1862

 

Feb. 1730 men from the regiment are detailed by McClellan to join the gun-boat expedition on the Mississippi

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Feb. 27The 2nd MA leaves Frederick, MD and re-enters Virginia. Spends the night at Harper's Ferry.

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Feb. 28The 2nd MA at Charlestown, VA

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Mar. 11The 2nd MA at Winchester, VA

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Mar. 22Williams Division, on its way to reinforce Gen. McDowell, is sent back to Winchester in a hurry after the Battle of Kernstown. Several members of Co. G, on Provost Duty in the town, take part in the fight

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Apr. 1Banks begins his pursuit of Stonewall Jackson up the Valley

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May 13The 2nd MA at Strasburg. Banks now only has command of two brigades. The rest have been detached to aid the push against Richmond

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May 23Jackson attacks & routs the Federals at Front Royal

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May 24The 2nd MA engages in rear guard action against Jackson's advance and holds him at bay from Newtown all the way to Winchester

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May 25THE BATTLE OF WINCHESTER. The 2nd MA finds itself on the opposite side of the Potomac

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June 11The 2nd MA revisits Winchester

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June 15Gordon promoted to Brigadier General. George Andrews succeeds him in command of the 2nd MA

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June 26Gen. John Pope arrives to show the eastern armies how it's done

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July 19The 2nd MA at Little Washington

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Aug. 9THE BATTLE OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN

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Aug. 19The 2nd MA receives 90 new recruits

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Aug. 20Rappahannock ramblings

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Aug. 29-30As the rear guard of Banks' entire force, the 2nd MA is not close enough to participate in Second Bull Run

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Sept. 4 Once again on the wrong side of the Potomac

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Sept. 5Pope is relieved. McLellan is once again called upon the save the Union!
 

Sept. 12The 2nd MA becomes part of the 12th Corps of the Army of the Potomac

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Sept. 14The regiment passes through Frederick, MD

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Sept. 17THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM; Lt. Col. Wilder Dwight is mortally wounded.

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Sept. 22Back to Maryland Heights where the regiment finds itself once again guarding the upper Potomac

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Oct. 15MG Henry Warner Slocum assumes command of the 12th Corps

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Oct. 22Lt. Col. James Savage, wounded at Cedar Mt., dies in captivity

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Oct. 30The 2nd MA near Sharpsburg for 5-6 weeks

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Nov. 9Col. Andrews is promoted to Brigadier General. In the absence of Col. Quincy, recovering

from his Cedar Mt. wounds, command of the 2nd MA falls to William Cogswell

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Nov. 24Cogswell leads a raid against guerillas at Shepherdstown, VA

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Dec. 13The 2nd MA "invades" Virginia for the 4th time

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Dec. 16The 2nd MA at Fairfax Court House. Does not participate in the disaster at Fredericksburg

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