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Pennsylvania 55th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:1 Dec 1861
  • Muster Out Date:30 Aug 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Charles A. Heckman Col Harrison S. Fairchild BG Charles A. Heckman
    • Brigadier General George J. Stannard
    • Brigadier General John H. Martindale
    • Colonel George M. Guion
    • Colonel James Jourdan
    • Colonel James Jourdan & Col George M. Guion
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank Road21 Jun 186424 Jun 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Chaffin's Farm20 Sept 186430 Sept 186410 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
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
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Second Pocotaligo22 Oct 186222 Oct 1862< 1 dayYemassee, South Carolina
Globe Tavern18 Aug 186421 Aug 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Swift Creek9 May 18649 May 1864< 1 dayChesterfield County, Virginia
Third Petersburg2 Apr 18652 Apr 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Second Fort Fisher13 Jan 186515 Jan 18652 day(s)New Hanover County, North Carolina
Edisto Island, South Carolina29 Mar 186229 Mar 1862< 1 dayEdisto Island, South Carolina

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