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Rhode Island 2nd Volunteer Infantry Battalion (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Jun 1, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Jul 13, 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Jr.
    • Brigadier General Charles Devens
    • Brigadier General David A. Russell
    • Brigadier General Frank Wheaton
    • Brigadier General George Stoneman
    • Captain Elisha Hunt Rhodes
    • Colonel Ambrose Burnside
    • Colonel Andrew Porter
    • Colonel David Hunter
    • Colonel Frank Wheaton
    • Colonel Henry L. Eustis
    • Colonel Horatio Rogers
    • Colonel John S. Slocum
    • Colonel Oliver Edwards
    • Colonel William H. Browne
    • Lieutenant Colonel Frank Wheaton
    • Major General Darius N. Couch
    • Major General Frank Wheaton
    • Major General John Newton
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Fort StedmanMar 25, 1865Mar 25, 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Salem ChurchMay 3, 1863May 4, 18631 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Malvern HillJul 1, 1862Jul 1, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
GettysburgJul 1, 1863Jul 3, 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Siege of Yorktown (1862)Apr 5, 1862May 4, 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
AntietamSep 17, 1862Sep 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Sailor's CreekApr 6, 1865Apr 6, 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Second PetersburgJun 15, 1864Jun 18, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven PinesMay 31, 1862Jun 1, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Fisher's HillSep 21, 1864Sep 22, 18641 day(s)Shenandoah County, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
First Bull RunJul 21, 1861Jul 21, 1861< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
Fort StevensJul 11, 1864Jul 12, 18641 day(s)District of Columbia, DC
Third WinchesterSep 19, 1864Sep 19, 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
White Oak SwampJun 30, 1862Jun 30, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, 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
Hatcher's RunFeb 5, 1865Feb 7, 18652 day(s)Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Third PetersburgApr 2, 1865Apr 2, 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
WilliamsburgMay 5, 1862May 5, 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cedar CreekOct 19, 1864Oct 19, 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Malvern Hill, VirginiaAug 6, 1862Aug 6, 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Malvern Hill, VirginiaJul 2, 1862Jul 2, 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Fort Stevens, District of ColumbiaJul 12, 1864Jul 12, 1864< 1 dayFort Stevens, District of Columbia
Winchester, VirginiaAug 15, 1864Aug 15, 1864< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia

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