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Maine 6th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Jul 15, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Aug 15, 1864
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Calvin E. Pratt
    • Brigadier General David A. Russell
    • Brigadier General Horatio G. Wright
    • Brigadier General William F. Smith
    • Brigadier General Winfield S. Hancock
    • Captain Clermont L. Best
    • Captain Freeman McGilvery
    • Colonel Amasa Cobb
    • Colonel Hiram Burnham
    • Colonel Oliver Edwards
    • Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin F. Harris
    • Major George Fuller
    • Major General William F. Smith
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Brandy StationJun 9, 1863Jun 9, 1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Malvern HillJul 1, 1862Jul 1, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
GettysburgJul 1, 1863Jul 3, 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Siege of Yorktown (1862)Apr 5, 1862May 4, 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
AntietamSept 17, 1862Sept 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven PinesMay 31, 1862Jun 1, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Fort StevensJul 11, 1864Jul 12, 18641 day(s)District of Columbia, DC
White Oak SwampJun 30, 1862Jun 30, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court HouseMay 8, 1864May 21, 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
WildernessMay 5, 1864May 7, 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Savage's StationJun 29, 1862Jun 29, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Garnett's & Golding's FarmJun 27, 1862Jun 28, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
WilliamsburgMay 5, 1862May 5, 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Gaines' MillJun 27, 1862Jun 27, 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
South MountainSept 14, 1862Sept 14, 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Second Rappahannock StationNov 7, 1863Nov 7, 1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia; Fauquier County, Virginia
Second FredericksburgMay 3, 1863May 3, 1863< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia

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