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Afterwards, those entitled to discharge (a total of 53) were mustered out in Philadelphia on July 2, 1864. The remainder of the regiment was merged into the 69th Pennsylvania. Out of a total of 1,665 men who served in the regiment during the war, only 153 returned uninjured.
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at first. Finally after several minutes, they helped to push the Confederates out of the Angle. The 71st lost 98 officers and men during the attack, including nine out of fifteen officers.
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in charge of the companies squeezed into the line and, before he moved himself to the rear, ordered Kochersperger to withdraw the men if the enemy came too close. During
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managed to rally the regiment near the 72nd and 106th Pennsylvania, but was unable to convince any of the three units to
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in October 1861, it was renamed the 71st Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. It was grouped with the
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that September, the regiment lost one third of its strength. It again suffered heavy losses at the
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but was quickly ordered to retreat from the line by its Colonel,
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was wounded and five colorbearers were shot down, and at the
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Killed and mortally wounded: 14 officers, 147 enlisted men
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The 71st Pennsylvania was organized in August 1861 by
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United States
Union
Infantry
Siege of Yorktown
Battle of Seven Pines
Battle of Savage's Station
Battle of Ball's Bluff
Seven Days Battles
Battle of Glendale
Battle of Malvern Hill
Battle of Second Bull Run
Battle of Chantilly
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Overland Campaign
Battle of Banks' Ford

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