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Pennsylvania 61st Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Sep 27, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Jun 28, 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Albion P. Howe
    • Brigadier General Calvin E. Pratt
    • Brigadier General Daniel D. Bidwell
    • Brigadier General Darius N. Couch
    • Brigadier General George W. Getty
    • Brigadier General John Cochrane
    • Brigadier General John J. Abercrombie
    • Brigadier General Lewis A. Grant
    • Brigadier General Thomas H. Neill
    • Captain David J. Taylor
    • Captain Robert L. Orr
    • Captain William H. Rodgers
    • Colonel Daniel Bidwell
    • Colonel David H. Williams
    • Colonel George C. Spear
    • Colonel Hiram Burnham
    • Colonel Oliver H. Rippey
    • Lieutenant Colonel George F. Smith
    • Lieutenant Colonel Winsor B. French
    • Major George W. Dawson
    • Major General Darius N. Couch
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Malvern HillJul 1, 1862Jul 1, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
GettysburgJul 1, 1863Jul 3, 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
AntietamSep 17, 1862Sep 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Seven PinesMay 31, 1862Jun 1, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Fisher's HillSep 21, 1864Sep 22, 18641 day(s)Shenandoah 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
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
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
Fort Stevens, District of ColumbiaJul 12, 1864Jul 12, 1864< 1 dayFort Stevens, District of Columbia

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