New York 118th Infantry (Union)
Organized - New York 118th Infantry - New York
Battle - Siege of Suffolk - Suffolk, Virginia
Battle - South Anna Bridge, Virginia
Battle - Swift Creek - Chesterfield County, Virginia
Battle - Proctor's Creek - Chesterfield County, Virginia
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Hiram Burnham
Brigadier GeneralHiram Burnham
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General William T. H. Brooks
Brigadier GeneralWilliam T. H. Brooks
Battle - Cold Harbor - Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
After two days of inconclusive fighting along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee turned their sights on the crossroads of Cold Harbor. Roads emanating through this critical junction led to Richmond as well as supply and reinforcement sources for the Union army. On May 31, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry captured Cold Harbor. The next day, Sheridan held the crossroads against a Confederate attack. With reinforcements from both armies arriving…READ MORE
Battle - Second Petersburg - Petersburg, Virginia
As the Overland Campaign concluded, the strategic goals of Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant shifted from the defeat of Robert E. Lee's army in the field to eliminating the supply and communication routes to the Confederate capital at Richmond. The city of Petersburg, 24 miles south of Richmond, was the junction point of five railroads that supplied the entire upper James River region. Grant knew Petersburg was the key to the capture of Richmond and that Lee would be forced to defend it. Marching south from Co…READ MORE
Battle - Crater - Petersburg, Virginia
Two weeks after Union forces arrived to invest the Confederate defenders of Petersburg, the battle lines of both sides had settled into a stalemate. Since Cold Harbor, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was reluctant to mount a frontal attack against well-entrenched Confederates. By late June, Grant's lines covered most of the eastern approaches to Petersburg, but neither side seemed ready to risk an offensive move. Part of the Union line was held by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's Ninth Corps. Some of Burnside'…READ MORE
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Hiram Burnham Ltc Stephen Moffitt temp 29 Sept Col Edgar M. Cullen
Brigadier GeneralHiram Burnham Ltc Stephen Moffitt temp 29 Sept Col Edgar M. Cullen
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George J. Stannard, Brigadier General Gilman Marston, and undefined Colonel James Jourdan
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Hiram Burnham Col Michael Donohoe Ltc Stephen Moffitt temp 29 Sept Col Edgar M. Cullen
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George J. Stannard
Brigadier GeneralGeorge J. Stannard
Battle - Chaffin's Farm - Henrico County, Virginia
Battle - Fort Harrison - Fort Harrison, Virginia
Alongside New Market Heights, the assault on Fort Harrison formed the second distinct stage at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm, itself part of the lengthy Siege of Petersburg, Virginia. Less an official fort and more of an extended network of trenches and other fortifications, Fort Harrison stood as a critical link in Richmond's defenses, which therefore made it a tempting target for the Army of the James under General Benjamin F. Butler on September 29<sup>th</sup>, 1864. Butler assigned the role of punching…READ MORE
Battle - Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road - Henrico County, Virginia
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fair_Oaks_%26_Darbytown_RoadREAD MORE
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
Mustered Out - New York 118th Infantry - New York
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