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Also known as Gosline’s Zonaves, (This command was originally known as the
Pennsylvania Zouaves, then as the Forty-Fifth, afterwards the Fifty-Forth, and finally as
the Ninety-fifth, was organized at Philadelphia in the month of August 1861) Colonel John
M Gosline commanding. The regiment served with the Army of the Potomac.
* Zouaves (pronounced zoo-ahh-vah), patterned after the French Zouaves, were elite
units especially popular in the Union Army. They were known for their precision on the
drill field and for their colorful uniforms consisting of gaiters, baggy pants, short red
jackets with trim, and turbans or fezzes.
Sylvester Cox is listed on page 374 in "History of Pennsylvania
Volunteers, 1861-5; prepared in compliance with acts of the legilature, by Samuel P
Bates"
Army of the Potomac (McClellan)
I Advance on Manassas, V!irginia
10-15 March 1862
VI Corps (Franklin), 1st Division, 3rd Brigade, 95th PA (Gosline)
II Advance on Falmouth, V!irginia
04-17 April 1862
VI Corps (Franklin), 1st Division, 3rd Brigade, 95th
PA (Gosline)
III West Point or Elthams Landing, V!irginia
07-08 May 1862
VI Corps (Franklin), 1st Division, 3rd Brigade,
95th PA (Gosline)
(Slocum) (Newton)
IV Seven Day Campaign
A: Mechanicville or Ellerson Mill
26 June
1862
B: Gains Mill
27 June 1862
C: Peach Orchard and Swamp or Savage Station 29 June
1862
D: White Oak Swamp or Charles City, Crossroads Glendale, Nelsons
Farm, Fraopers Farm, Turkey Island Bridge, And New Market Crossroads
30 June 1862
E: Malvern
01 July 1862
VI Corps (Franklin), 1st Division
(Slocum) 3rd Brigade (Newton) 95th Pa (Gosline)
V Second Bull Run or Manassas
A: Cover Pope’s Retreat
01 September 1862
VI Corps (Franklin), 1st
Division (Slocum) 3rd Brigade (Newton) 95th Pa (Gosline)
VI Maryland Campaign
A: Crampton Gap, South Mountain
14 September 1862
B: Antietam
16-17
September 1862
Note: 95th PA captured confederate Hoivetur at Crampton’s Gap
VI Corps (Franklin), 1st Division (Slocum), 3rd Brigade (Newton) 95th PA (Town)
Army of the Potomac (Burnside)
VII Fredericksburg Campaign
A: Hamilton’s Crossing
15 December 1862
B: Burnsides “Mud
Marsh”
20-24 January 1863
VI
Corps (Smith), 1st Division (Brooks), 3rd Brigade (Russell) 95 PA (Town) (Hall) McCalla
Note: this corp. was part of Franklins “Left Grand Division”
Army of the Potomac (Hooker) known as Fighting Joe from MA
VII Chancellorsville Campaign
A: Mary’s
Heights, Fredericksburg
03 May 1863
B:
Salem’s Height
3-04 May 1863
C: Banks
Ford
04 May 1863
VI Corps (Sedgwick),
1st Division (Brooks), 3rd Brigade (Bartlett) 95 PA (Town) (Hall) McCalla
Note: Emanuel was promoted to Corporal as of 04 May 1863
Army of the Potomac (Meade)
IX Gettysburg Campaign
01-03 July 1863
VI Corps (Sedgwick), 1st Division (Wright), 2nd Brigade
(Bartlett) 95th PA (Carroll)
X Pursuit of Lee
VI Corps (Wright), 1st Division (Russell), 2nd
Brigade (Bartlett) 95th PA (Carroll)
Note:
Sedgwick had overall command of the 5th and 6th corps
XI Bristoe Campaign
09-22 October 1863
VI Corps (Wright), 1st Division
(Russell), 2nd Brigade (Bartlett) 95th PA (Carroll)
XII Rappahahannock Station
07 November 1863
VI Corps (Wright), 1st Division
(Russell), 2nd Brigade (Bartlett) 95th PA (Carroll)
XIII Mine Run Campaign
26 November – 02 December 1863
A: Raccoon Hope
B: New Hope
C: Robertson’s Tavern
D: Bartlett’s Mill
E: Locust Grove
VI Corps (Wright), 1st Division
(Russell), 2nd Brigade (Bartlett) 95th PA (Carroll)
The entire regiment re-enlisted on 26 December 1863 near Brandy Station, V!irginia.
Private
Mustered in: 23 August 1861
Mustered out with company: 2 November 1864
Great information on the 95th PA volunteers
http://www.95thpa.com/History%20pg1.html
