Pennsylvania 42nd Volunteer Infantry, Company G (Union)
1861-06-04
Organized - Pennsylvania 42nd Volunteer Infantry, Company G - Pennsylvania
1862-12-13
Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg
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
1864-05-28
Battle - Totopotomoy Creek - Hanover County, Virginia
Totopotomoy Creek
Operations along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond opened with cavalry combat at the Pamunkey River crossing at Dabney's Ferry (near Hanovertown) and at Crump's Creek on May 27th. During the cavalry fight at Haw's Shop on May 28th, Union and Confederate infantry arrived in the vicinity and the Confederates entrenched behind Totopotomoy Creek. On the 29th, the Union army Second, Ninth, and Fifth Corps probed Lee's position along the creek, while the Sixth Corps felt its way toward Hanover Court House.…READ MORE