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New Hampshire 13th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

15/5/62

Battle - Drewry's Bluff - Chesterfield County, Virginia

20/9/62

Organized - New Hampshire 13th Volunteer Infantry - New Hampshire

13/12/62

Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Fredericksburg

In early November, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, and made immediate plans to move the army once again toward Richmond.READ MORE

11/4/63

Battle - Siege of Suffolk - Suffolk, Virginia

3/5/63

Battle - Providence Church Road, Virginia

9/5/64

Battle - Swift Creek - Chesterfield County, Virginia

12/5/64

Battle - Proctor's Creek - Chesterfield County, Virginia

31/5/64

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Hiram Burnham

Brigadier GeneralHiram Burnham

31/5/64

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General William T. H. Brooks

Brigadier GeneralWilliam T. H. Brooks

31/5/64

Battle - Cold Harbor - Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia

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Cold Harbor

After two days of inconclusive fighting along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee turned their sights on the crossroads of Cold Harbor. Roads emanating through this critical junction led to Richmond as well as supply and reinforcement sources for the Union army. On May 31, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry captured Cold Harbor. The next day, Sheridan held the crossroads against a Confederate attack. With reinforcements from both armies arriving…READ MORE

15/6/64

Battle - Second Petersburg - Petersburg, Virginia

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Second Petersburg

As the Overland Campaign concluded, the strategic goals of Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant shifted from the defeat of Robert E. Lee's army in the field to eliminating the supply and communication routes to the Confederate capital at Richmond. The city of Petersburg, 24 miles south of Richmond, was the junction point of five railroads that supplied the entire upper James River region. Grant knew Petersburg was the key to the capture of Richmond and that Lee would be forced to defend it. Marching south from Co…READ MORE

30/7/64

Battle - Crater - Petersburg, Virginia

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Crater

Two weeks after Union forces arrived to invest the Confederate defenders of Petersburg, the battle lines of both sides had settled into a stalemate. Since Cold Harbor, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was reluctant to mount a frontal attack against well-entrenched Confederates. By late June, Grant's lines covered most of the eastern approaches to Petersburg, but neither side seemed ready to risk an offensive move. Part of the Union line was held by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's Ninth Corps. Some of Burnside'…READ MORE

20/9/64

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Aaron Fletcher Stevens Col Thomas Mulcahy temp Sept 29 Ltc John B. Raulston

20/9/64

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George J. Stannard, Brigadier General Gilman Marston, and undefined Colonel James Jourdan

20/9/64

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Aaron Fletcher Stevens Col Thomas Mulcahy temp Sept 29 Ltc John B. Raulston

20/9/64

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George J. Stannard

Brigadier GeneralGeorge J. Stannard

20/9/64

Battle - Chaffin's Farm - Henrico County, Virginia

30/9/64

Battle - Fort Harrison, Virginia

27/10/64

Battle - Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road - Henrico County, Virginia

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Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fair_Oaks_%26_Darbytown_RoadREAD MORE

9/4/65

Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia

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Appomattox Court House

Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE

22/6/65

Mustered Out - New Hampshire 13th Volunteer Infantry - New Hampshire

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