142nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

142nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Pennsylvania flag
ActiveAugust 1862 to May 29, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
Size935
EngagementsBattle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Five Forks
Second Battle of Petersburg
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Commanders
Colonel of
the Regiment
Robert P. Cummins
Horatio N. Warren
Notable
commanders
Robert P. Cummins

The 142nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was a volunteer infantry regiment that fought in the Union Army during the American Civil War. The regiment primarily served in the Army of the Potomac in the Eastern Theater and was heavily engaged in the first day of fighting at Gettysburg.