New Hampshire 2nd Volunteer Infantry (Union)
5/1/61
Organized - New Hampshire 2nd Volunteer Infantry - New Hampshire
7/21/61
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Gilman Marston
ColonelGilman Marston
7/21/61
Leadership Change - Division - Colonel David Hunter
ColonelDavid Hunter
7/21/61
Battle - First Bull Run - Fairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
One of earliest battles of the Civil War, it introduced Americans to the idea that this would likely not be a short conflict and blood would be shed:READ MORE
5/5/62
Battle - Williamsburg - York County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Following the Confederate withdrawal from their Yorktown position, Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan was not prepared to mount an immediate pursuit with his entire force from the siege lines he had occupied for nearly a month. Initially, he was able to send forward only a portion of his army, led by the Third Corps of Samuel P. Heitzelman, to follow Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's Confederates. Heitzelman's divisions, led by Brig. Gens. Joseph Hooker and Phil Kearny, made contact with Johnston's army four miles sout…READ MORE
5/31/62
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Gilman Marston
ColonelGilman Marston
5/31/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Cuvier Grover
Brigadier GeneralCuvier Grover
5/31/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Joseph Hooker
Brigadier GeneralJoseph Hooker
5/31/62
Battle - Seven Pines - Henrico County, Virginia
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston withdrew his army from the Virginia Peninsula toward the Confederate capital of Richmond as Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's army pursued him. By the end of May, Johnston held a defensive position seven miles east of the city on the Richmond and York River Railroad. McClellan's army facing Johnston straddled the Chickahominy River and stretched south. Capturing the initiative from his Union foe, Johnston attempted to overwhelm two Federal corps isolated south of the river. The Confed…READ MORE
6/25/62
Battle - Oak Grove - Henrico County, Virginia
6/27/62
Battle - Gaines' Mill - Hanover County, Virginia
Despite his victory over the Confederates at Beaver Dam Creek on June 26th, Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter's Fifth Corps abandoned its position early on June 27th and established a new defensive line along Boatswain's Creek, just north of the Chickahominy River.READ MORE
6/30/62
Battle - White Oak Swamp - Henrico County, Virginia
7/1/62
Battle - Malvern Hill - Henrico County, Virginia
On June 30th, the retreating Federal Army of the Potomac finally stopped at the James River at the end of seven days of fighting outside of Richmond.READ MORE
7/2/62
Battle - Malvern Hill, Virginia
8/28/62
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Joseph Hooker
Major GeneralJoseph Hooker
8/28/62
Battle - Second Bull Run - Prince William County, Virginia
After the early summer collapse of the Union Peninsula Campaign offensive to capture Richmond, Robert E. Lee sought to move his army north and threaten Washington DC before Union forces could regroup.READ MORE
12/13/62
Leadership Change - Brigade - Brigadier General Joseph B. Carr
Brigadier GeneralJoseph B. Carr
12/13/62
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Daniel Sickles
Brigadier GeneralDaniel Sickles
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
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 - Colonel Edward L. Bailey, and Lieutenant Colonel James W. Carr
ColonelEdward L. Bailey
Lieutenant ColonelJames W. Carr
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel George C. Burling
ColonelGeorge C. Burling
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Andrew A. Humphreys
Brigadier GeneralAndrew A. Humphreys
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Edward L. Bailey
ColonelEdward L. Bailey
7/1/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel James W. Carr
Lieutenant ColonelJames W. Carr
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
5/31/64
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Griffin A. Stedman Jr.
ColonelGriffin A. Stedman Jr.
5/31/64
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General John H. Martindale
Brigadier GeneralJohn H. Martindale
5/31/64
Battle - Cold Harbor - Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
After two days of inconclusive fighting along Totopotomoy Creek northeast of Richmond, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee turned their sights on the crossroads of Cold Harbor. Roads emanating through this critical junction led to Richmond as well as supply and reinforcement sources for the Union army. On May 31, 1864, Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry captured Cold Harbor. The next day, Sheridan held the crossroads against a Confederate attack. With reinforcements from both armies arriving…READ MORE
6/21/64
Battle - Jerusalem Plank Road - Petersburg, Virginia
8/18/64
Battle - Globe Tavern - Petersburg, Virginia
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
12/19/65
Mustered Out - New Hampshire 2nd Volunteer Infantry - New Hampshire
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