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Pennsylvania 53rd Volunteer Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:01 Nov 1861
  • Muster Out Date:30 Jun 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Israel B. Richardson
    • Brigadier General John C. Caldwell
    • Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles
    • Brigadier General William H. French
    • Brigadier General Winfield S. Hancock
    • Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock
    • Colonel George C. Anderson
    • Colonel John R. Brooke
    • Colonel Samuel K. Zook
    • Colonel William M. Mintzer
    • Lieutenant Colonel Richards McMichael
    • Major Thomas Yeager
    • Major General Israel B. Richardson
    • Major General Winfield S. Hancock
Battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank Road21 Jun 186424 Jun 18643 daysPetersburg, Virginia
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Gettysburg01 Jul 186303 Jul 18632 daysGettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sep 186217 Sep 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
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
Wilderness05 May 186407 May 18642 daysSpotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Third Petersburg02 Apr 186502 Apr 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 186306 May 18636 daysSpotsylvania County, Virginia
Fair Oaks, Virginia01 Jun 186201 Jun 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia

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