105th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

105th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
105th Pennsylvania Infantry Monument, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1893
ActiveOctober 1861 to July 11, 1865
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnion
BranchInfantry
Size1,992
EngagementsBattle of Williamsburg
Battle of Seven Pines
Battle of Glendale
Battle of Malvern Hill
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of the Wilderness
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
First Battle of Deep Bottom

The 105th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (also known as the "Wildcat Regiment") was an infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[1][2] Among the regiment's early recruits was future United States Congressman Albert C. Thompson.

  1. ^ Bates, Samuel P. History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5; Prepared in Compliance with Acts of the Legislature, Vol. III, pp. 779-827. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: B. Singerly, State Printer, 1870.
  2. ^ Scott, Kate, ed. History of Jefferson County with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Syracuse, New York; D. Mason & Co., 1888.