Massachusetts 35th Volunteer Infantry, Company B (Union)
1/08/62
Organized - Massachusetts 35th Volunteer Infantry, Company B - Massachusetts
30/09/64
Battle - Peebles' Farm - Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Peebles' Farm
In combination with Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler's offensive north of the James River at New Market Heights, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant extended his left flank to cut Confederate lines of communication southwest of Petersburg. Two divisions of the Ninth Corps under Maj. Gen. John G. Parke, two divisions of the Fifth Corps under Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren, and Brig. Gen. David M. Gregg's cavalry division were assigned to the operation. On September 30th, the Federals departed Fort Wadsworth and marched via…READ MORE