24th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

The 24th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was a three-month infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Service
This regiment was organized at Philadelphia and mustered into federal service on May 1, 1861. This regiment, composed mainly of men of Irish descent, was the outgrowth of a Philadelphia militia regiment and was recruited in that city, with the exception of one company from Wilmington, Del.

After mustering in, it went into camp near Philadelphia, the men being treated well by the city's people. The regiment then proceeded to Hagerstown, via Chambersburg, and arrived at Camp Porter on June 22, where it was assigned to the 5th Brigade, 2nd Division. It took part in the maneuvers near Martinsburg, Bunker Hill and Charlestown. On July 27, Major General Robert Patterson asked the regiment to remain on duty until the replacing regiments arrived. On August 9, the regiment moved to Harper's Ferry. The next day it entrained for Baltimore and arrived in Philadelphia in the afternoon. It was mustered out at Philadelphia, on August 10, 1861, having remained in the service two weeks longer than the term of enlistment..

Organizational affiliation
Attached to Brig. Gen. James S. Negley's 5th Brigade, Brig. Gen. William H. Keim's 2nd Division, of Patterson's Army.

List of battles
The regiment participated in no battles during its service.

Detailed service

 * Left Philadelphia for Chambersburg, PA, on June 3
 * Attached to Patterson's Army, June 3
 * Moved to Hagerstown, MD, June 16
 * Moved to Williamsport, MD June 18
 * Garrisoned Camp Porter, June 22
 * Occupied Martinsburg, VA July 3
 * Advanced on Bunker Hill July 15
 * At Charlestown, VA July 17
 * Moved to Harper's Ferry, VA August 9
 * Moved to Philadelphia and mustered out August 10, 1861.

Casualties
The regiment suffered no losses during its service..

Regimental staff

 * Colonel Joshua T. Owen
 * Lieutenant-Colonel Dennis Heenan
 * Major Dennis O'Kane

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