Humphreys, Andrew Atkinson

Life Span

11/02/1810 to 12/27/1883

Life Summary

Full name

Andrew Atkinson Humphreys

Place of Birth

Burial Place

Birth Date Certainty

Exact

Death Date Certainty

Exact

Gender

Male

Race

White

Sectional choice

North

Origins

Free State

Occupation

Military

Union Army

Events

Date	Event
07/17/1860	Congressional Commission to examine the methods of training at West Point meets for the first time
04/27/1863 - 04/30/1863	The Army of the Potomac concentrates on Chancellorsville in preparation for an attack on Lee
05/01/1863	Union and Confederate armies collide near Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
05/02/1863	"Stonewall" Jackson's flanking movement seizes the initiative in the Battle of Chancellorsville
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
07/02/1863	At Gettysburg, Union General Daniel Sickles disregards orders and loses much of his III Corps and his right leg
04/06/1865	At Sailor's Creek, the Army of Northern Virginia loses almost a quarter of its remaining strength
04/06/1865	In Virginia, CSA corps commander General Richard S. Ewell is taken prisoner, along with four of his generals

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