Massachusetts 4th Volunteer Infantry Militia (Union)
1861-04-16
Organized - Massachusetts 4th Volunteer Infantry Militia - Massachusetts
1861-06-10
Battle - Big Bethel - Tabb and Hampton, Virginia
Considered by many to be the first land battle of the Civil War near the village of Big Bethel, Virginia resulting in a Confederate victory.READ MORE
1863-05-21
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Henry Walker
ColonelHenry Walker
1863-05-21
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Samuel P. Ferris, and Colonel Timothy Ingraham
ColonelSamuel P. Ferris
ColonelTimothy Ingraham
1863-05-21
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Halbert E. Paine
Brigadier GeneralHalbert E. Paine
1863-05-21
Battle - Port Hudson - East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana; East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
In cooperation with Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's final offensive against Vicksburg, Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks's army moved against the Confederate stronghold at Port Hudson on the Mississippi River. Like Vicksburg, Port Hudson was located atop high bluffs at the river bank that commanded the river. On May 11th, Banks learned that some Confederates had been moved from Port Hudson to support the forces defending Vicksburg, so he sought to move upon the garrison before those troops could be replaced. Banks…READ MORE
1863-06-23
Battle - Brashear City, Louisiana
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
1863-08-28
Mustered Out - Massachusetts 4th Volunteer Infantry Militia - Massachusetts
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