The 190th Pennsylvania Bucktails were formed in the field after the Battle of Bethesda Church on May 31, 1864, from veteran sharpshooters who had just mustered out of service. As skilled skirmishers, they fought the Rebels at Petersburg, the Weldon Railroad, and at the Battle of Five Forks. With brutal forced marches, the 190th finally caught Lee's army at Appomattox Court House and helped force it to surrender on April 9, 1865.
