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Pennsylvania 104th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

01/10/1861

Organized - Pennsylvania 104th Volunteer Infantry - Pennsylvania

05/05/1862

Battle - Williamsburg - York County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia

Williamsburg
Williamsburg

Following the Confederate withdrawal from their Yorktown position, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan was not prepared to mount an immediate pursuit with his entire force from the siege lines he had occupied for nearly a month. Initially, he was able to send forward only a portion of his army, led by the Third Corps of Samuel P. Heitzelman, to follow Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Confederates. Heitzelman's divisions, led by Brig. Gens. Joseph Hooker and Phil Kearny, made contact with Johnston's army four miles sout…READ MORE

24/05/1862

Battle - Seven Pines, Virginia

31/05/1862

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel W. W. H. Davis

31/05/1862

Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel John W. Nields

Lieutenant ColonelJohn W. Nields

31/05/1862

Leadership Change - Regiment - Major John M. Gries

31/05/1862

Battle - Seven Pines - Henrico County, Virginia

Seven Pines
Seven Pines

Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army from the Virginia Peninsula toward the Confederate capital of Richmond as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's army pursued him. By the end of May, Johnston held a defensive position seven miles east of the city on the Richmond and York River Railroad. McClellan's army facing Johnston straddled the Chickahominy River and stretched south. Capturing the initiative from his Union foe, Johnston attempted to overwhelm two Federal corps isolated south of the river. The Confed…READ MORE

01/07/1862

Battle - Malvern Hill - Henrico County, Virginia

Malvern Hill
Malvern Hill

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

Battle - Antietam - Sharpsburg, Maryland

Antietam
Antietam

The Army of the Potomac, under the command of Maj. Gen. George McClellan, mounted a series of powerful assaults against General Robert E. Lee's forces along Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17th, 1862.READ MORE

16/11/1862

Battle - Gloucester Point, Virginia

01/09/1863

Battle - Morris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina

19/10/1864

Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Theophiles Kephart

19/10/1864

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Wilhelm Heine, and Lieutenant Colonel Thompson D. Hart

ColonelWilhelm Heine

Lieutenant ColonelThompson D. Hart

19/10/1864

Leadership Change - Division - Colonel J. Howard Kitching, and Colonel Wilhelm Heine

19/10/1864

Leadership Change - Division - Colonel J. Howard Kitching

19/10/1864

Battle - Cedar Creek - Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia

Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek

Also known as: Cedar Creek, Belle GroveREAD MORE

09/04/1865

Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia

Appomattox Court House
Appomattox Court House

Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE

25/08/1865

Mustered Out - Pennsylvania 104th Volunteer Infantry - Pennsylvania

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