Massachusetts 5th Volunteer Infantry Militia (Union)
21/4/61
Organized - Massachusetts 5th Volunteer Infantry Militia - Massachusetts
21/7/61
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Samuel C. Lawrence
ColonelSamuel C. Lawrence
21/7/61
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel Samuel P. Heintzelman
ColonelSamuel P. Heintzelman
21/7/61
Battle - First Bull Run - Fairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
One of earliest battles of the Civil War, it introduced Americans to the idea that this would likely not be a short conflict and blood would be shed:READ MORE
31/7/61
Mustered Out - Massachusetts 5th Volunteer Infantry Militia - Massachusetts
30/4/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Charles A. Phillips
CaptainCharles A. Phillips
30/4/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Captain Augustus P. Martin
CaptainAugustus P. Martin
30/4/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Charles Griffin
Brigadier GeneralCharles Griffin
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