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Massachusetts 59th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Apr 1, 1864
  • Muster Out Date:May 26, 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Bvt BG Napoleon B. McLaughlen
    • Bvt Col Gilbert P. Robinson
    • Bvt MG Orlando B. Willcox
    • Brigadier General James Ledlie
    • Brigadier General Julius White
    • Brigadier General Thomas G. Stevenson
    • Colonel Daniel Leasure
    • Colonel Jacob P. Gould
    • Colonel Sumner Carruth
    • Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H. Barnes
    • Lieutenant Colonel Stephen M. Weld Jr.
    • Major Ezra P. Gould
    • Major General Thomas L. Crittenden
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank RoadJun 21, 1864Jun 24, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fort StedmanMar 25, 1865Mar 25, 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
CraterJul 30, 1864Jul 30, 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Second PetersburgJun 15, 1864Jun 18, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, 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
Globe TavernAug 18, 1864Aug 21, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia

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