Connecticut 10th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
22/10/1861
Organized - Connecticut 10th Volunteer Infantry - Connecticut
07/02/1862
Battle - Roanoke Island - Roanoke Island, North Carolina; Croatan Island, North Carolina
14/03/1862
Battle - New Bern - Craven County, North Carolina
Hatteras Island, on the outer shore of North Carolina, fell to Union forces in August, 1861. Roanoke Island, just to the north, was captured on February 8, 1862. Elizabeth City on the mainland followed days later. With the freedom to navigate unmolested through Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, Brig. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's command looked for other strategic targets of opportunity. The city of New Bern was a significant target, as the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad that connected the coast with the in…READ MORE
15/05/1862
Battle - Drewry's Bluff - Chesterfield County, Virginia
14/12/1862
Battle - Kinston - Lenoir County, North Carolina
17/12/1862
Battle - Goldsboro Bridge - Wayne County, North Carolina
10/07/1863
Battle - Fort Wagner - Morris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
Fort Wagner, part of the formidable Confederate defenses of Charleston Harbor, was built on Morris Island on the south edge of the bay. The fort's 30-foot high earth and sand filled walls protected 14 heavy artillery pieces that could bear on attackers or warships trying to enter the harbor. The Union Navy attempted to reduce the defenses of Charleston in early 1863 with little success. In early June, Brig. Gen. Quincy Gillmore attempted to capture the batteries on Morris Island and use them against Fort S…READ MORE
19/07/1863
Battle - Morris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
25/07/1863
Battle - Morris Island, Charleston County, South Carolina
12/05/1864
Battle - Proctor's Creek - Chesterfield County, Virginia
02/06/1864
Battle - Bermuda Hundred, Virginia
27/07/1864
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel John L. Otis
ColonelJohn L. Otis
27/07/1864
Battle - First Deep Bottom - Henrico County, Virginia
Two weeks after Union forces arrived to invest the Confederate defenders of Petersburg, the battle lines of both sides settled into a stalemate. Since Cold Harbor, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was reluctant to mount a large 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. Determined to break the stalemate, Grant agreed to plans to blow up part of the Confederate def…READ MORE
20/09/1864
Battle - Chaffin's Farm - Henrico County, Virginia
01/10/1864
Battle - Richmond, Virginia
07/10/1864
Battle - Darbytown and New Market Roads - Henrico County, Virginia
13/10/1864
Battle - Darbytown Road - Sandston, Virginia
02/04/1865
Battle - Third Petersburg - Dinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
With the Confederate defeat at Five Forks on April 1st, Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Maj. Gen. George Meade ordered a general assault against the Petersburg lines by the Second, Ninth, Sixth and Twenty-Fourth Corps to take place April 2nd. In the pre-dawn darkness, the Union infantry gained a successful breakthrough where Maj. Gen. Horatio G. Wright's advancing Sixth Corps met the Confederate lines held by Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill near the Boydton Plank Road. Hill was killed trying to reach his troops in t…READ 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
05/09/1865
Mustered Out - Connecticut 10th Volunteer Infantry - Connecticut
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