A report on John A. Koltes

American colonel of German origin who commanded the 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War before being killed at the Second Battle of Bull Run.

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Second Battle of Bull Run, fought Augt. 29th 1862, 1860s lithograph by Currier and Ives

Second Battle of Bull Run

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Fought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War.

Fought August 28–30, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the American Civil War.

Second Battle of Bull Run, fought Augt. 29th 1862, 1860s lithograph by Currier and Ives

Northeastern Virginia (1862)

Second Bull Run Campaign, August 17–30, 1862 (Additional map).

Battlefield of Manassas (right side)

Action at Brawner's Farm, August 28

August 29, 10 a.m.: Sigel's attack

August 29, 12 noon: Longstreet arrives, Porter stalls

August 29, 3 p.m.: Grover's attack

August 29, 5–7 p.m., Kearny's attack, Hood vs. Hatch

Stonewall Jackson's cannons on Henry House Hill

August 30, 3 p.m., Porter's attack

August 30, 4 p.m.: Start of Longstreet's attack

August 30, 4:30 p.m.: Union defense of Chinn Ridge

August 30, 5 p.m.: Final Confederate attacks, beginning of the Union retreat

Bridge crossed by the Union troops retreating to Centreville

Soldiers stand next to a completely destroyed Henry House in 1862

Union troops retreat after the battle

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<center>Soldiers stand next to a completely destroyed Henry House in 1862</center>

<center>Virginia, Bull Run. Ruins of Stone Bridge, 1862</center>

<center>A group of men stand near the Manassas Railroad Junction railroad tracks in 1862 with a train in the background</center>

<center>A group of men near Manassas Railroad Junction in 1862</center>

<center>A group of men near Manassas Railroad Junction in 1862</center>

<center>Men sit near the Manassas Junction railroad in 1862</center>

<center>Picking up debris of trains after Pope's retreat</center>

<center>Bull Run, Va. Dedication of the battle monument; Judge Abram B. Olin of the District of Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the address, stands by the rail.</center>

Battle map drafted by Sneden, Robert Knox, with notes on Union and Confederate strengths, casualties, done in pen and ink and water color

Northern Virginia Campaign, August 7–28, 1862 Confederate
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Brig Gen. Adolph von Steinwehr (brigade of Col. John A. Koltes).

Monument to the 73rd Pennsylvania at Gettysburg

73rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

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Infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Monument to the 73rd Pennsylvania at Gettysburg

Colonel John A. Koltes

The 73rd Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania beginning in June 1861 and mustered in for a three year enlistment on September 19, 1861 under the command of Colonel John A. Koltes.