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116th-Pa. Fighting Irish

The 116th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, was recruited from among the Irish Americans of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the summer of 1862, by Capt. John Teed of Reading, Pa. Dennis Heenan served as its first colonel, St. Clair A. Mulholland as lieutenant colonel, and George H. Bardwell as major. At the end of August 1862, the regiment was ordered to report to Washington, D.C., and was assigned to the Irish Brigade, which was the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, II Corps, Army of the Potomac. The following month, it was ordered to the Shenandoah Valley, where it saw minor skirmishing. At the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, the 116th charged up Marye's Heights. Despite losing many of their officers and men, including Colonel Heenan, they remained at the wall until dark. The regiment had lost so many men that it was consolidated into a battalion of four companies under the command of Mulholland.

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Corp Jacob W. Adams

1830 – 2 Sep 1904

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot info: Section: Q

Corp John Adams

1809 – 23 Mar 1885

Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot info: Montgomery Section, Lot 12

William Aikman

1 Aug 1841 – 28 May 1887

Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA

Alexander Albert

15 Jan 1844 – 18 Jul 1904

Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA

Plot info: Sec ej

PVT John Allen

unknown – 22 Oct 1864

Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, USA

Plot info: 342

Robert J. Alston

1835 – 22 Nov 1900

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot info: Div 1, Sec A, Range 3, Lot 24

Robert Lester Anderson

11 May 1830 – 4 Dec 1904

Harmarville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Dr John P. Ashcom

11 Nov 1821 – 1 May 1892

Everett, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot info: Section Q, Lot 53

Alfred J. Bailes

1846 – 22 Aug 1877

Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

No grave photo

Pvt Thomas B Barber

1828 – 6 Mar 1905

Forty Fort, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA

MAJ George Harmon Bardwell

17 Sep 1827 – 23 Jan 1886

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Plot info: Section O, Lot 142, Site 5

William H. Barker

1843 – 4 Oct 1920

Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA

Plot info: Grace, Lot 307

Pvt Charles G. Barth

1847 – 6 Dec 1931

Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

No grave photo

PVT John Baxter

1839 – 29 Jan 1863

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

No grave photo

CPL Samuel S. Beckett

Birth and death dates unknown.

South Union Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA

PVT John Beilhartz

unknown – 14 Oct 1864

Andersonville National Historic Site, Macon County, Georgia, USA

Plot info: Section: H, Row: 10943

Rudolph Beiter

8 Mar 1840 – 23 Jun 1864

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA

Plot info: Section 13 Site 6246

Jacob John Benzino

22 May 1838 – 21 May 1909

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot info: Section L, Lot 49½, Grave 3

Abraham Berger

9 Feb 1842 – 10 Jul 1898

Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot info: 6th Row - Left of grass road

Lieut William H. Bibighaus

1838 – 5 Aug 1863

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot info: Section G, Lot 240

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