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
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
ColonelW. 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
MajorJohn M. Gries
31/05/1862
Battle - Seven Pines - Henrico County, Virginia
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
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
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
CaptainTheophiles 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
ColonelJ. Howard Kitching
ColonelWilhelm Heine
19/10/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel J. Howard Kitching
ColonelJ. Howard Kitching
19/10/1864
Battle - Cedar Creek - Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Also known as: Cedar Creek, Belle GroveREAD MORE
09/04/1865
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
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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