. Downing	do	Aug. 3, '64	Promoted from 1st Sergeant Co. A, Oct 5, 1864-to 2d Lieut. company F, Feb. 6, 1865
Thomas B. Powers	Q.M.Sr	Sept 17, '64	Promoted from Sgt. Co. E, March 1, 1865-com. 2d Lt. Co. D, June 8, 1865-not mustered-mustered out with regiment, June 28, 1865
Jeremiah J. Allen	ComSr	Sept. 24, '64	Promoted from private Co. K, April 6, 1865-mustered out with regiment, June 28, 1865
Geo. W. O'Donnell	do	Sept. 12, '64	Transferred to company E, April 6, 1865
John C. Lamb	Hos.St.	Sept. 2, '64	Promoted from private Co. C, Oct. 19, 1864-mustered out with regiment, June 28, 1865
Sylves'r Engleman	Pl.Muc	Aug. 31, '64	Mustered out with regiment, June 28, 1865
Josiah Kline	do	Aug. 30, '64	Promoted from Musician Co. B, Oct. 31, 1864-mustered out with regiment, June 28, 1865

One Hundred and Ninety-Ninth Regiment Company "I" - One Years Service

Jacob Detwiler	Capt	Oct 1, '64	Discharged by special order, December 29, 1864
Jud'n C. Blanchard	do	Sept. 21, '64	Promoted from 1st Lieut. Co. F, Jan. 30, 1865-mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Robert M'Millen	1st Lt.	Oct 3, '64	Killed at Fort Gregg, Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865
George C. Snyder	do	Dec. 15, '64	Promoted from 2d Lieut.. Co. E, June 17, 1865-mustered out with company June 28, 1865
James E. Sanders	2d Lt.	Oct. 3, '64	Discharged by special order, February 18, 1865
Samuel W. DeBolt	do	Sept. 7, '64	Promoted from 1st Sergt., October 2, 1864-to 1st Sergt. May 23, 1864-mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
William J. Reen	1st Sgt.	Sept. 9, '64	Pr. to Sergt.October 2, 1864-to 1st Sergt., May 23, 1864-mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Adney H. Whitford	do	Sept. 20, '64	Killed at Fort Gregg, Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865-buried in Poplar Grove national Cemetery, division C, section C, grave 76.
Edward D. Webb	Serg't	Sept. 28, '64	Pr. to Sgt., Oct. 2, '64-mus.out with Co., June 28, '65
Enos Bennage	do	Sept. 24, '64	Pr. to Sgt., Oct. 1, '64-mus.out with Co. June 28, '65
Latin Degrout	do	Sept. 7, '64	Pr. to Sgt. June 18, '65-mus.out with Co., June 28, '65
David M. Jones	Corp.	Sept. 19, '64	Promoted to Corporal, October 2, 1864-wounded at Fort Gregg, Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865-absent at muster out.
Henry E. Yeager	do	Sept. 9, '64	Pr. to Cor.,Oct. 2, '64-mus. out with Co., June 28, '65
Robert T. Krape	do	Sept. 9, '64	Pr. to Cor.,Oct. 2, '64-mus. out with Co., June 28, '65
Peter R Shaner	do	Sept. 6, '64	Pr. to Cor.,Oct. 2, '64-mus. out with Co., June 28, '65
Samuel Y. Acker	do	Sept. 9, '64	Pr. to Cor.,Oct. 2, '64-mus. out with Co., June 28, '65
John W. Fought	do	Sept. 14, '64	Pr. to Cor.,Oct. 2, '64-mus. out with Co., June 28, '65
George W. Feister	do	Sept. 29, '64	Pr. to Cor.,Oct. 1, '64-mus. out with Co., June 28, '65
Scott Rook	do	Sept. 8, '64	Pr. to Cor.,Apr. 2, '65-mus. out with Co., June 28, '65
Wm. L. Babcock	Muc	Sept. 7, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
William Ross	do	Sept. 2, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Allen, Amos E.	Private	Sept. 9, '64	Discharged by General Order Aug. 25, 1865
Breech, Christian	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Bartley, Zebulon B.	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Bassel, Andrew	do	Sept. 12, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Bartholomew, Enos	do	Sept. 7, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Belig, William H.	do	Sept. 15, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Bowers, Jacob	do	Aug. 29, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Biddle, William F.	do	Aug. 25, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Betts, Simon	do	Sept. 2, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Blackley, John	do	Sept. 30, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Bogert, Joshua	do	Sept. 20, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Burgner, John A.	do	Sept. 26, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Babcock, William	do	Sept. 7, '64	Died May 18, 1865,buried May 20,1865 Nat'l Cem., Richmond, Va., div. 2, sec. C, # 66.
Brunner, William	do	Sept. 9, '64	Deserted October 4, 1864
Bartleson, Thos. E.	do	Mar. 6, '65	Wounded at Fort Gregg, Petersburg , Va., April 2, 1865-not on muster out roll
Connell, John	do	Sept. 26, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Carlile, Pennock	do	Sept. 14, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Campbell, John	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Colcord, David	do	Sept. 9, 64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Connor, Edward M.	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Conrad, George W.	do	Sept. 5, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Clark, Reuben K.	do	Sept. 5, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Castlebury, Asher	do	Aug. 27, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Cairl, George W.	Private	Sept. 17, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Carter, Samuel W.	do	Sept. 27, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Confer, Thomas	do	Sept. 7, '64	Died at Point of Rocks, Va., Jan. 9, 1865
Cowles, G.W.	do	Sept. 20, '64	Died Jan. 11, '65-bu.rec.E.V. Cowles-buried in Nat. Cem., City Point, Va., Div 1 Sec. F, grave 21
Carter, John N.	do	Mar. 1, '65	Not on muster-out roll.
Devens, Ezra	do	Sept. 25, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Derrick, Isaac	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Davis, David	do	Sept. 19, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Derr, William J.	do	Sept. 20, '64	Died at Point of Rocks, Va. Feb. 15, 1865-buried in Nat. Cem., City Point, div. 2, sec. A, grave 127
Eyer, William	do	Sept. 13, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Fenstermaker, A.J.	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Fenstermaker, D.	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Fravel, Israel	do	Sept. 12, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Fairchild, Wm. A.	do	Sept. 8, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Getz, John B.	do	Sept. 9, '64	Died at Philadelphia, Pa. July 14, 1865
Glise, John W.	do	Sept. 12, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Hill, Frederick	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Harding, Richard	do	Sept. 28, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Hinkle, Aaron H.	do	Sept. 7, '64	Wounded at Fort Gregg, Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865-Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Holtzapple, Fred'k	do	Sept. 7, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Henderson, Wash	do	Aug. 29, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Holtzapple, S.D.	do	Sept. 7, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Hessler, Josiah	do	Sept. 13, '64	Absent, without leave, at muster out.
Hinds, Samuel	do	Sept. 22, '64	Died Nov. 27, 1864-buried in National Cemetery, Hampton, Va., section E, row 9, grave 22
Kelley, Charles W.	do	Sept. 13, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Kocher, George	do	Sept. 12, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Kenecht, Henry S.	do	Sept. 5, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Katen, John	do	Sept. 19, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Katen, Redmond	do	Sept. 19, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Keeney, Jerome	do	Sept. 6, '64	Killed at Fort Gregg, Petersburg, Va., April 2, '65-buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, division A, section B, grave, 51.
Kelley, Henry	do	Sept. 9, '64	Deserted October 5, 1864
King, Patrick	do	Sept. 9, '64	Deserted October 4, 1864
Lore, Charles H.	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Lowe, Charles	do	Sept. 20, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Lyon, William H.	do	Sept. 9, '64	Discharged-date unknown
Miller, William	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Miller, William	do	Sept. 5, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Monett, Joseph	do	Sept. 28, 64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Myers, Joseph	do	Sept. 8, '64	Deserted October 7, 1864
M'Clintock, A.S.	do	Sept. 24, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Noll, Jacob	do	Sept. 14, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Nelson, Daniel C.	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Ogin, Henry	do	Sept. 13, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Probst, John	do	Sept. 12, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Pettitt, Paul	do	Sept. 8, '64	Wounded at Fort Gregg, Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865-Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Peck, Joseph R.	do	Sept. 30, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Reeser, George	do	Sept. 17, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Ritter, James M.	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Rogers, Joseph	do	Sept.27, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Sanders , Cornel's A.	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Satford, Isaac	do	Sept. 15, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Stair, Ezra A.	do	Sept. 8, '64	Discharged by General Order, June 24, 1865
Smith, Oscar F.	do	Sept. 8, '64	Discharged by General Order, June 23, 1865
Simms, Zura	do	Sept. 21, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Swisher, Burgess	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Sones, Charles L.	do	Sept. 9, '64	Deserted December 16, 1864
Temple, Joseph	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Tyler, John	do	Sept. 20, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Tewksbury, J.W.	do	Sept. 30, '64	Killed at Fort Gregg, Petersburg, Va., April 2, '65
Woodside, Daniel	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Winders, John R.	do	Sept. 9, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Wisher, Martin	do	Sept. 15, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Whittier, Howard	do	Sept. 7, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Wentzel, William	do	Sept. 7, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Wilhelm, Edward	do	Sept. 7, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Wilson, James F.	do	Sept. 29, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Wauganian, Robert	do	Sept. 20, '64	Drafted-transferred to company K, 97th regiment P.V.-date unknown
Yake, John W.	do	Aug. 29, '64	Mustered out with company, June 28, 1865
Young, James	do	Sept. 9, '64	Discharged-date unknown

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