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Pennsylvania 79th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Sep 1, 1861
  • Muster Out Date:Jul 12, 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics : Maj Enos Hopkins
    • 2nd Kentucky Cavalry : Col Buckner Board
    • Escort:
    • Brigadier General Lovell Harrison Rousseau
    • Brigadier General Richard W. Johnson
    • Brigadier General William Passmore Carlin
    • Colonel Henry A. Hambright
    • Colonel Henry Augustus Hambright
    • Colonel John C. Starkweather
    • Colonel John Converse Starkweather
    • Colonel Marshall F. Moore
    • Major General Lovell H. Rousseau
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Stones RiverDec 31, 1862Dec 31, 1862< 1 dayMurfreesboro, Tennessee
BentonvilleMar 19, 1865Mar 21, 18652 day(s)Bentonville, North Carolina
ChickamaugaSep 19, 1863Sep 20, 18631 day(s)Catoosa County, Georgia; Walker County, Georgia
ResacaMay 13, 1864May 16, 18643 day(s)Gordon County, Georgia; Whitfield County, Georgia
JonesboroughAug 31, 1864Sep 1, 18641 day(s)Clayton County, Georgia
PerryvilleOct 8, 1862Oct 8, 1862< 1 dayPerryville, Kentucky
Peachtree CreekJul 20, 1864Jul 20, 1864< 1 dayFulton County, Georgia

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