Life span: 04/10/1833 to 08/07/1916TabsLife SummaryFull name: David McMurtrie GreggPlace of Birth: Huntingdon, PABurial Place: Reading, PABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 2Friends: Dorsey Pender Family: Matthew D. Gregg (father), Ellen McMurtrie Gregg (mother), Ellen F. Sheaff (wife - 1862), Andrew Gregg Curtin (cousin)Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Occupation: MilitaryDiplomatFarmer or PlanterRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderGovernment: Grant Administration (1869-77)DiplomatMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union Army Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/27/1863 04/30/1863 The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee 05/01/1863 05/01/1863 Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia 05/02/1863 05/02/1863 "Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/03/1863 05/03/1863 Lee's Army of Northern Virginia forces back entrenched Union forces at the Battle of Chancellorsville 05/05/1863 05/06/1863 The beaten Union Army retreats across the Rappahannock, ending the Battle of Chancellorsville 06/09/1863 06/09/1863 Thousands of cavalrymen clash at Brandy Station, Virginia, in the largest cavalry battle of the war 07/01/1863 07/03/1863 Battle of Gettysburg 07/03/1863 07/03/1863 William Miller of Cumberland County disobeys orders and wins the Medal of Honor at Gettysburg 09/13/1863 09/13/1863 Union cavalry capture Culpeper, Virginia after a sharp mounted action through the town 08/25/1864 08/25/1864 At Ream's Station in Virginia, Confederate units make a powerful effort to regain the control of the vital Weldon Railroad 09/30/1864 10/02/1864 In fighting around Peeble's Farm, Union forces further tighten to ring around the key town of Petersburg Documents Images David McMurtrie Gregg David McMurtrie Gregg, detail Bibliography
