Pennsylvania 42nd Volunteer Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:4 Jun 1861
- Muster Out Date:11 Jun 1864
Other
- Aliases:
- 13th Reserves Infantry Battalion, Pennsylvania
- 1st Pennsylvania Mounted Rifles
- Pennsylvania Bucktails Mounted Rifles
- Leaders:
- Brigadier General George Dashiell Bayard
- Brigadier General George G. Meade
- Brigadier General James Shields
- Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford
- Brigadier General Truman Seymour
- Captain Dennis McGee
- Colonel Charles F. Taylor
- Colonel Richard Biddle Roberts
- Colonel William McCandless
- Lieutenant Colonel Alanson E. Niles
- Lieutenant Colonel Thomas L. Kane
- Major William R. Hartshorne
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale | 30 Jun 1862 | 30 Jun 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Totopotomoy Creek | 28 May 1864 | 30 May 1864 | 2 day(s) | Hanover County, Virginia |
| Malvern Hill | 1 Jul 1862 | 1 Jul 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | 1 Jul 1863 | 3 Jul 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Antietam | 17 Sept 1862 | 17 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Mechanicsville | 26 Jun 1862 | 26 Jun 1862 | < 1 day | Hanover Couunty, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | 13 Dec 1862 | 13 Dec 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Dranesville | 20 Dec 1861 | 20 Dec 1861 | < 1 day | Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Chantilly | 1 Sept 1862 | 1 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Spotsylvania Court House | 8 May 1864 | 21 May 1864 | 13 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Cross Keys | 8 Jun 1862 | 8 Jun 1862 | < 1 day | Rockingham County, Virginia |
| Mine Run | 27 Nov 1863 | 2 Dec 1863 | 5 day(s) | Orange County, Virginia |
| Wilderness | 5 May 1864 | 7 May 1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| Savage's Station | 29 Jun 1862 | 29 Jun 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Second Bull Run | 28 Aug 1862 | 30 Aug 1862 | 2 day(s) | Prince William County, Virginia |
| Gaines' Mill | 27 Jun 1862 | 27 Jun 1862 | < 1 day | Hanover County, Virginia |
| South Mountain | 14 Sept 1862 | 14 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
| Mechanicsville, Virginia | 26 Jun 1862 | 26 Jun 1862 | < 1 day | Mechanicsville, Virginia |
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