Massachusetts 2nd Volunteer Infantry (Union)
1861-05-25
Organized - Massachusetts 2nd Volunteer Infantry - Massachusetts
1862-03-23
Battle - First Kernstown - Frederick County, Virginia, Winchester, Virginia
In the spring of 1862, relying on faulty intelligence that under-reported the strength of the Union garrison at Winchester in the lower Shenandoah Valley, Confederate Maj. Gen. 'Stonewall' Jackson marched aggressively north with his 3,800-man division. In Winchester, the 8,500 Federals were a detachment from the Army of the Potomac's Fifth Corps, and were commanded by Col. Nathan Kimball, who outnumbered Jackson more than two to one. Kimball established a defensive position on the Valley Turnpike and Midd…READ MORE
1862-05-24
Battle - Winchester, Virginia
1862-05-25
Battle - First Winchester - Winchester, Virginia
Part of Jackson's Valley Campaign, the First Battle of Winchester took place May 24, 1862. The battle was huge victory for Jackson's troops and disrupted the Union's plans to take Richmond.READ MORE
1862-08-09
Battle - Cedar Mountain - Culpeper County, Virginia
Maj. Gen. John Pope was placed in command of the newly-constituted Army of Virginia on June 26th. Pope's orders were to defend Washington DC and Union-held northern Virginia while the Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan battled Robert E. Lee outside of Richmond. When McClellan was defeated at the end of the Seven Days battles less than a week later, Lee turned his attention north toward Pope while McClellan regrouped his army. Pope's three army corps were arrayed in a line from the Blu…READ MORE
1862-09-17
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General George H. Gordon, and Colonel Thomas H. Ruger
Brigadier GeneralGeorge H. Gordon
ColonelThomas H. Ruger
1862-09-17
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams, Brigadier General George H. Gordon, and Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford
Brigadier GeneralAlpheus S. Williams
Brigadier GeneralGeorge H. Gordon
Brigadier GeneralSamuel W. Crawford
1862-09-17
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Thomas H. Ruger
ColonelThomas H. Ruger
1862-09-17
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford
Brigadier GeneralSamuel W. Crawford
1863-04-30
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Samuel M. Quincy
ColonelSamuel M. Quincy
1863-04-30
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Thomas H. Ruger
Brigadier GeneralThomas H. Ruger
1863-04-30
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams
Brigadier GeneralAlpheus S. Williams
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
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Mudge
Lieutenant ColonelCharles R. Mudge
1863-06-09
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Adelbert Ames
Brigadier GeneralAdelbert Ames
1863-06-09
Battle - Brandy Station - Culpeper County, Virginia
> *As we emerged from the woods into an open space or field where our mounted skirmishers were deployed, it was clearly discovered that our troops were confronted with a heavy line of infantry, who, with weapons of a longer range than that of our carbines, were dismounting our men at a fearful rate, whilst they were unable to inflict any punishment upon the enemy. As Colonel Devin approached the skirmish line, he at once became the target for the Rebel sharp shooters and, the way the minnie balls were whiz…READ MORE
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Mudge, and Major Charles F. Morse
Lieutenant ColonelCharles R. Mudge
MajorCharles F. Morse
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Thomas H. Ruger, and Colonel Silas Colgrove
Brigadier GeneralThomas H. Ruger
ColonelSilas Colgrove
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams, and Brigadier General Thomas H. Ruger
Brigadier GeneralAlpheus S. Williams
Brigadier GeneralThomas H. Ruger
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Mudge
Lieutenant ColonelCharles R. Mudge
1863-07-01
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
1864-06-06
Battle - Raccoon Creek, Georgia
1864-07-20
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Thomas H. Ruger
Brigadier GeneralThomas H. Ruger
1864-07-20
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams
Brigadier GeneralAlpheus S. Williams
1864-07-20
Battle - Peachtree Creek - Fulton County, Georgia
Weary of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's pattern of retreat through northwest Georgia in the face of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's advancing armies, President Jefferson Davis removed him from command of the Army of Tennessee, replacing him with Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood. On July 20th, Hood determined to take the fight to the enemy by setting upon an isolated portion of Sherman's forces in front of Atlanta. Hood's target would be the Union corps of Maj. Gens. Oliver O. Howard and Joseph Hooker from Maj. Gen. Geo…READ MORE
1865-02-07
Battle - Blacksville, South Carolina
1865-03-19
Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina
After his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman headed north in early 1865 to unite with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army in Virginia. Only Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston's army stood between Sherman and Grant. After briefly blocking Sherman's advance at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, Johnston struck Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum's wing of Sherman's army near Bentonville on March 19. The Confederates ran into stiff resistance, as Slocum established a defensive position. Johnston's assaults con…READ MORE
1865-07-26
Mustered Out - Massachusetts 2nd Volunteer Infantry - Massachusetts
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