Volunteers
States
United
General ,
Brevet Major
JAMES GWYN
Grandfather_
Great
Irish
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w
ti
lie
He
was
later
born
was
studied
in
raised
and
there
trained
well
He
surgery.
his
and
Ireland.
Londonderry,
Foyle'
at
College
s
3
,
t
famine
to
1850
in
settled
Margaretta
married
during
the
Iris
Philadelphia
and
in
Young,
Brothers,
Stuart
the
of
granddaughter
became
w
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t
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an
associate.
well known dry goods
Over time he developed an interest
merchants.
4
n •:
and
Revolutionary War hero,
American
with
James
crisis.
t
all
w
migrated
f'`
i, +=
end
siblings
many
U. S.
the
of
parts
various
,
in
the Military and did an apprenticeship with the
Greys.
Washington
the
Corps,
Artillery
s-
•. '
Within a week after the fall of Sumter, he had been commissioned
Captain
G",
Co. "
of
23d
Regiment, Pennsylvania
s:°
Infantry,
which
with
regiment he served under General Patterson in the Valley, taking part with
cretin in
of
tue
his three
tain
took
which
the field
he
was, on.
reorganized
the
under
juiy
wuteL ,
raiiiu8
in the
Co. " F"
of
al.
affair
months' service
loot.
z,
upon
August 14,
of
command
completion
Pennsylvania
23d
regiment
the
commissioned
1861,
1
Cap-
l
Infantry,
Colonel David B.
Birney, and
He participated
was assigned to First Brigade, First Division, Fourth Corps.
a y.
with his regiment in the Siege of Yorktown, the battle of Williamsburg
nd the battle of Fair Oaks, where it was heavily engaged.
THE patriotic resolution of the ; T.crn Exchange, of Philadelphia,
at
adopted
meeting held
a
Ulv
u:' ::
24th,
1862,
under
James
which
immediate action was taken for rhe formation of a regiment
of
later,
month
infantry
its
and
Union,
Camp'
at
in the
resulted
equipme:
the
near
of
command which, nearly one thousand ' t
rendezvous,
Schuylkill,
the
of
as well
one
historic
the
ug, went forth as the tr8th
second
Sometime later he was prostrated with Chickahominy fever and rethe service, but
Pennsylvania
recovery was commissioned Lieut.-Colonel xt8th
This fine regiment, which had been raised by the
upon
Infantry.
Philadelphia Corn Exchange,
Hurried to the front
vost.
commanded
was
upon
the
news of
Colonel Charles M. Pre-
by
Lee'
s
invasion
Maryland, it
of
was attached en route to the First Brigade( Barnes) First Division ( Morrell)
of
the Fifth Corps.
It
was
three days later composed
to
observe
lant but ineffectual
reserve
during
part of
a small
force thrown
The
the enemy.
So
left
regiment was
staunch,
the Potomac
across
to
unsupported
to the overwhelming attack
resistance
Confederate brigades.
the battle of Antietam but
held in
in fact, had been the
a gal-
make
a number
of
of
that the
resistance
in
to
be
command
offered
spot
in
a new regiment financed by
Regiment.
signed
Gwyn was fortunate
honored
himself
prepared
we
ll,
and
demon—
strated strong leadership qual—
ifications which his men highly
respected.
After Appomatix tires
chipped
with
a
gilded
in and
presented
him
magnificent
engraved
and
sword
is
in
which
still
The following was their;
my family.
FINAL MUSTER
Confederates, as evidenced by the reports, believed themselves to have been
opposed
by
a much
heavier force.
Gwyn- also
118th
participated
in the Fredericksburg, Chancellors
ville and Gettysburg campaigns, commanding the regiment iu the first and
named in the
Mrreceived at
absence
of`
Shepherdstown.
Col. Prevost,
October
31,
occasioned
1863, lie
by
a
received
severe
his
as Colonel.
Upon the opening
led his
regiment
severely
1864, he
in the
in the
wounded
commanded
operations on
day
of- the
charge
right
of
battle
of
the
Wilderness, Colonel Gwyn
the First Division, Fifth Corps,
thigh.
the First Brigade
Rejoining
as
the
command
and
was
in August,
Colonel in Gen. Warren'
senior
the Weldon Railroad, participating in the
s
severe engagements
of August 18, x9 and 21 He commanded the Brigade in the brilliant action
at
Peeble' s Farm, capturing two
and
he
having
was
his horse killed
thanked
by
earthworks and a
under
General Meade
fortified line
For his
him.
and was
part
in this
of
the enemy,
engagement
brevetted Brigadier-General.
Subsequently he was assigned to the command of the Third Brigade,
Second Division( Ayres) of the Fifth Corps, and participated in the engage-
ments at Dabney' s Mills, Fort Steadman, Lewis' s Farm and Five Forks.
For
gallant and
meritorious
services
at
the battle of Five Forks,"
where
his brigade captured a large number of the enemy and many battle flags
he
was
brevetted Major- General.
He was mustered out in June, 1865.
General Gwyn was particularly soldierly and impressive in appearance
For a number of years before his death, he was debilitated by age and
suffering.
He
was
naturally
adapted to a
military life.
How successful he
was as a soldier is best shown by his having received in quick succession the
brevets of Brigadier-General and Major-General for distinguished conduct
in the field.
United
States
Volunteers
Corn Exchange Regiment)
wound
commission
Pa,
30,
September
1890
Mustered into Service: Aug 31, 1862
Battles
Killed
Died
of
Missing
participated
in
wounds
in
in:
battle:
&
desease_
action
UjZIGIUNAL MUSTER:
Additional
34
205
RECRUITS
500
273
960
456
FINAL MUSTER of orig. memsbers:
139