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Pennsylvania 87th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:25 Sept 1861
  • Muster Out Date:29 June 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Washington Lafayette Elliott
    • Captain Edgar M. Ruhl
    • Captain John A. Salsbury
    • Colonel John W. Schall
    • Colonel William S. Truex
    • Lieutenant Colonel James Alonzo Stahle
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank Road21 June 186424 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Monocacy9 July 18649 July 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland
Sailor's Creek6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Second Petersburg15 June 186418 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fisher's Hill21 Sept 186422 Sept 18641 day(s)Shenandoah County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
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
Mine Run27 Nov 18632 Dec 18635 day(s)Orange County, 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
Second Winchester13 June 186315 June 18632 day(s)Frederick County, Virginia; Winchester County, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Mine Run, Virginia30 Nov 186330 Nov 1863< 1 dayMine Run, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia13 June 186313 June 1863< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia
Monocacy, Maryland10 July 186410 July 1864< 1 dayMonocacy, Maryland

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