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Rhode Island 2nd Volunteer Infantry Battalion (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:1 Jun 1861
  • Muster Out Date:13 Jul 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Jr.
    • Brigadier General Charles Devens
    • Brigadier General David A. Russell
    • Brigadier General Frank Wheaton
    • Brigadier General George Stoneman
    • Captain Elisha Hunt Rhodes
    • Colonel Ambrose Burnside
    • Colonel Andrew Porter
    • Colonel David Hunter
    • Colonel Frank Wheaton
    • Colonel Henry L. Eustis
    • Colonel Horatio Rogers
    • Colonel John S. Slocum
    • Colonel Oliver Edwards
    • Colonel William H. Browne
    • Lieutenant Colonel Frank Wheaton
    • Major General Darius N. Couch
    • Major General Frank Wheaton
    • Major General John Newton
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Salem Church3 May 18634 May 18631 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 Jul 18621 Jul 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 Jul 18633 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Siege of Yorktown (1862)5 Apr 18624 May 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Sailor's Creek6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Second Petersburg15 Jun 186418 Jun 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 Jun 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Fisher's Hill21 Sept 186422 Sept 18641 day(s)Shenandoah County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
First Bull Run21 Jul 186121 Jul 1861< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
Fort Stevens11 Jul 186412 Jul 18641 day(s)District of Columbia, DC
Third Winchester19 Sept 186419 Sept 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
White Oak Swamp30 Jun 186230 Jun 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, 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
Hatcher's Run5 Feb 18657 Feb 18652 day(s)Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Third Petersburg2 Apr 18652 Apr 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Williamsburg5 May 18625 May 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Malvern Hill, Virginia6 Aug 18626 Aug 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Malvern Hill, Virginia2 Jul 18622 Jul 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Fort Stevens, District of Columbia12 Jul 186412 Jul 1864< 1 dayFort Stevens, District of Columbia
Winchester, Virginia15 Aug 186415 Aug 1864< 1 dayWinchester, Virginia

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