New York 157th Infantry (Union)

Fredericksburg

In early November, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, and made immediate plans to move the army once again toward Richmond.READ MORE

Brigadier GeneralAlexander Schimmelfennig

Major GeneralCarl Schurz

Chancellorsville

On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE

ColonelPhilip P. Brown

Jr.

Lieutenant ColonelGeorge Arrowsmith

Brigadier GeneralAlexander Schimmelfennig

ColonelGeorge von Amsberg

Brigadier GeneralAlexander Schimmelfennig

Major GeneralCarl Schurz

Lieutenant ColonelGeorge Arrowsmith

Jr.

Gettysburg

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