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Pennsylvania 46th Volunteer Infantry (Union)

9/1/61

Organized - Pennsylvania 46th Volunteer Infantry - Pennsylvania

5/24/62

Battle - Middletown, Virginia

5/25/62

Battle - First Winchester - Winchester, Virginia

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First Winchester

Part of Jackson's Valley Campaign, the First Battle of Winchester took place May 24, 1862. The battle was huge victory for Jackson's troops and disrupted the Union's plans to take Richmond.READ MORE

8/9/62

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Joseph Knipe

8/9/62

Battle - Cedar Mountain - Culpeper County, Virginia

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Cedar Mountain

Maj. Gen. John Pope was placed in command of the newly-constituted Army of Virginia on June 26th. Pope's orders were to defend Washington DC and Union-held northern Virginia while the Army of the Potomac under Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan battled Robert E. Lee outside of Richmond. When McClellan was defeated at the end of the Seven Days battles less than a week later, Lee turned his attention north toward Pope while McClellan regrouped his army. Pope's three army corps were arrayed in a line from the Blu…READ MORE

9/17/62

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Joseph F. Knipe, and Lieutenant Colonel James L. Selfridge

ColonelJoseph F. Knipe

Lieutenant ColonelJames L. Selfridge

9/17/62

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford, and Colonel Joseph F. Knipe

Brigadier GeneralSamuel W. Crawford

ColonelJoseph F. Knipe

9/17/62

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams, Brigadier General George H. Gordon, and Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford

Brigadier GeneralAlpheus S. Williams

Brigadier GeneralGeorge H. Gordon

Brigadier GeneralSamuel W. Crawford

9/17/62

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Samuel W. Crawford

Brigadier GeneralSamuel W. Crawford

9/17/62

Battle - Antietam - Sharpsburg, Maryland

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Antietam

The Army of the Potomac, under the command of Maj. Gen. George McClellan, mounted a series of powerful assaults against General Robert E. Lee's forces along Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17th, 1862.READ MORE

4/30/63

Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain Edward L. Witman, and Major Cyrus Strous

4/30/63

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Joseph F. Knipe

Brigadier GeneralJoseph F. Knipe

4/30/63

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams

Brigadier GeneralAlpheus S. Williams

4/30/63

Leadership Change - Regiment - Major Cyrus Strous

4/30/63

Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia

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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

7/1/63

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel James L. Selfridge

7/1/63

Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Archibald L. McDougall

7/1/63

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams, and Brigadier General Thomas H. Ruger

Brigadier GeneralAlpheus S. Williams

Brigadier GeneralThomas H. Ruger

7/1/63

Battle - Gettysburg - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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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

5/25/64

Battle - New Hope Church - Paulding County, Georgia

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New Hope Church

During early May 1864, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman successfully outmaneuvered the army of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in multiple battles in northwest Georgia. Each time, Johnston fell back to a new defensive position closer to the strategic Confederate city of Atlanta. After Johnston retreated to Allatoona Pass on May 19-20th following the battle at Adairsville, Sherman determined to move around Johnston's left flank rather than attack the strong Confederate defenses in his front. On May 23rd, Sherman set in…READ MORE

5/27/64

Battle - Dallas - Paulding County, Georgia

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Dallas

During early and mid-May 1864, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman successfully outmaneuvered the army of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in multiple battles in northwest Georgia. Each time, Johnston fell back to a new defensive position closer to the strategic Confederate city of Atlanta. Stopped at New Hope Church on Johnston's left on May 26th, Sherman attacked Johnston's right at Pickett's Mill on May 27th. The next day, Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee's corps probed the Union defensive line, held by Maj. Gen. John A. Log…READ MORE

6/27/64

Battle - Kennesaw Mountain - Cobb County, Georgia

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Kennesaw Mountain

Fearing envelopment northwest of Atlanta, Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army to a new defensive position astride Kennesaw Mountain near Marietta. Johnston selected this position in order to protect the Western & Atlantic Railroad, his supply link to Atlanta. Prior to taking up this new line on June 19th, Johnston had pioneers working through the night digging trenches and erecting fortifications, turning Kennesaw into a formidable earthen fortress. Having defeated Lieut. Gen. John…READ MORE

7/20/64

Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Joseph F. Knipe

Brigadier GeneralJoseph F. Knipe

7/20/64

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams

Brigadier GeneralAlpheus S. Williams

7/20/64

Battle - Peachtree Creek - Fulton County, Georgia

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Peachtree Creek

Weary of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's pattern of retreat through northwest Georgia in the face of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's advancing armies, President Jefferson Davis removed him from command of the Army of Tennessee, replacing him with Lieut. Gen. John B. Hood. On July 20th, Hood determined to take the fight to the enemy by setting upon an isolated portion of Sherman's forces in front of Atlanta. Hood's target would be the Union corps of Maj. Gens. Oliver O. Howard and Joseph Hooker from Maj. Gen. Geo…READ MORE

3/19/65

Battle - Bentonville - Bentonville, North Carolina

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Bentonville

After his march to the sea, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman headed north in early 1865 to unite with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's army in Virginia. Only Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston's army stood between Sherman and Grant. After briefly blocking Sherman's advance at Averasboro, North Carolina on March 16, Johnston struck Maj. Gen. Henry Slocum's wing of Sherman's army near Bentonville on March 19. The Confederates ran into stiff resistance, as Slocum established a defensive position. Johnston's assaults con…READ MORE

7/16/65

Mustered Out - Pennsylvania 46th Volunteer Infantry - Pennsylvania

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