Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson

Life Span
to
Full name
Andrew Atkinson Humphreys
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, PA
Burial Place
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
Occupation
Military
Military
Union Army
Date Event
Congressional Commission to examine the methods of training at West Point meets for the first time
- The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee
Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
"Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville
Lee's Army of Northern Virginia forces back entrenched Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville
- The beaten Union Army retreats across the Rappahannock, ending the Battle of Chancellorsville
At Gettysburg, Union General Daniel Sickles disregards orders and loses much of his III Corps and his right leg
At Sailor's Creek, the Army of Northern Virginia loses almost a quarter of its remaining strength
In Virginia, CSA corps commander General Richard S. Ewell is taken prisoner, along with four of his generals
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