New York 103rd Infantry (Union)
11/1/61
Organized - New York 103rd Infantry - New York
9/14/62
Battle - South Mountain - Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
After his success at Second Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia north across the Potomac River on an invasion of Maryland in September of 1862. Lee divided his army, sending a portion of it into western Maryland while Lieut. Gen. Stonewall Jackson's wing attempted to capture the Federal garrison at Harper's Ferry. The bold plan was jeopardized on September 13th when a mislaid copy of Lee's orders revealing the Confederates' plans was given to Union commander Maj. Gen. George B. M…READ MORE
9/17/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Isaac P. Rodman
Brigadier GeneralIsaac P. Rodman
12/13/62
Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia
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
1/30/63
Battle - Deserted House - Suffolk, Virginia
4/11/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Benjamin Ringold
ColonelBenjamin Ringold
4/11/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Harrison S. Fairchild, and Colonel Rush C. Hawkins
ColonelHarrison S. Fairchild
ColonelRush C. Hawkins
4/11/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General George W. Getty
Brigadier GeneralGeorge W. Getty
4/11/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Benjamin Ringold
ColonelBenjamin Ringold
4/11/63
Battle - Siege of Suffolk - Suffolk, Virginia
7/2/64
Battle - Fort Johnson - James Island, South Carolina
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major Joseph Morrison
MajorJoseph Morrison
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Wilhelm Heine, and Lieutenant Colonel Thompson D. Hart
ColonelWilhelm Heine
Lieutenant ColonelThompson D. Hart
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel J. Howard Kitching, and Colonel Wilhelm Heine
ColonelJ. Howard Kitching
ColonelWilhelm Heine
10/19/64
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel J. Howard Kitching
ColonelJ. Howard Kitching
10/19/64
Battle - Cedar Creek - Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Also known as: Cedar Creek, Belle GroveREAD MORE
4/2/65
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
4/9/65
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
12/7/65
Mustered Out - New York 103rd Infantry - New York
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