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Pennsylvania 50th Volunteer Veteran Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Sept 25, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Jul 30, 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Bvt MG Orlando B. Willcox
    • Jr.
    • Brigadier General Isaac Stevens
    • Brigadier General Orlando B. Wilcox
    • Brigadier General Orlando B. Willcox
    • Brigadier General Robert B. Potter
    • Captain William H. Diehl
    • Colonel Benjamin C. Christ
    • Colonel Ralph Ely
    • Colonel William Humphrey
    • Lieutenant Colonel Edward Overton
    • Lieutenant Colonel Thomas S. Brenholtz
    • Major Edward Overton
    • Major Samuel K. Schwenk
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank RoadJun 21, 1864Jun 24, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fort StedmanMar 25, 1865Mar 25, 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Blue SpringsOct 10, 1863Oct 10, 1863< 1 dayGreene County, Tennessee
CraterJul 30, 1864Jul 30, 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
AntietamSept 17, 1862Sept 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Second PetersburgJun 15, 1864Jun 18, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
ChantillySept 1, 1862Sept 1, 1862< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court HouseMay 8, 1864May 21, 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court HouseApr 9, 1865Apr 9, 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
WildernessMay 5, 1864May 7, 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
VicksburgMay 18, 1863Jul 4, 186347 day(s)Vicksburg, Mississippi
Globe TavernAug 18, 1864Aug 21, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Third PetersburgApr 2, 1865Apr 2, 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
South MountainSept 14, 1862Sept 14, 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Blue Springs, TennesseeOct 10, 1863Oct 10, 1863< 1 dayBlue Springs, Tennessee

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