Massachusetts 56th Volunteer Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:1 Feb 1864
- Muster Out Date:12 Jul 1865
Other
- Leaders:
- Jr.
- Brigadier General James Ledlie
- Brigadier General Julius White
- Brigadier General Thomas G. Stevenson
- Colonel Charles E. Griswold
- Colonel Daniel Leasure
- Colonel Jacob P. Gould
- Colonel Sumner Carruth
- Lieutenant Colonel Joseph H. Barnes
- Lieutenant Colonel Stephen M. Weld
- Lieutenant Colonel Stephen M. Weld Jr.
- Major General Thomas L. Crittenden
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem Plank Road | 21 Jun 1864 | 24 Jun 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Crater | 30 Jul 1864 | 30 Jul 1864 | < 1 day | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Peebles' Farm | 30 Sept 1864 | 2 Oct 1864 | 2 day(s) | Dinwiddie County, Virginia |
| Second Petersburg | 15 Jun 1864 | 18 Jun 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Cold Harbor | 31 May 1864 | 12 Jun 1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| Spotsylvania Court House | 8 May 1864 | 21 May 1864 | 13 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Appomattox Court House | 9 Apr 1865 | 9 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| Wilderness | 5 May 1864 | 7 May 1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| Globe Tavern | 18 Aug 1864 | 21 Aug 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Third Petersburg | 2 Apr 1865 | 2 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Dinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia |
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