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Massachusetts 59th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:1 Apr 1864
  • Muster Out Date:26 May 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Bvt BG Napoleon B. McLaughlen
    • Bvt Col Gilbert P. Robinson
    • Bvt MG Orlando B. Willcox
    • Brigadier General James Ledlie
    • Brigadier General Julius White
    • Brigadier General Thomas G. Stevenson
    • Colonel Daniel Leasure
    • Colonel Jacob P. Gould
    • Colonel Sumner Carruth
    • Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H. Barnes
    • Lieutenant Colonel Stephen M. Weld Jr.
    • Major Ezra P. Gould
    • Major General Thomas L. Crittenden
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank Road21 June 186424 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Crater30 July 186430 July 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Second Petersburg15 June 186418 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, 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
Globe Tavern18 Aug 186421 Aug 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia

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