Massachusetts 29th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
10/06/1861
Battle - Big Bethel - Tabb and Hampton, Virginia
Considered by many to be the first land battle of the Civil War near the village of Big Bethel, Virginia resulting in a Confederate victory.READ MORE
13/12/1861
Organized - Massachusetts 29th Volunteer Infantry - Massachusetts
27/06/1862
Battle - Gaines' Mill - Hanover County, Virginia
Despite his victory over the Confederates at Beaver Dam Creek on June 26th, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter's Fifth Corps abandoned its position early on June 27th and established a new defensive line along Boatswain's Creek, just north of the Chickahominy River.READ MORE
30/06/1862
Battle - White Oak Swamp - Henrico County, Virginia
01/07/1862
Battle - Malvern Hill - Henrico County, Virginia
On June 30th, the retreating Federal Army of the Potomac finally stopped at the James River at the end of seven days of fighting outside of Richmond.READ MORE
17/09/1862
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher
Brigadier GeneralThomas F. Meagher
17/09/1862
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Israel B. Richardson
Major GeneralIsrael B. Richardson
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Benjamin C. Christ
ColonelBenjamin C. Christ
18/05/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Robert B. Potter
Brigadier GeneralRobert B. Potter
18/05/1863
Battle - Vicksburg - Vicksburg, Mississippi
In mid-May, 1863, after six months of unsuccessful attempts, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee finally converged on Vicksburg, defended by a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton. Capture of the Mississippi River town was critical to Union control of the strategic river. Vicksburg was located on a high river bluff defended with artillery, and Pemberton's men had constructed a series of fortifications in an 8-mile arc surrounding the city on the landward side. After crossing the…READ MORE
31/05/1864
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
15/06/1864
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
21/06/1864
Battle - Jerusalem Plank Road - Petersburg, Virginia
30/07/1864
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
18/08/1864
Leadership Change - Brigade - Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H. Barnes
Lieutenant ColonelJoseph H. Barnes
18/08/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Julius White
Brigadier GeneralJulius White
18/08/1864
Battle - Globe Tavern - Petersburg, Virginia
25/03/1865
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain John M. Deane
CaptainJohn M. Deane
25/03/1865
Leadership Change - Brigade - undefined Bvt BG Napoleon B. McLaughlen, and undefined Bvt Col Gilbert P. Robinson
25/03/1865
Leadership Change - Division - undefined Bvt MG Orlando B. Willcox
25/03/1865
Leadership Change - Brigade - undefined Bvt BG Napoleon B. McLaughlen
25/03/1865
Battle - Fort Stedman - Petersburg, Virginia
By March of 1865, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's grip on the Confederate lines around Petersburg was having its desired effect. Outnumbered and weakened by disease, desertion and shortage of food and supplies, Gen. Robert E. Lee had few options. After careful study of the Union troops in his sector of the line, Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon suggested to Lee the possibility of a successful offensive strike against Grant. In front of Gordon's men, Union-held Fort Stedman seemed the best target for a Confederate a…READ MORE
11/08/1865
Mustered Out - Massachusetts 29th Volunteer Infantry - Massachusetts
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