The Civil War in the East

78th New York Infantry Regiment
"1st Regiment Eagle Brigade" "Cameron Highlanders"

 

The 78th New York Infantry Regiment lost 3 Officers and 55 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 73 Enlisted men by disease during the Civil War.

 

It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg shared with the 102nd New York Infantry.

Monument to the 78th and 102nd New York INfantry Regiments on the battlefield of Gettysburg

1862

January to April

Organized at New York City under Colonel Daniel Ullman, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Austin and Major Henry C. Blanchard. Company K was from Michigan.

April 29

Left State for Washington, D.C. Attached to Defenses of Washington

May 24

Moved to Harper's Ferry and attached to 2nd Brigade, Sigel's Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah

May 28-30

Defense of Harper's Ferry

June

Operations in the Shenandoah Valley attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia

August 9

Battle of Cedar Mountain

The regiment lost 22 casualties

August 16-September 2

Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Corps, Army of Virginia

August 23-24

Battles of Sulphur Springs

August 29

Groveton

August 30

Bull Run

September 6-12

Maryland Campaign. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

September 14

South Mountain

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

The regiment lost 34 casualties

October

Duty at Bolivar Heights

November 9

Reconnaissance to Rippon, West Va.

December 2-6

Reconnaissance from Bolivar Heights to Winchester

December 9-16

March to Fredericksburg, Va.

Decmber

Duty at Fairfax

1863

January 20-24

"Mud March"

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

The regiment loast 131 casualties

June 11-July 24

Gettysburg Campaign

July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Von Hammerstein. The regiment brought 198 men to the field and lost 6 killed, 21 wounded and 3 missing.

July 5-24

Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va.

August-September

Duty on line of the Rappahannock

September 24-October 3

Movement to Bridgeport, Ala. attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland

October 26-29

Reopening Tennessee River

October 28-29

Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn.

November 23-27

Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign

November 23-24

Battles of Lookout Mountain

November 25

Mission Ridge

November 27

Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge

Decmber-May

Duty at Bridgeport, Ala.

1864

April

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland

May 1 to July 12

Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign

May 8-11

Operations about Rocky Faced Ridge, Tunnel Hill and Buzzard's Roost Gap

May 14-15

Battle of Resaca

May 19

Near Cassville

May 25

New Hope Church

May 26-June 5

Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills

June 10-July 2

Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain

June 11-14

Pine Hill

June 15-17

Lost Mountain

June 15

Gilgal or Golgotha Church

June 17

Muddy Creek

June 19

Noyes' Creek

June 22

Kolb's Farm

June 27

Assault on Kenesaw

July 4

Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground

July 5-12

Chattahoochie River

July 12

Consolidated with 102nd Regiment New York Infantry