Thursday, May 13, 2010

Can anyone tell me which New York regiments fought at Weldon Railroad, Virginia on June 21-23, 1864? Thank you.

The
first Battle of the Weldon Railroad (June
21-23, 1864), now more commonly referred to as the
Battle of the Jerusalem
Plank Road, was part of the Petersburg Campaign. The end result was
another
poorly led plan of attack by Union forces, primarily consisting of Brig. Gen. Lewis
A.
Grant's 1st Vermont Brigade. The Vermonters were opposed by Confederates
under the command
of Brig. Gen. (later Maj....


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