Pennsylvania 56th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:7 Mar 1862
- Muster Out Date:1 July 1865
Other
- Leaders:
- Bvt BG Richard Coulter
- Bvt MG Samuel W. Crawford
- Brigadier General Abner Doubleday
- Brigadier General David A. Russell
- Brigadier General James S. Wadsworth
- Brigadier General Lysander Cutler
- Captain Frederick Williams
- Colonel J. William Hofmann
- Colonel John William Hofmann
- Lieutenant Colonel J. William Hofmann
- Major Henry A. Laycock
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem Plank Road | 21 June 1864 | 24 June 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Brandy Station | 9 June 1863 | 9 June 1863 | < 1 day | Culpeper 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 |
| Second Petersburg | 15 June 1864 | 18 June 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Five Forks | 1 Apr 1865 | 1 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Five Forks, Virginia |
| Spotsylvania Court House | 8 May 1864 | 21 May 1864 | 13 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Appomattox Court House | 9 Apr 1865 | 9 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| Wilderness | 5 May 1864 | 7 May 1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| Third Petersburg | 2 Apr 1865 | 2 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Dinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia |
| Chancellorsville | 30 Apr 1863 | 6 May 1863 | 6 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| South Mountain | 14 Sept 1862 | 14 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
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