New York 30th Infantry (Union)
01/06/1861
Organized - New York 30th Infantry - New York
28/08/1862
Battle - Second Bull Run - Prince William County, Virginia
After the early summer collapse of the Union Peninsula Campaign offensive to capture Richmond, Robert E. Lee sought to move his army north and threaten Washington DC before Union forces could regroup.READ MORE
14/09/1862
Battle - South Mountain - Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
After his success at Second Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia north across the Potomac River on an invasion of Maryland in September of 1862. Lee divided his army, sending a portion of it into western Maryland while Lieut. Gen. Stonewall Jackson's wing attempted to capture the Federal garrison at Harper's Ferry. The bold plan was jeopardized on September 13th when a mislaid copy of Lee's orders revealing the Confederates' plans was given to Union commander Maj. Gen. George B. M…READ MORE
13/12/1862
Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia
In early November, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, and made immediate plans to move the army once again toward Richmond.READ MORE
30/04/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General James S. Wadsworth
Brigadier GeneralJames S. Wadsworth
30/04/1863
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE
18/06/1863
Mustered Out - New York 30th Infantry - New York
15/05/1864
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Albert von Kleiser
CaptainAlbert von Kleiser
05/06/1864
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Alfred Von Kleiser
CaptainAlfred Von Kleiser
05/06/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Captain Henry A. du Pont
CaptainHenry A. du Pont
05/06/1864
Battle - Piedmont - Augusta County, Virginia
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