Pennsylvania 153rd Volunteer Infantry (Union)
10/29/62
Organized - Pennsylvania 153rd Volunteer Infantry - Pennsylvania
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
4/30/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Charles Glanz, and Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Dachrodt
ColonelCharles Glanz
Lieutenant ColonelJacob Dachrodt
4/30/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Leopold von Gilsa
ColonelLeopold von Gilsa
4/30/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Charles Devens Jr., and Brigadier General Nathaniel C. McLean
Brigadier GeneralCharles Devens Jr.
Brigadier GeneralNathaniel C. McLean
4/30/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Charles Glanz
ColonelCharles Glanz
4/30/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Charles Devens Jr.
Brigadier GeneralCharles Devens Jr.
4/30/63
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
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
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Major John F. Frueauff
MajorJohn F. Frueauff
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Adelbert Ames, and Brigadier General Francis C. Barlow
Brigadier GeneralAdelbert Ames
Brigadier GeneralFrancis C. Barlow
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Francis C. Barlow
Brigadier GeneralFrancis C. Barlow
7/1/63
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
7/24/63
Mustered Out - Pennsylvania 153rd Volunteer Infantry - Pennsylvania
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