West Virginia 4th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
6/17/61
Organized - West Virginia 4th Volunteer Infantry - West Virginia
5/14/63
Battle - Jackson, Mississippi - Jackson, Mississippi; Hinds County, Mississippi
5/18/63
Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi
In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE
11/25/63
Battle - Missionary Ridge - Chattanooga, Tennessee
From the last days of September through October 1863, Gen. Braxton Bragg's army laid siege to the Union army under Maj. Gen. William Rosecrans at Chattanooga, cutting off its supplies. On October 17, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant received command of the Western armies; he moved to reinforce Chattanooga and replaced Rosecrans with Maj. Gen. George Thomas. A new supply line was soon established. Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman arrived with his four divisions in mid-November, and the Federals began offensive operat…READ MORE
5/27/64
Battle - Dallas - Paulding County, Georgia
During early and mid-May 1864, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman successfully outmaneuvered the army of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in multiple battles in northwest Georgia. Each time, Johnston fell back to a new defensive position closer to the strategic Confederate city of Atlanta. Stopped at New Hope Church on Johnston's left on May 26th, Sherman attacked Johnston's right at Pickett's Mill on May 27th. The next day, Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee's corps probed the Union defensive line, held by Maj. Gen. John A. Log…READ MORE
6/5/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel James Dayton
Lieutenant ColonelJames Dayton
6/5/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Joseph Thoburn
ColonelJoseph Thoburn
6/5/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Jeremiah C. Sullivan
Brigadier GeneralJeremiah C. Sullivan
6/5/64
Battle - Piedmont - Augusta County, Virginia
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Benjamin D. Boswell
CaptainBenjamin D. Boswell
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - undefined Colonel William B. Curtis
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel Joseph Thoburn, and Colonel Thomas M. Harris
ColonelJoseph Thoburn
ColonelThomas M. Harris
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel Joseph Thoburn
ColonelJoseph Thoburn
10/19/64
Battle - Cedar Creek - Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Also known as: Cedar Creek, Belle GroveREAD MORE
12/21/64
Mustered Out - West Virginia 4th Volunteer Infantry - West Virginia
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