Wadsworth, James Samuel

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Full name
James Samuel Wadsworth
Place of Birth
Geneseo, NY
Burial Place
Geneseo, NY
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
Education
Harvard
Yale
Occupation
Politician
Military
Political Parties
Democratic
Free Soil
Military
Union Army
Date Event
Maryland slaveholders meet President Lincoln to complain about non-enforcement of Fugitive Slave Act
- 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
The leading First Corps of the Army of the Potomac camps four miles west of Gettysburg
Attack of Confederate infantry on dismounted Union cavalry begins the collision of armies at Gettysburg
General John Reynolds killed in action within two hours of battle commencing at Gettysburg
In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness continues for a second bloody day
In Spotsylvania County, Virginia, the Battle of the Wilderness ends and Union maneuvering continues
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