New York 157th Infantry (Union)
1862-09-13
Battle - Charleston (1862) - Charleston, West Virginia
1862-09-19
Organized - New York 157th Infantry - New York
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 - Brigade - Brigadier General Alexander Schimmelfennig
Brigadier GeneralAlexander Schimmelfennig
1863-04-30
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Carl Schurz
Major GeneralCarl Schurz
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
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Philip P. Brown, undefined Jr., and Lieutenant Colonel George Arrowsmith
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Alexander Schimmelfennig, and Colonel George von Amsberg
Brigadier GeneralAlexander Schimmelfennig
ColonelGeorge von Amsberg
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alexander Schimmelfennig, and Major General Carl Schurz
Brigadier GeneralAlexander Schimmelfennig
Major GeneralCarl Schurz
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel George Arrowsmith
Lieutenant ColonelGeorge Arrowsmith
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Regiment - undefined Jr.
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
1864-11-30
Battle - Honey Hill - Jasper County, South Carolina; Beaufort County, South Carolina
1865-04-09
Battle - Dingle's Mill - Sumpterville, South Carolina
1865-07-10
Mustered Out - New York 157th Infantry - New York
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