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District of Columbia 2nd Infantry (Union)

2/26/62

Organized - District of Columbia 2nd Infantry - District of Columbia

9/17/62

Battle - Antietam - Sharpsburg, Maryland

Antietam
Antietam

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

7/11/64

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Charles Madison Alexander

7/11/64

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Halbert E. Paine

Brigadier GeneralHalbert E. Paine

7/11/64

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Montgomery C. Meigs

Brigadier GeneralMontgomery C. Meigs

7/11/64

Battle - Fort Stevens - District of Columbia, DC

Fort Stevens
Fort Stevens

After his victory over Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace at the Battle of Monocacy in central Maryland on July 9th, Confederate Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early pressed his advantage and moved south toward the Union capital in Washington, DC. On July 11th, Early's exhausted Confederates reached the outskirts of Washington near Silver Spring. Skirmishers advanced to feel the fortifications that encircled the city, which at the time were manned only by Home Guards, clerks, and convalescent troops. During the night, Union reinfo…READ MORE

9/12/65

Mustered Out - District of Columbia 2nd Infantry - District of Columbia

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