Pennsylvania 42nd Volunteer Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:Jun 4, 1861
- Muster Out Date:Jun 11, 1864
Other
- Aliases:
- 13th Reserves Infantry Battalion, Pennsylvania
- 1st Pennsylvania Mounted Rifles
- Pennsylvania Bucktails Mounted Rifles
- Leaders:
- Brigadier General George Dashiell Bayard
- Brigadier General George G. Meade
- Brigadier General James Shields
- Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford
- Brigadier General Truman Seymour
- Captain Dennis McGee
- Colonel Charles F. Taylor
- Colonel Richard Biddle Roberts
- Colonel William McCandless
- Lieutenant Colonel Alanson E. Niles
- Lieutenant Colonel Thomas L. Kane
- Major William R. Hartshorne
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale | Jun 30, 1862 | Jun 30, 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Totopotomoy Creek | May 28, 1864 | May 30, 1864 | 2 day(s) | Hanover County, Virginia |
| Malvern Hill | Jul 1, 1862 | Jul 1, 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | Jul 1, 1863 | Jul 3, 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Antietam | Sept 17, 1862 | Sept 17, 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Mechanicsville | Jun 26, 1862 | Jun 26, 1862 | < 1 day | Hanover Couunty, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | Dec 13, 1862 | Dec 13, 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Dranesville | Dec 20, 1861 | Dec 20, 1861 | < 1 day | Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Chantilly | Sept 1, 1862 | Sept 1, 1862 | < 1 day | Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Spotsylvania Court House | May 8, 1864 | May 21, 1864 | 13 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Cross Keys | Jun 8, 1862 | Jun 8, 1862 | < 1 day | Rockingham County, Virginia |
| Mine Run | Nov 27, 1863 | Dec 2, 1863 | 5 day(s) | Orange County, Virginia |
| Wilderness | May 5, 1864 | May 7, 1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| Savage's Station | Jun 29, 1862 | Jun 29, 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Second Bull Run | Aug 28, 1862 | Aug 30, 1862 | 2 day(s) | Prince William County, Virginia |
| Gaines' Mill | Jun 27, 1862 | Jun 27, 1862 | < 1 day | Hanover County, Virginia |
| South Mountain | Sept 14, 1862 | Sept 14, 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
| Mechanicsville, Virginia | Jun 26, 1862 | Jun 26, 1862 | < 1 day | Mechanicsville, Virginia |
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