Minnesota 2nd Sharpshooters (Union)
3/20/62
Organized - Minnesota 2nd Sharpshooters - Minnesota
5/27/62
Battle - Hanover Court House - Hanover County, Virginia
5/31/62
Battle - Seven Pines - Henrico County, Virginia
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army from the Virginia Peninsula toward the Confederate capital of Richmond as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's army pursued him. By the end of May, Johnston held a defensive position seven miles east of the city on the Richmond and York River Railroad. McClellan's army facing Johnston straddled the Chickahominy River and stretched south. Capturing the initiative from his Union foe, Johnston attempted to overwhelm two Federal corps isolated south of the river. The Confed…READ MORE
6/1/62
Battle - Fair Oaks, Virginia
9/2/62
Battle - Vienna, Virginia
9/17/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Oliver O. Howard, and Major General John Sedgwick
Brigadier GeneralOliver O. Howard
Major GeneralJohn Sedgwick
9/17/62
Leadership Change - Division - Major General John Sedgwick
Major GeneralJohn Sedgwick
12/13/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Alfred Sully
Brigadier GeneralAlfred Sully
12/13/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Oliver O. Howard
Brigadier GeneralOliver O. Howard
12/13/62
Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia
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
7/1/63
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
5/31/64
Battle - Cold Harbor - Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
After two days of inconclusive fighting along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee turned their sights on the crossroads of Cold Harbor. Roads emanating through this critical junction led to Richmond as well as supply and reinforcement sources for the Union army. On May 31, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry captured Cold Harbor. The next day, Sheridan held the crossroads against a Confederate attack. With reinforcements from both armies arriving…READ MORE
6/21/64
Battle - Jerusalem Plank Road - Petersburg, Virginia
10/27/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain Mahlon Black
CaptainMahlon Black
10/27/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Thomas W. Egan
Brigadier GeneralThomas W. Egan
10/27/64
Battle - Boydton Plank Road - Dinwiddie County, Virginia
3/19/65
Mustered Out - Minnesota 2nd Sharpshooters - Minnesota
4/9/65
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
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