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United States 2nd Infantry (Union)

1861-07-02

Battle - Hoke's Run - Berkeley County, West Virginia

1861-08-10

Leadership Change - Regiment - Major Frederick Steele

1861-08-10

Leadership Change - Brigade - Lieutenant Colonel George L. Andrews

Lieutenant ColonelGeorge L. Andrews

1861-08-10

Battle - Wilson's Creek - Green County, Missouri; Christian County, Missouri

Wilson's Creek
Wilson's Creek

In the summer of 1861, the Union and the Confederacy struggled for control of Missouri. Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon Army of the West was camped at Springfield, Missouri, with Confederate troops under the command of Brig. Gen. Ben McCulloch and Maj. Gen. Sterling Price approaching.READ MORE

1862-05-27

Leadership Change - Brigade - Lieutenant Colonel William Chapman

Lieutenant ColonelWilliam Chapman

1862-05-27

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George Sykes

Brigadier GeneralGeorge Sykes

1862-05-27

Battle - Hanover Court House - Hanover County, Virginia

1862-05-31

Battle - Seven Pines - Henrico County, Virginia

Seven Pines
Seven Pines

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

1862-09-17

Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain John S. Poland

1862-09-17

Leadership Change - Brigade - Major Charles S. Lovell

1862-09-17

Battle - Antietam - Sharpsburg, Maryland

Antietam
Antietam

The Army of the Potomac, under the command of Maj. Gen. George McClellan, mounted a series of powerful assaults against General Robert E. Lee's forces along Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17th, 1862.READ MORE

1862-09-19

Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Thomas D. Maurice

1862-09-19

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John W. Fuller

1862-09-19

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General David S. Stanley

Brigadier GeneralDavid S. Stanley

1862-09-19

Battle - Iuka - Tishomingo County, Mississippi

Iuka
Iuka

Maj. Gen. Sterling Price's Army of the West main column marched into Iuka, Mississippi, on September 14th. Price's superior, Gen. Braxton Bragg, had ordered Price to prevent Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans's Army of the Mississippi from moving into Tennessee and reinforcing Nashville. Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commanding the Army of the Tennessee, feared that Price intended to go north to join Bragg. Grant devised a plan for his left wing commander, Maj. Gen. E.O.C. Ord, to advance on Iuka from the west;…READ MORE

1862-10-03

Battle - Battle of Corinth - Corinth, Mississippi

Battle of Corinth
Battle of Corinth

Not to be confused with Siege of Corinth. Also known as Second Battle of Corinth.READ MORE

1863-04-30

Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Salem S. Marsh, and Captain Samuel A. McKee

1863-04-30

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Sidney Burbank

1863-04-30

Leadership Change - Division - Major General George Sykes

Major GeneralGeorge Sykes

1863-04-30

Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Salem S. Marsh

1863-04-30

Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Chancellorsville
Chancellorsville

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

1863-05-18

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Samuel N. Benjamin

1863-06-09

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Edward Heaton

LieutenantEdward Heaton

1863-06-09

Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain James M. Robertson

1863-07-01

Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Samuel A. McKee, and Major Arthur T. Lee

1863-07-01

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Sidney Burbank

1863-07-01

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Romeyn B. Ayres

Brigadier GeneralRomeyn B. Ayres

1863-07-01

Leadership Change - Regiment - Major Arthur T. Lee

1863-07-01

Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Gettysburg
Gettysburg

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

1864-05-05

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant James S. Dudley

LieutenantJames S. Dudley

1864-05-05

Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain John Edwards Jr.

1864-06-11

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Edward Heaton

LieutenantEdward Heaton

1864-06-11

Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain James M. Robertson

1864-08-31

Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain Jerome B. Burrows

1864-08-31

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John W. Fuller

Brigadier GeneralJohn W. Fuller

1864-09-19

Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Charles H. Pierce

1864-09-19

Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain La Rhett L. Livingston

1865-04-01

Leadership Change - Brigade - undefined Bvt BG Frederick Winthrop, and Colonel James G. Grindlay

1865-04-01

Leadership Change - Division - undefined Bvt MG Romeyn B. Ayres

1865-04-01

Leadership Change - Brigade - undefined Bvt BG Frederick Winthrop

1865-04-01

Battle - Five Forks - Five Forks, Virginia

Five Forks
Five Forks

The Union victory along the White Oak Road on March 31st threatened to destabilize the entire Confederate line west of Petersburg. General Robert E. Lee ordered Maj. Gen. George Pickett with his infantry division and the cavalry divisions of Col. Thomas Munford, Maj. Gen. W.H.F. Lee, and Maj. Gen Thomas Rosser to hold the vital crossroads of Five Forks, along the White Oak Road five miles west of the previous fighting there. Pickett's defensive line was not well constructed, and much of his cavalry force w…READ MORE

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