Pennsylvania 3rd Heavy Artillery (Union)
01/11/1862
Organized - Pennsylvania 3rd Heavy Artillery - Pennsylvania
11/04/1863
Battle - Siege of Suffolk - Suffolk, Virginia
01/07/1863
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain William D. Rank
CaptainWilliam D. Rank
01/07/1863
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel John B. McIntosh
ColonelJohn B. McIntosh
01/07/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General David McMurtrie Gregg
Brigadier GeneralDavid McMurtrie Gregg
01/07/1863
Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In the summer of 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of the Northern states. Lee sought to capitalize on recent Confederate victories and defeat the Union army on Northern soil, which he hoped would force the Lincoln administration to negotiate for peace. Lee also sought to take the war out of the ravaged Virginia farmland and gather supplies for his Army of Northern Virginia. Using the Shenandoah Valley as cover for his army, Lee was pursued first by Union Maj. Gen. Joseph Ho…READ MORE
17/04/1864
Battle - Plymouth - Washington, North Carolina
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
09/11/1865
Mustered Out - Pennsylvania 3rd Heavy Artillery - Pennsylvania
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