Any 210th PA researcher's out there?

[RJSamp]

Turns out my brother's GGGfather in law was KIA March 31st at Gravelly Run VA (White Oak Road battle) while serving with Company K.

My Question:
Is there a regimental history out there?

The Regimental Roster has a number of men deserting in September 1864.....any idea what's up?

[mississippian]

There are some short histories out there online, I'll find them and post them. But since that regiment was organized in September of 1864 I'm willing to bet many of those deserters are men who enlisted for bounty money and deserted at the first chance. I've also discovered that many of the men who served in these very late war regiments had previous service in other regiments, usually early war 3 month regiments or the 9 month regiments of 1862-63.

Will MacDonld

[RJSamp]

That makes perfect sense Will.....
these were late war regiments, PA asked to raise 10 infantry regiments. First combat was October 1864 at Hatcher's Run VA.

Go on take the money and run....

They were in V Corps (Warren), Ayres Division, Gwyn's Brigade and led the advance of the Corps on March 29th, 1865 with no skirmisher's up front (how's that for a bold movement....). All of this is tied into the Sheridan Fiasco at Dinwiddie (Fitz Hugh Lee and Pickett tie Phil into knots in the Five Forks area) and Warren's receipt of multiple conflicting orders from Grant, Meade, Sheridan and his eventual sacking for failure to be aggressive at White Oaks Road (Gravelly Run, Boynton Plank Road).

You can tell from the short shrift of the battle narratives that all concerned were absolutely sick of the war by this time.....Corps\Division movements and combat written up in summary fashion, and Brigade\Regimental movements\combat terse and sparse at best.