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Pennsylvania 61st Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:27 Sept 1861
  • Muster Out Date:28 June 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Albion P. Howe
    • Brigadier General Calvin E. Pratt
    • Brigadier General Daniel D. Bidwell
    • Brigadier General Darius N. Couch
    • Brigadier General George W. Getty
    • Brigadier General John Cochrane
    • Brigadier General John J. Abercrombie
    • Brigadier General Lewis A. Grant
    • Brigadier General Thomas H. Neill
    • Captain David J. Taylor
    • Captain Robert L. Orr
    • Captain William H. Rodgers
    • Colonel Daniel Bidwell
    • Colonel David H. Williams
    • Colonel George C. Spear
    • Colonel Hiram Burnham
    • Colonel Oliver H. Rippey
    • Lieutenant Colonel George F. Smith
    • Lieutenant Colonel Winsor B. French
    • Major George W. Dawson
    • Major General Darius N. Couch
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Malvern Hill1 July 18621 July 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 July 18633 July 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Seven Pines31 May 18621 June 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Fisher's Hill21 Sept 186422 Sept 18641 day(s)Shenandoah County, Virginia
Fort Stevens11 July 186412 July 18641 day(s)District of Columbia, DC
Third Winchester19 Sept 186419 Sept 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Third Petersburg2 Apr 18652 Apr 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Williamsburg5 May 18625 May 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Fort Stevens, District of Columbia12 July 186412 July 1864< 1 dayFort Stevens, District of Columbia

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