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61st New York Infantry Regiment
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October 25, 1861 |
Organized at New York City |
November 9 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. under Colonel Spencer W. Cone, Lieutenant Colonel Francis C. Barlow and Major William C. Massett |
November |
Duty at Bladensburg, Defenses of Washington, D.C. Attached to Howard's Brigade, Sumner's Division, Army of the Potomac |
November 3-11 |
Expedition to Lower Maryland |
November 28 |
At Camp California, near Alexandria, Va. |
January 1862 |
Lieutenant Colonel Barlow leads a revolt among the officers of the regiment to have Colonel Cone and Major Massett removed for incompetence. |
March 10 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. attached to Howard's 1st Brigade, Richardson's 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 20 |
Reconnaissance to Gainesville |
March 28-31 |
Operations on Orange & Alexandria Railroad |
April 14 |
Colonel Cone discharged |
April 16-May 4 |
Ordered to the Peninsula, Va. Siege of Yorktown Lieutenant Colonel Barlow promoted to colonel, Major Massett to lieutenant colonel and Captain Arthur L. Brooks of Company G to major |
May 12 |
Major Brooks died of disease at Yorktown |
May 14 |
Captain Zachary Lawrence of Company A promoted to major |
May 31-June 1 |
Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks Lieutenant Colonel William Masset, Captains Theodore Russell and Joseph Trenor, Lieutenants Henry Coultis, John McDonald, William McIntyre and 42 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Captain Walter H. Maze, Lieutenants Peter Bain, Cornelius Bergen, Charles Howard and 56 enlisted men were wounded, and four enlisted men were missing out of 432 men engaged.
Nelson Miles was appointed lieutenant colonel effective May 31. |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond In addition to the officers listed below, from June 25 until July 1 the regiment lost 28 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 71 enlisted men wounded, and 11 enlisted men missing |
June 29 |
Battles of Peach Orchard, Allen's Farm and Savage Station |
June 30 |
White Oak Swamp and Glendale Captains Manton Angell and Dennis Moore and Lieutenants Lucien Cadwell and David Gregory were wounded, Captain Moore also captured |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
July-August |
At Harrison's Landing. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July of 1865 |
August 7 |
Major Lawrence discharged |
August 16-30 |
Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Alexandria and Centreville |
August 31-September 2 |
Cover Pope's retreat to Washington |
September 6-22 |
Maryland Campaign |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam The regiment was commanded by Colonel Barlow in its attack flanking the Sunken Road, capturing over 300 Confederates. While repelling the Confederate counterattack, Colonel Barlow was wounded in the groin by artillery case shot, and Lieutenant Colonel Miles took command of the regiment.
Second Lieutenant Theodore W. Greig of Company C earned the Medal of Honor for capturing the battle flag of the 44th Alabama Infantry, despite being shot in the neck.
Captain Manton Angell and 11 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded and Colonel Barlow and 27 enlisted men were wounded |
September 22 to October 29 |
Duty at Harper's Ferry. Company I consolidated with another company and was replaced with a new company of recruits from Albany. |
September 30 |
Colonel Barlow promoted to Brigadier General, Lieutenant Colonel Nelson Miles promoted to colonel, and Captain Oscar N. Broady of Company C promoted to lieutenant colonel |
October 16-17 |
Reconnaissance to Charlestown |
October 29-November 17 |
Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth |
November 17 |
Captain William Spencer promoted to major, with rank from August 7 |
Manassas Gap |
The regiment lost 2 enlisted men missing |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg The regiment lost 13 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and Lt. Colonel Nelson Miles and 22 enisted men wounded in the assault on Marye's Heights including. |
December 21 |
Major Spencer discharged for disability |
January 1863 |
Duty at Falmouth |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
February 18 |
First Lieutenant George W. Scott of Company D promoted to major |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville The regiment lost 1 officer killed, Colonel Miles wounded in the neck and abdomen (at first thought to be fatal) and 15 enlisted men wounded, and 1 officer and enlisted men missing. Miles was awarded the Medal of honor for his actions in the battle. |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign
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July 1-4 |
Battle of Gettysburg The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Knut Broady. It brought 148 men to the field and lost Lieutenant Franklin Garland and 13 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and Captain Willard Keech, Lieutenants Charles Fuller, James Owens and 43 enlisted men wounded in fighting in the Wheatfield. |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas, Va. |
August-October |
Duty on line of the Rappahannock |
September 13-17 |
Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign The regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed. |
October 14 |
Auburn and Bristoe |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
December-May |
Duty at Stevensburg |
February 6-7 |
Demonstration on the Rapidan |
May 3-June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8 |
Corbin's Bridge Captain Thomas Morrison, Lieutenants William Collines and John Hicks, and 10 enisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Lieutenant Thomas Welch and 22 enlisted men wounded, and 1 enlisted man missing |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania |
May 12 |
Major Scott promoted to lieutenant colonel |
May 10 |
Po River The regiment lost 4 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and wounded |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient or "Bloody Angle" The regiment lost 16 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and Lieutenaant Robert Solomon and 33 enlisted men wounded |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy The regiment lost 2 enlisted men wounded |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor The regiment lost Lieutenants James Owens, Joel Perrington and Isaac Plumb and 8 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 10 enlisted men wounded and 2 enlisted men missing |
June 9 |
Colonel Miles promoted to brigadier general. Lt. Colonel Broady promoted to colonel but never mustered |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins |
June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road The regiment lost 10 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 23 enlisted men wounded and 7 missing |
July 27-29 |
Demonstration on north side of the James |
July 27-29 |
Deep Bottom the regiment lost 1 enlisted man wounded and 1 missing |
August 13-20 |
Demonstration north of the James |
August 14-18 |
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed, 5 wounded and 7 missing |
August 25 |
Ream's Station The regiment lost 3 enlisted men killed, 11 wounded, and 25 missing or captured |
October 29 |
Colonel Broady mustered out. Major Scott promoted to lieutenant colonel. |
November 10 |
Lt. Colonel Scott promoted to colonel |
December 9-10 |
Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run The regiment lost 1 man wounded |
December 9 |
Hatcher's Run |
December 20 |
Veterans and recruits from the 57th New York transferred into regiment. |
February 5-7, 1865 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run |
March 13 |
Captain George Schaffer of the 91st New York Infantry transferred in and promoted to major |
March 25 |
Watkins' House The regiment lost 6 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 17 wounded, and 2 missing |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign During the campaign t he regiment lost Lieutenant William Malcom and 10 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Lieutenant James Smith and 36 enlisted men wounded, and 4 enlisted men captured or missing |
March 29-30 |
On line of Hatcher's and Gravelly Runs |
March 31 |
Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road and White Oak Road |
April 2 |
Sutherland Station and Fall of Petersburg |
April 6 |
Sailor's Creek Lieutenant William Malcom killed |
April 7 |
High Bridge and Farmville Lieutenant James Smith wounded |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
April |
At Burkesville |
May 2-12 |
March to Washington, D.C. |
May 23 |
Grand Review |
July 14, 1865 |
Mustered out under Colonel George W. Scott and Major Schaffer |