Maine 2nd Volunteer Infantry (Union)
1861-05-28
Organized - Maine 2nd Volunteer Infantry - Maine
1861-07-21
Battle - First Bull Run - Fairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
One of earliest battles of the Civil War, it introduced Americans to the idea that this would likely not be a short conflict and blood would be shed:READ MORE
1862-04-05
Battle - Siege of Yorktown (1862) - York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
Most of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army was not on the peninsula on April 4th when Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan departed Fortress Monroe on his Peninsula Campaign. The only force opposing the Yankee advance up the peninsula toward the Confederate capital at Richmond was Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder's small force of two divisions at Yorktown behind the Warwick River. Magruder's deceptive theatrics, conspicuously parading his men back and forth behind his defenses, convinced the Federals that his works were s…READ MORE
1862-05-27
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General John H. Martindale
Brigadier GeneralJohn H. Martindale
1862-05-27
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George W. Morell
Brigadier GeneralGeorge W. Morell
1862-05-27
Battle - Hanover Court House - Hanover County, Virginia
1862-05-31
Battle - Seven Pines - Henrico County, Virginia
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army from the Virginia Peninsula toward the Confederate capital of Richmond as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's army pursued him. By the end of May, Johnston held a defensive position seven miles east of the city on the Richmond and York River Railroad. McClellan's army facing Johnston straddled the Chickahominy River and stretched south. Capturing the initiative from his Union foe, Johnston attempted to overwhelm two Federal corps isolated south of the river. The Confed…READ MORE
1862-06-08
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain James A. Hall
CaptainJames A. Hall
1862-06-08
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General George Dashiell Bayard
Brigadier GeneralGeorge Dashiell Bayard
1862-06-08
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General James Shields
Brigadier GeneralJames Shields
1862-06-08
Battle - Cross Keys - Rockingham County, Virginia
Maj. Gen. John C. Frémont's and his 11,000-man Mountain Department army were tasked with keeping Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's two-division force engaged in the Shenandoah Valley and unable to join with Robert E. Lee's army defending Richmond during the Peninsula Campaign against the Confederate capital. In early June, Jackson's men under Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell were encamped in the vicinity of Cross Keys on the South Fork of the Shenandoah River. Union screening cavalry approached Jackson f…READ MORE
1862-06-27
Battle - Gaines' Mill - Hanover County, Virginia
Despite his victory over the Confederates at Beaver Dam Creek on June 26th, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter's Fifth Corps abandoned its position early on June 27th and established a new defensive line along Boatswain's Creek, just north of the Chickahominy River.READ MORE
1862-07-01
Battle - Malvern Hill - Henrico County, Virginia
On June 30th, the retreating Federal Army of the Potomac finally stopped at the James River at the end of seven days of fighting outside of Richmond.READ MORE
1862-08-28
Battle - Second Bull Run - Prince William County, Virginia
After the early summer collapse of the Union Peninsula Campaign offensive to capture Richmond, Robert E. Lee sought to move his army north and threaten Washington DC before Union forces could regroup.READ MORE
1862-09-14
Battle - South Mountain - Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
After his success at Second Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia north across the Potomac River on an invasion of Maryland in September of 1862. Lee divided his army, sending a portion of it into western Maryland while Lieut. Gen. Stonewall Jackson's wing attempted to capture the Federal garrison at Harper's Ferry. The bold plan was jeopardized on September 13th when a mislaid copy of Lee's orders revealing the Confederates' plans was given to Union commander Maj. Gen. George B. M…READ MORE
1862-09-17
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Charles W. Roberts
ColonelCharles W. Roberts
1862-09-17
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel James Barnes
ColonelJames Barnes
1862-09-17
Leadership Change - Division - Major General George W. Morell
Major GeneralGeorge W. Morell
1862-12-13
Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia
In early November, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, and made immediate plans to move the army once again toward Richmond.READ MORE
1863-04-30
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain James A. Hall
CaptainJames A. Hall
1863-04-30
Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain Dunbar R. Ransom
CaptainDunbar R. Ransom
1863-04-30
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John C. Robinson
Brigadier GeneralJohn C. Robinson
1863-04-30
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE
1863-06-09
Mustered Out - Maine 2nd Volunteer Infantry - Maine
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Charles S. Wainwright
ColonelCharles S. Wainwright
1864-05-05
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Albert F. Thomas
CaptainAlbert F. Thomas
1864-05-05
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Thomas G. Stevenson
Brigadier GeneralThomas G. Stevenson
1864-05-08
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Thomas G. Stevenson, Colonel Daniel Leasure, and Major General Thomas L. Crittenden
1864-05-08
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Thomas G. Stevenson
Brigadier GeneralThomas G. Stevenson
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