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Soldiers who fought in the wheatfield at Gettysburg,
a platoon of the 110th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
National Archives Photo
Col. Crowther Foundation
Casey's Infantry Tactics
110th PVI
History
Company A
Muster Roll
Guidlines For
Women As Soldiers
The 110th Regiment 3 days prior to the Battle of Chancellorsville, VA.
Col. Crowther can been seen in front center with his favorite gray mare (blowup below)
Col. Crowther fell at Chancellorsville on May 3, 1863.
Crowther Foundation Archives Photo
Col. Crowther in left background, forward center of the Regiment with his favorite gray mare. The man in the extreme foreground is believed to be Capt. David Jones of Company A,
now promoted to Lt. Col. of the Regiment, who then commanded the Regiment through the Gettysburg Campaign after Col. Crowther Fell in battle.
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110th PVI Monument at Gettysburg
110th Pennsylvania Infantry (6 Cos.)
Army USA, Corps 3, Division 1, Brigade 3.
Commander Lieut. Col. David M. Jones
Location DeTrobriand Avenue, the Wheatfield, Gettysburg, PA.
Dedicated in 1889
On Saturday October 11, 2008 Col. James Crowther was honored at the Chancellorsville Battlefield, Virginia. A panel was placed on the
"Wall of Honor" at the visitors center. It reads:
Colonel James E. Crowther
110th Pennsylvania Infantry
Colonel James Crowther is the highest-ranking officer buried in Fredericksburg National Cemetery. A former Burgess of Tyrone, PA., Crowther died on May 3, 1863, while gallantly attempting to hold back the fierce Confederate onslaught at Chancellorsville. “His death is much regretted,” wrote his commanding officer. “He was a brave and fearless soldier, esteemed by all.”
Executive Director and President of the
Colonel Crowther Foundation Bob Hileman Jr. poses at the Wall of Honor at the Chancellorsville Battlefield Visitors Center. Col. Crowther's panel is behind, top left.
110th Pennsylvania Volunteers
Tyrone Company A Infantry
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The Squad;
Captain Michael Gherrity
as Captain / Lieut. Colonel David Jones
Corporal Calum Munro
Private Thomas Gressman
Private Zecheriah Johnson
Private Tadpole Munro
Private Jarret Wasko
Private Daniel Whatule
Private K. "Red" Whatule
Vivandiere Michele Thomas
Pvt. Daniel Whatule
Cpl. Calum Munro
Pvt. Thomas Gressman
Capt. Michael Gherrity
The Original 110th Regiment
Pvt. Tadpole Munro
Pvt. Jarret Wasko
Pvt. K. "Red" Whatule
Pvt. Zecheriah Johnson
Vivandiere Michele Thomas
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The smallest fighting unit for the infantry during the Civil War was the company. Companies generally consisted of 100 men on paper but were seldom up to strength due to casualties and illnesses. The staff of a company comprised of a Captain, who commanded, a 1st Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant and two Sergeants, and several Corporals. While the company was the smallest unit, it would at times be split up into platoons, sections, and squads, but not for extended periods of time.Infantry companies were banded together with other companies to form battalions or regiments. Generally, there were eight companies to a battalion and ten companies to a regiment (the Union sometimes used twelve) and were designated with letters from the alphabet such as "A", "B", "C", "D", etc. (The letter "J" was not used because it looked too much like the letter "I".) Companies often carried the name of the individual or individuals who organized the company or for the place from where they came. For example, Company "M" of the second Florida Infantry Regiment was also known as the Howell Guards or the Dennison Guard from Ohio, organized at Camp Dennison, and in this representation of Company "A" of the One Hundred Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment, named the "Tyrone Infantry" from the town of Tyrone Pennsylvania from which most of the company was mustered. The staff of a regiment included a Colonel who commanded, a Lieutenant Colonel, Major, 1st Lieutenant (acted as an Adjutant), a surgeon, Assistant Surgeon, Quartermaster, Commissary Officer, and a Sergeant Major. The regiment was the primary fighting force for both the Union and the Confederacy.During the time period that we are portraying, the Commanding Officer of the One Hundred Tenth Regiment was Colonel James Crowther, from Tyrone Pennsylvania, who was killed in action May 3, 1863 at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, succeeded by Lieutenant Colonel David M. Jones, also a Tyrone resident, who was seriously wounded and eventually losing a leg at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 2, 1863. What we are representing here is a small squad of Company "A" of the One Hundred Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment;The "Tyrone Infantry"
