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David Cribbs 1827-1862 (son of Sarah Jane Cribbs,
1803-1839, and John Cribbs)
Company F 121st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Private
Enlisted: 18 August 1862 at Venango County, Pennsylvania by Capt J. M. Clapp for 3 years, mustered into Service 29 August 1862 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Died in Richmond, Virginia, 23 December 1862, of wounds received during battle of Fredericksburg, 13 December 1862
Soldier Service Record: On file National Archives:
18 Aug 62- 13 Dec 62 - Present with unit
13 Dec 62 - Captured during battle of Fredericksburg. Wounded
by gun shot wound to upper part of body in battle, could not be removed,
left in the hands of the enemy (from Capt Clapp’s sworn settlement)
16 Dec 62 - Confined/admitted to hospital at 21 Richmond, Virginia
23 Dec 62 - Died of wounds
Pension Claim: On file National Archives:
Widow claim 10 July 1865 (Sarah): Application 101366 Certificate 78095
David’s description at time of enlistment in 1862:
Age: 35
Height: 5’9"
Complexion: light
Eyes: blue
Hair: sandy
Born: Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Farmer
(Married with seven children)
NOTES:
Service: Regimental history while David served:
121st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Organized at Philadelphia August 22 to September 5, 1862. Moved to Washington, D.C., September. Camp at Arlington Heights, near Washington, till October 1. Moved to Frederick, Md., and Join Army of the Potomac. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac.
SERVICE--Duty at Sharpsburg, Md., till October 30 1862. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15, 1862 (David WIA and captured 13 Dec 62).
1862-1865: Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 104 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 64 Enlisted men by disease. Total 175.
121st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry history
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Rowley's Brigade--Doubleday's Division--1st Corps
(1) Col. CHAPMAN BIDDLE.
(2) Col. ALEXANDER BIDDLE.
(3) Col. JAMES S. WARNER.
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K Killed and died of wounds.
M Men
D Died of disease, accidents,
in prison, &c.
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BATTLES
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BATTLES
K. & M.W.
Fredericksburg, Va
45
Bethesda Church, Va
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Chancellorsville, Va
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Petersburg, Va
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Gettysburg, Pa
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Dabney's Mills, Va
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Wilderness, Va
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Five Forks, Va
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Spotsylvania, Va
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Salisbury Prison, N. C
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North Anna, Va
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Present, also, at Totopotomoy; Cold Harbor; Weldon Railroad; Peeble's Farm; Boydton Road; Run; Appomattox. 109 killed =12.2 per cent.
NOTES.--This gallant little regiment sustained a heavy loss in proportion to its numbers. At no time did it have a full complement of men, yet it distinguished itself on all occasions by its efficiency. It was recruited mostly in Philadelphia, and was organized there in September, 1862. It joined McClellan's Army in October, and was placed in McCandless's Brigade, Meade's Division, Pennsylvania Reserves. With this command it fought in its initiatory battle at Fredericksburg, with a loss of 14 killed, 114 wounded, and 10 missing; total, 138. The brigade, under Colonel Chapman Biddle, was engaged at Gettysburg in the battle of the first day, its operations being conspicuous in the history of that day. The regiment marched on that field with only 263 officers and men; of this number, 12 were killed, 106 wounded, and 61 missing or captured; many of the prisoners were wounded before they were captured. Upon the transfer of the First to the Fifth Corps, the regiment was placed in Roy Stone's Brigade, of Wadsworth's Division. It had received no recruits, and entered the spring campaign of 1864 with only 200 men. It fought in all the battles of the Fifth Corps, and in October the morning report showed only 89 men present for duty. In the spring of 1865 it entered on the final campaign in Coulter's (3d) Brigade, Crawford's (3d) Division, Fifth Corps, in which command it fought at Five Forks, and was present at the last surrender.
General References:
http://carlisle-www.army.mil/usamhi/CivilWar/CWUnits/pa/inf/121inf.htm
USAMHI Ref Branch laf;dan Apr 92
Bates, Samuel P. History of the Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-5. Wilmington, NC: Broadfoot, 1993. Vol. 7, pp. 30-53 (12 photocopied pages). E527B32.1993v7. (Brief history and roster of the regiment).
Biddle, Chapman. The First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg: An Address Delivered Before the Historical Society of Pennsylvania on the 8th of March, l880. Phila: Lippincott, l880. 50 p. E475.53.B58.
Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Vol. 2. Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1979. Ref. See p. 1613 (1 photocopied page) for a concise summary of the regiment's service.
Fox, William F. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War,1861-1865, Dayton, OH: Morningside, 1985 reprint.
Pennsylvania. Gettysburg Battlefield Comm. Pennsylvania at Gettysburg: Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monuments Erected by the Commonwealth.... Vol. 2. Hbg, PA: Wm S Ray, 1914. pp. 663-80 (10 photocopied pages). E475.53P422v2. (Addresses delivered at the dedication of the regimental monument and a photo of that monument at the Gettysburg National Military Park).
121st Inf Regt. History of the 121st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, by the Survivors' Association: An Account From the Ranks. Phila: Catholic Standard & Times, l906. 292 p. E527.5.121st.P43. See also 16-page addenda published in 1893; E527.5.121st.P42.
Sauers, Richard A. Advance the Colors!: Pennsylvania Civil War Battle Flags. Vol. 2. Hbg, PA: Capitol Preservation Comm, 1991. pp. 392-94 (3 photocopied pages). E527.4S38.1991v2. (Brief unit history with emphasis on the regimental flags).
Taylor, Frank H. Philadelphia in the Civil War. Phila: By the City, 1913. pp. 135-36(2 photocopied pages) E527.97P54T39. (Brief history of the unit).
USAMHI photo Archive includes images of individuals of this unit.
The following pertinent personal papers are in the Institute's
Manuscript Archive: Harshberger, Abraham - CWTIColl (Surgeon's memoirs,
l862-l865)
