Pennsylvania 56th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:Mar 7, 1862
- Muster Out Date:Jul 1, 1865
Other
- Leaders:
- Bvt BG Richard Coulter
- Bvt MG Samuel W. Crawford
- Brigadier General Abner Doubleday
- Brigadier General David A. Russell
- Brigadier General James S. Wadsworth
- Brigadier General Lysander Cutler
- Captain Frederick Williams
- Colonel J. William Hofmann
- Colonel John William Hofmann
- Lieutenant Colonel J. William Hofmann
- Major Henry A. Laycock
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem Plank Road | Jun 21, 1864 | Jun 24, 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Brandy Station | Jun 9, 1863 | Jun 9, 1863 | < 1 day | Culpeper County, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | Jul 1, 1863 | Jul 3, 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Antietam | Sept 17, 1862 | Sept 17, 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Second Petersburg | Jun 15, 1864 | Jun 18, 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Five Forks | Apr 1, 1865 | Apr 1, 1865 | < 1 day | Five Forks, Virginia |
| Spotsylvania Court House | May 8, 1864 | May 21, 1864 | 13 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Appomattox Court House | Apr 9, 1865 | Apr 9, 1865 | < 1 day | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| Wilderness | May 5, 1864 | May 7, 1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| Third Petersburg | Apr 2, 1865 | Apr 2, 1865 | < 1 day | Dinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia |
| Chancellorsville | Apr 30, 1863 | May 6, 1863 | 6 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| South Mountain | Sept 14, 1862 | Sept 14, 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
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