The Patapsco Guards
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Unit History
The Patapsco Guards Infantry, Maryland Volunteers, was an independent company of infantry organized at Ellicott's Mills, Maryland, in September of 1861. Term of enlistment was for three years.
The Patapsco Guards performed guard duty and provost duty at Ellicott's Mills, as well as York, Chambersburg and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. During the Gettysburg Campaign the guards skirmished with part of Lee's 2nd Corps at Wrightsville, Pennsylvania.
During General McCausland and General Johnson's raid on Chambersburg in July of 1864, the Patapsco Guard skirmished with Confederates near Chambersburg on July 30th.
On expiration of the company's term of service those men wishing to leave the service were mustered out, those veterans who remained and new recruits remained in service until August 17, 1865.
Assignments
SERVICE.--Guard duty on the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad until September, 1862. Duty at York, Pa., until June, 1863. Moved to Shippensburg, Pa., June 17; thence to Columbia. Defense of bridge at Wrightsville June 29. At Harrisburg, Pa., until August. At York, Pa., until December, 1863. At Harrisburg and Carlisle, Pa., until July, 1864. At Chambersburg, Pottsville and Phillipsburg, Pa., until March, 1865. Action at Chambersburg July 29-30, 1864. In Juniata District until August, 1865. Mustered out August 17, 1865.
