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Pennsylvania 81st Volunteer Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:01 Oct 1861
  • Muster Out Date:29 Jun 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General David A. Russell
    • Brigadier General Israel B. Richardson
    • Brigadier General John C. Caldwell
    • Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles
    • Brigadier General Oliver O. Howard
    • Brigadier General Winfield S. Hancock
    • Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock
    • Captain William Wilson
    • Colonel Edward E. Cross
    • Colonel George W. Scott
    • Colonel George W. Von Schack
    • Colonel H. Boyd McKeen
    • Colonel Henry Boyd McKeen
    • Colonel James Miller
    • Colonel Thomas J. Parker
    • Lieutenant Colonel Amos Stroh
    • Lieutenant Colonel Charles F. Johnson
    • Lieutenant Colonel William Wilson
    • Major H. Boyd McKeen
    • Major General Israel B. Richardson
    • Major General Winfield S. Hancock
Battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Brandy Station09 Jun 186309 Jun 1863< 1 dayCulpeper County, Virginia
Malvern Hill01 Jul 186201 Jul 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Gettysburg01 Jul 186303 Jul 18632 daysGettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sep 186217 Sep 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Sailor's Creek06 Apr 186506 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Second Petersburg15 Jun 186418 Jun 18643 daysPetersburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 186201 Jun 18621 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 daysHanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House08 May 186421 May 186413 daysSpotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House09 Apr 186509 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Mine Run27 Nov 186302 Dec 18635 daysOrange County, Virginia
Gaines' Mill27 Jun 186227 Jun 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 186306 May 18636 daysSpotsylvania County, Virginia
Fair Oaks, Virginia01 Jun 186201 Jun 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia

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