Pennsylvania 104th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
10/1/61
Organized - Pennsylvania 104th Volunteer Infantry - Pennsylvania
5/5/62
Battle - Williamsburg - York County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Following the Confederate withdrawal from their Yorktown position, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan was not prepared to mount an immediate pursuit with his entire force from the siege lines he had occupied for nearly a month. Initially, he was able to send forward only a portion of his army, led by the Third Corps of Samuel P. Heitzelman, to follow Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Confederates. Heitzelman's divisions, led by Brig. Gens. Joseph Hooker and Phil Kearny, made contact with Johnston's army four miles sout…READ MORE
5/24/62
Battle - Seven Pines, Virginia
5/31/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel W. W. H. Davis
ColonelW. W. H. Davis
5/31/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel John W. Nields
Lieutenant ColonelJohn W. Nields
5/31/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major John M. Gries
MajorJohn M. Gries
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
7/1/62
Battle - Malvern Hill - Henrico County, Virginia
On June 30th, the retreating Federal Army of the Potomac finally stopped at the James River at the end of seven days of fighting outside of Richmond.READ MORE
11/16/62
Battle - Gloucester Point, Virginia
9/1/63
Battle - Morris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Theophiles Kephart
CaptainTheophiles Kephart
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Wilhelm Heine, and Lieutenant Colonel Thompson D. Hart
ColonelWilhelm Heine
Lieutenant ColonelThompson D. Hart
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel J. Howard Kitching, and Colonel Wilhelm Heine
ColonelJ. Howard Kitching
ColonelWilhelm Heine
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel J. Howard Kitching
ColonelJ. Howard Kitching
10/19/64
Battle - Cedar Creek - Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Also known as: Cedar Creek, Belle GroveREAD MORE
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
8/25/65
Mustered Out - Pennsylvania 104th Volunteer Infantry - Pennsylvania
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