page_title: William J. Colvill
section_title: Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville and Haymarket
hierarchical_section_title: William J. Colvill / Civil War / Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville and Haymarket
caption_attribution_description: William J. Colvill statue inside the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda
context_page_description: William J. Colvill Jr. was an American Union colonel in the American Civil War who led the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in the Battle of Gettysburg. He was Minnesota Attorney General from 1866 to 1868 and he also served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
context_section_description: On December 11, the 1st Minnesota was one of the units that captured the town of Fredericksburg where they plundered the town in one of the more controversial acts in the war. Two days later, during the Battle of Fredricksburg, they were not sent in one of the many suicidal charges against Mayre's Heights. The unit saw little action during the Battle of Chancellorsville. After the battle, General Joseph Hooker marched the Army of the Potomac north to counter General Robert E. Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania. On June 23, Colvill was promoted to colonel and commander of the regiment. Two days later, on June 25, the unit was attacked by General JEB Stuart's cavalry at the Battle of Haymarket. During the battle while leading the regiment, Colvill's horse was shot from underneath him. On the 29th, Colvill was arrested for allowing the men to cross a three-foot deep river on logs whereas the orders were to wade across. The march from Fredericksburg to Gettysburg would take 14 days with traveling 11 of those, averaging over 14 miles a day. By the time they reached the small town they were exhausted.
caption: Colvill statue in the Minnesota State Capitol
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