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Pennsylvania 49th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:1 Oct 1861
  • Muster Out Date:15 Jul 1865
Other
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General David A. Russell
    • Brigadier General Frank Wheaton
    • Brigadier General Horatio G. Wright
    • Brigadier General William F. Smith
    • Brigadier General William T. H. Brooks
    • Brigadier General Winfield S. Hancock
    • Colonel Amasa Cobb
    • Colonel Oliver Edwards
    • Lieutenant Colonel Baynton J. Hickman
    • Lieutenant Colonel Thomas M. Hulings
    • Lieutenant Colonel William Brisbane
    • Major Amor W. Wakefield
    • Major General William F. Smith
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Malvern Hill1 Jul 18621 Jul 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 Jul 18633 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Sailor's Creek6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 Jun 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
Fort Stevens11 Jul 186412 Jul 18641 day(s)District of Columbia, DC
Third Winchester19 Sept 186419 Sept 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Winchester, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Third Petersburg2 Apr 18652 Apr 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
Williamsburg5 May 18625 May 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Gaines' Mill27 Jun 186227 Jun 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia

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