207th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
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The 207th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment of the Union Army in the American Civil War. Raised mostly in northern and central Pennsylvania in mid-1864, the regiment initially served with the Army of the James during the Siege of Petersburg, holding trenches at Bermuda Hundred. In late November it transferred to the Army of the Potomac and during the northern hemisphere spring campaign fought in the counterattack during the Battle of Fort Stedman and the Union breakthrough at Petersburg. During last days of the Appomattox Campaign it guarded the supply line, and participated in the Grand Review of the Armies following the end of the war before mustering out.
207th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry | |
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Active | 8 September 1864 – 31 May 1865 |
Country | United States of America |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Union Army |
Role | Infantry |
Engagements | American Civil War |