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Pennsylvania 71st Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Aug 1, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Jul 2, 1864
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Alexander S. Webb
    • Brigadier General John Gibbon
    • Brigadier General John Sedgwick
    • Brigadier General Joshua T. Owen
    • Brigadier General Oliver O. Howard
    • Brigadier General William Harrow
    • Brigadier General William W. Burns
    • Colonel DeWitt C. Baxter
    • Colonel Isaac J. Wistar
    • Colonel Joshua T. Owen
    • Colonel Richard P. Smith
    • Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kochersperger
    • Lieutenant Colonel John Markoe
    • Major Charles W. Smith
    • Major General John Sedgwick
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
GlendaleJun 30, 1862Jun 30, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, 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
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Ball's BluffOct 21, 1861Oct 21, 1861< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
Seven PinesMay 31, 1862Jun 1, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
White Oak SwampJun 30, 1862Jun 30, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court HouseMay 8, 1864May 21, 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
WildernessMay 5, 1864May 7, 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Savage's StationJun 29, 1862Jun 29, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Fair Oaks, VirginiaMay 30, 1862May 30, 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Fair Oaks, VirginiaJun 1, 1862Jun 1, 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia

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