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Connecticut 17th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

28/8/62

Organized - Connecticut 17th Volunteer Infantry - Connecticut

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

27/12/62

Battle - Dumfries, Virginia

30/4/63

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William H. Noble, and Major Allen G. Brady

30/4/63

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Nathaniel C. McLean, and Colonel John C. Lee

Brigadier GeneralNathaniel C. McLean

ColonelJohn C. Lee

30/4/63

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Charles Devens Jr., and Brigadier General Nathaniel C. McLean

Brigadier GeneralCharles Devens Jr.

Brigadier GeneralNathaniel C. McLean

30/4/63

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel William H. Noble

30/4/63

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Charles Devens Jr.

Brigadier GeneralCharles Devens Jr.

30/4/63

Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia

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Chancellorsville

On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE

1/7/63

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Fowler, and Major Allen G. Brady

Lieutenant ColonelDouglas Fowler

MajorAllen G. Brady

1/7/63

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Adelbert Ames, and Colonel Andrew L. Harris

Brigadier GeneralAdelbert Ames

ColonelAndrew L. Harris

1/7/63

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Adelbert Ames, and Brigadier General Francis C. Barlow

Brigadier GeneralAdelbert Ames

Brigadier GeneralFrancis C. Barlow

1/7/63

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Fowler

Lieutenant ColonelDouglas Fowler

1/7/63

Leadership Change - Regiment - Major Allen G. Brady

1/7/63

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Francis C. Barlow

Brigadier GeneralFrancis C. Barlow

1/7/63

Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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Gettysburg

In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE

22/5/64

Battle - Horse Landing - Florida, St. Augustine

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Horse Landing

Union Colonel William H. Noble, commander of the 17th Connecticut Infantry, was wounded in the ambush and taken prisoner.READ MORE

19/7/65

Mustered Out - Connecticut 17th Volunteer Infantry - Connecticut

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