Connecticut 17th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
28/8/62
Organized - Connecticut 17th Volunteer Infantry - Connecticut
13/12/62
Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia
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
ColonelWilliam H. Noble
MajorAllen 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
ColonelWilliam 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
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
MajorAllen G. Brady
1/7/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Francis C. Barlow
Brigadier GeneralFrancis C. Barlow
1/7/63
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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
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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