Massachusetts 32nd Volunteer Infantry (Union)
25/11/61
Organized - Massachusetts 32nd Volunteer Infantry - Massachusetts
13/12/62
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
30/04/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel Luther Stephenson
Lieutenant ColonelLuther Stephenson
30/04/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Jacob B. Sweitzer, and Colonel James McQuade
ColonelJacob B. Sweitzer
ColonelJames McQuade
30/04/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General Charles Griffin
Brigadier GeneralCharles Griffin
30/04/63
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
1/07/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel George L. Prescott, undefined Jr., Lieutenant Colonel Luther Stephenson, and Major James A. Cunningham
1/07/63
Leadership Change - Brigade - Colonel Jacob B. Sweitzer
ColonelJacob B. Sweitzer
1/07/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General James Barnes
Brigadier GeneralJames Barnes
1/07/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel George L. Prescott
ColonelGeorge L. Prescott
1/07/63
Leadership Change - Regiment - undefined Jr.
1/07/63
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General James Barnes
Brigadier GeneralJames Barnes
1/07/63
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
27/11/63
Battle - Mine Run - Orange County, Virginia
After the inconclusive Bristoe Campaign in the fall of 1863, Maj. Gen. George G. Meade planned one more offensive against Gen. Robert E. Lee in northern Virginia before winter weather ended military operations. In late November, Meade attempted to steal a march southeast from Culpeper Courthouse, turn south through the Wilderness and strike the right flank of the Confederate army south of the Rapidan River. On November 27th, Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early, in command of Ewell's Corps, marched east on the Orange…READ MORE
5/05/64
Battle - Wilderness - Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
The first battle between Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee erupted late in the morning of May 5, 1864, as Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren's Union V Corps attacked Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell's Second Corps on the Orange Turnpike southwest of the old Chancellorsville battlefield. Although Federal infantry managed to break through at several points, the Confederate line held. Fighting shifted to the south as Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill's Third Corps engaged Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock's II Corps and ele…READ MORE
31/05/64
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
15/06/64
Battle - Second Petersburg - Petersburg, Virginia
As the Overland Campaign concluded, the strategic goals of Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant shifted from the defeat of Robert E. Lee's army in the field to eliminating the supply and communication routes to the Confederate capital at Richmond. The city of Petersburg, 24 miles south of Richmond, was the junction point of five railroads that supplied the entire upper James River region. Grant knew Petersburg was the key to the capture of Richmond and that Lee would be forced to defend it. Marching south from Co…READ MORE
21/06/64
Battle - Jerusalem Plank Road - Petersburg, Virginia
19/10/64
Battle - Cedar Creek - Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Also known as: Cedar Creek, Belle GroveREAD MORE
1/04/65
Leadership Change - Regiment - Lieutenant Colonel James A. Cunningham
Lieutenant ColonelJames A. Cunningham
1/04/65
Leadership Change - Brigade - undefined Bvt BG Alfred L. Pearson, and undefined Bvt MG Joseph J. Bartlett
1/04/65
Leadership Change - Division - undefined 104th New York, undefined 4th Pennsylvania Cavalry :, undefined Bvt MG Charles Griffin, undefined Bvt MG Joseph J. Bartlett, and undefined Escort:
1/04/65
Battle - Five Forks - Five Forks, Virginia
The Union victory along the White Oak Road on March 31st threatened to destabilize the entire Confederate line west of Petersburg. General Robert E. Lee ordered Maj. Gen. George Pickett with his infantry division and the cavalry divisions of Col. Thomas Munford, Maj. Gen. W.H.F. Lee, and Maj. Gen Thomas Rosser to hold the vital crossroads of Five Forks, along the White Oak Road five miles west of the previous fighting there. Pickett's defensive line was not well constructed, and much of his cavalry force w…READ MORE
9/04/65
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
11/07/65
Mustered Out - Massachusetts 32nd Volunteer Infantry - Massachusetts
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