Lyman T. Borchers
Residence was not listed;
Enlisted on 11/15/1861 as a 1st Lieutenant.
On 11/15/1861 he was commissioned into "C" Co. PA 67th Infantry
He was discharged on 5/15/1865
He was listed as:
* POW 6/15/1863 Winchester, VA (Confined at Macon, GA & Columbia, SC)
[Regiment lost 17 killed, 11 wounded and 60 POW's that day]
Promotions:
* Capt 12/26/1862 (As of Co. B)
Intra Regimental Company Transfers:
* 12/26/1862 from company C to company B
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865
- Union Blue: History of MOLLUS
- Research by Jack Lundquist
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Lyman T. Borchers, Company B, 67th Pa. Inf., filed for pension 1904 & 1907, Application no. 1,318,234 and received by Certficate no. 1,088,791, he died in 1907, his widow filed Application no. 890,187 and received by Certificate No. 653,109
T289: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900.
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67th PA Infantry ( 3-years )
Organized: Philadelphia, PA on 3/31/62
Mustered Out: 7/14/65 at Washington, DC
Officers Killed or Mortally Wounded: 2
Officers Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 3
Enlisted Men Killed or Mortally Wounded: 77
Enlisted Men Died of Disease, Accidents, etc.: 150
(Source: Fox, Regimental Losses)
Sixty-seventh Infantry.-Cols., John F. Staunton, Harry
White, John C Carpenter; Lieut.-Cols., Horace B. Burnham,
Harry White, John C. Carpenter, Peter Marsh; Majs., Harry
White, John F. Young, John C. Carpenter, Samuel McHenry. The
67th was raised from the state at large, rendezvoused at
Philadelphia and was slowly mustered into the U. S. service
from Aug. 28, 1861, to March 31, 1862, for three years. On
April 3, 1862, it left the state for Baltimore and proceeded
thence to Annapolis, Md., where it remained until in Feb.,
1863, engaged in provost guard duty, and various special
duties connected with the post. It then moved to Harper's
Ferry, where it performed garrison and guard duty for a few
weeks; was then transferred to Berryville and assigned to the
3rd brigade of Gen. Milroy's command, under Col. McReynolds.
The brigade was especially charged with the duty of keeping
open communications with Harper's Ferry, guarding the passes
of the Blue ridge and the fords of the Shenandoah river. In
the engagement at Winchester in June, 1863, in attempting to
cut its way through the overwhelming forces of the enemy under
Ewell and Longstreet, all except about 75 men of the command
were captured. After an imprisonment of two months, they were
paroled and returned to Annapolis. The portion of the
regiment which escaped capture was assigned to Gen. Elliott's
brigade, 3rd division, 3rd corps, and was occupied in
fortifying Maryland heights until June 30, when the works were
dismantled, the 67th moved to Washington, and a little later
with its division joined the Army of the Potomac at Frederick.
The paroled members were exchanged and returned to the
regiment on Oct. 11. It shared the fortunes of the 3rd corps
in the campaigns of the fall and early winter of 1863, and
went into winter quarters at Brandy Station. Many of the men
reenlisted for another three years, term, but so many members
had joined the command at a late date, it was not entitled to
a veteran furlough under the regulations established.
Nevertheless, 350 veterans were allowed a furlough in a body
by Gen. Meade and the balance of the command, numbering about
200 men, was temporarily attached to the 135th Pa. At the
expiration of the furlough, the regiment reported to Gen.
Abercrombie at Belle Plain and early in June was posted at
White House, where it was engaged in a skirmish with the
Enemy's cavalry, and a few days later fought at Charles City
Court House. Soon after this the 67th rejoined its brigade
near the Yellow house before Petersburg and the men with the
135th returned to their own regiment. With the 6th corps it
shared in the descent on the Weldon railroad, next proceeded
with the 3rd division to Baltimore on the occasion of Gen.
Early's movement against Washington; arrived too late to share
in the battle of Monacacy, but served as rear guard to
Ricketts' retiring column; and during the rest of the summer
it shared in the operations of the army under Gen. Wright. It
was with Sheridan at the Opequan, Fisher's hill and Cedar
creek, losing in the last named action 48 killed and wounded
out of about 150 men engaged. It remained in the valley until
near the close of the year; then rejoined the army before
Petersburg, had its full share in all the subsequent
operations of the 6th corps up to the surrender of Lee at
Appomattox; then marched with a portion of the army to
Danville; after the surrender of Gen Johnston it returned to
Washington and was there mustered out on July 14, 1865.
Source: The Union Army, vol. 1