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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 RoadJun 21, 1864Jun 24, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Brandy StationJun 9, 1863Jun 9, 1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
GettysburgJul 1, 1863Jul 3, 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
AntietamSept 17, 1862Sept 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Second PetersburgJun 15, 1864Jun 18, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Five ForksApr 1, 1865Apr 1, 1865< 1 dayFive Forks, 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
Third PetersburgApr 2, 1865Apr 2, 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
South MountainSept 14, 1862Sept 14, 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland

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