Pennsylvania 131st Volunteer Infantry (Union)

8/1/62

Organized - Pennsylvania 131st Volunteer Infantry - Pennsylvania

9/17/62

Battle - Antietam - Sharpsburg, Maryland

The Army of the Potomac, under the command of Maj. Gen. George McClellan, mounted a series of powerful assaults against General Robert E. Lee's forces along Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17th, 1862.READ MORE

12/13/62

Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg

In early November, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, and made immediate plans to move the army once again toward Richmond.READ MORE

4/30/63

Leadership Change - Regiment - Major Robert W. Patton

MajorRobert W. Patton

4/30/63

Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Chancellorsville

On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE

5/23/63

Mustered Out - Pennsylvania 131st Volunteer Infantry - Pennsylvania

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