The 18th New York Infantry Regiment lost 4 officers and 34 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 32 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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May 13 |
Organized at Albany, N.Y., and accepted for state service under Colonel William A. Jackson, Lieutenant Colonel William H. Young and Major George R. Myers |
May 17 |
Mustered in for two years Federal service |
June 19 |
Left State for Washington, D. C.; Attached to Davies' Brigade, Miles' Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia |
July 14 |
Reconnaissance on Fairfax Road |
July 16-21 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. |
July 17 |
Fairfax Court House
The regiment lost 1 enlisted man mortally wounded and 1 officer and 2 enlisted men wounded |
July 18 |
Blackburn's Ford
The regiment lost 1 officer and 4 enlisted men wounded |
July 21 |
Battle of Bull Run |
August |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.; attached to Franklin's Brigade, Division of the Potomac |
October 3 |
Skirmish at Springfield Station |
October |
Attached to Newton's Brigade, Franklin's Division, Army of the Potomac |
November 11 |
Colonel Jackson dies in Washington. Lieutenant Colonel Young promoted to colonel, Major Myers to lieutenant colonel and Captain John Meginnis of Company D to major. |
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March |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 10-15 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. |
April 4-12 |
McDowell's advance on Fredericksburg, Va. |
April 22 |
Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula |
April 24-May 4 |
Siege of Yorktown (on transports); attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps |
May 7-8 |
West Point |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 27 |
Gaines Mill
The regiment lost 3 officers and 18 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 58 enlisted men wounded, and 1 officer and 42 enlisted men missing or captured |
June 30 |
White Oak Swamp and Glendale |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
July |
At Harrison's Landing |
August 16-28 |
Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville |
August 14 |
Colonel Young resigns. Lieutenant Colonel Myers promoted to colonel, Major Meginnis to lieutenant colonel |
August 29-31 |
In works at Centreville |
September 1 |
Cover Pope's retreat to Fairfax Court House |
September 6-22 |
Maryland Campaign |
September 8 |
Captain John Hastings of Company B mustered out to become lieutenant colonel of the 113th New York Infantry |
September 14 |
Crampton's Pass, South Mountain
The regiment lost 1 officer and 15 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 35 enlisted men wounded, and 2 enlisted men missing or captured |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
The regiment was in reserve, but lost 4 enlisted men wounded. |
September -
October |
Duty in Maryland |
October 30 -
November 19 |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg
The regiment lost 2 enlisted men wounded |
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January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
February - April |
At Falmouth |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 |
Operations at Franklin's Crossing |
May 3 |
Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg
The regiment lost 1 officer wounded and 33 enlisted men missing or captured |
May 3-4 |
Salem Heights |
May 4 |
Banks' Ford |
May 11 |
Three years men transferred to 121st Regiment New York Infantry |
May 16 |
Moved to New York |
May 28 |
Mustered out, expiration of term, under Colonel Myers, Lieutenant Colonel McGinnis
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