Connecticut 27th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
1862-10-22
Organized - Connecticut 27th Volunteer Infantry - Connecticut
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 - Colonel John R. Brooke
ColonelJohn R. Brooke
1863-04-30
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Winfield S. Hancock
Major GeneralWinfield S. Hancock
1863-04-30
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Richard S. Bostwick
ColonelRichard S. Bostwick
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 - Lieutenant Colonel Henry C. Merwin, and Major James H. Coburn
Lieutenant ColonelHenry C. Merwin
MajorJames H. Coburn
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John C. Caldwell
Brigadier GeneralJohn C. Caldwell
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Henry C. Merwin
Lieutenant ColonelHenry C. Merwin
1863-07-01
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John R. Brooke
ColonelJohn R. Brooke
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
1863-07-27
Mustered Out - Connecticut 27th Volunteer Infantry - Connecticut
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