United States 3rd Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:12 Apr 1861
- Muster Out Date:26 May 1865
Other
- Aliases:
- United States The Old Guard
- United States Escort to the President
- Leaders:
- Brigadier General David B. Birney
- Brigadier General George Sykes
- Brigadier General John F. Miller
- Brigadier General Romeyn B. Ayres
- Captain A. Judson Clark
- Captain George E. Randolph
- Captain Henry W. Freedley
- Captain John D. Wilkins
- Captain John Edwards Jr.
- Captain Josiah V. Meigs
- Captain Richard G. Lay
- Colonel Hannibal Day
- Colonel Robert C. Buchanan
- Lieutenant Edmund Pendleton
- Lieutenant John G. Turnbull
- Lieutenant Colonel Richard H. Jackson
- Lieutenant Colonel Robert C. Buchanan
- Major John J. Ely
- Major General Alfred H. Terry
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Court House | 27 May 1862 | 27 May 1862 | < 1 day | Hanover County, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | 1 July 1863 | 3 July 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Antietam | 17 Sept 1862 | 17 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Fredericksburg | 13 Dec 1862 | 13 Dec 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Seven Pines | 31 May 1862 | 1 June 1862 | 1 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Nashville | 15 Dec 1864 | 16 Dec 1864 | 1 day(s) | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Spotsylvania Court House | 8 May 1864 | 21 May 1864 | 13 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Wilderness | 5 May 1864 | 7 May 1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| Chancellorsville | 30 Apr 1863 | 6 May 1863 | 6 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Darbytown and New Market Roads | 7 Oct 1864 | 7 Oct 1864 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Fort Wagner, South Carolina | 26 Aug 1863 | 26 Aug 1863 | < 1 day | Fort Wagner, South Carolina |
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