2nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery (112th Volunteers)

Brief History
This regiment was organized at Philadelphia January 8, 1862. It mustered out at City Point, Virginia, January 29, 1866, and discharged at Philadelphia, Pa., February 16, 1866.

For more information on the history of this unit, see:


 * The Civil War Archive section, 2nd Regiment Heavy Artillery (112th Volunteers), (accessed 12 September 2012).

Companies in this Regiment with the Counties of Origin
Men often enlisted in a company recruited in the counties where they lived though not always. After many battles, companies might be combined because so many men were killed or wounded. However if you are unsure which company your ancestor was in, try the company recruited in his county first.

Men in this Regiment were recruited from Franklin County, Allegheny County, and Monroe County, and from the city of Philadelphia and Philadelphia County.

Field and Staff Officers -See Roster

Company A - See Roster

Company B - See Roster

Company C - See Roster

Company D - See Roster

Company E - See Roster

Company F - See Roster

Company G - See Roster

Company H - recruited from New Jersey. See Roster

Company I - See Roster

Company K - See Roster

Company L - See Roster

Company M - See Roster

Unassigned men - See Roster

The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors database lists 8,032 men on its roster for this unit. Roster.

Other Sources

 * Beginning United States Civil War Research gives steps for finding information about a Civil War soldier. It covers the major records that should be used. Additional records are described in ‘Pennsylvania in the Civil War’ and ‘United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865’ (see below).


 * National Park Service, The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, is searchable by soldier's name and state. It contains basic facts about soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, a list of regiments, descriptions of significant battles, sources of the information, and suggestions for where to find additional information.


 * Pennsylvania in the Civil War describes many sources, specifically for Pennsylvania, and how to find them. These include compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865 describes and explains United States and Confederate States records, rather than state records, and how to find them. These include veterans’ censuses, compiled service records, pension records, rosters, cemetery records, Internet databases, published books, etc.


 * Pa Roots. Gives History of battles, organization and losses.


 * Ward, George W. History of the Second Pennsylvania Veteran Heavy Artillery, (112th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers) from 1861-1866, Including the Provisional Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery. Philadelphia, Pa: G.W. Ward, Printer, 1904. Internet Archives. and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1992),


 * Williams, Robert A. "The North's Largest Regiment: The 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery" In Military Images, Southeastern: Jan/Feb 2004, Vol. 25, Issue 4, 9g. 19.