The Civil War in the East

93rd New York Infantry Regiment "Morgan Rifles"

 

The 93rd New York Infantry Regiment lost 6 officers and 120 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 130 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.

1861

October - January

Organized at Albany, N.Y. under Colonel John S. Crocker, Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin C. Butler and Major Ambrose S. Cassidy

1862

February 17

Moved to New York City

March 7

To Washington, D.C.

March 30

Embarked at Alexandria, Va., for the Virginia Peninsula. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

April 5-May 4

Siege of Yorktown

April 29

Reconnaissance toward Lee's Mills. Colonel Crocker and Major Cassidy were captured while walking the picket line early in the morning, leaving Lieutenant Colonel Butler in command of the regiment.

May 5

Battle of Williamsburg

May 18

Attached to Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac

May 20-23

Operations about Bottom's Bridge (Companies A, F, H and K)

May 19-June 25

Duty at White House Landing (Companies B, C, D, E, G and I)

June 25-July 1

Seven days before Richmond

June 26-July 2

Operations about White House Landing

September 6-22

Maryland Campaign

September 14

Battle of South Mountain

September 16-17

Antietam

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

1863

January 20-24

"Mud March"

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

June 11-July 24

Gettysburg Campaign

July 1-4

Battle of Gettysburg

July

Duty on line of the Rappahannock

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

1864

January 1

The regiment re-enlisted and returned to Albany for veteran furlough to recruit. Colonel Crocker and Major Cassidy were exchanged, and Colonel Crocker resumed command of the regiment.

February

Left Albany to return to service under Colonel Crocker, Lieutenant Colonel Butler, and Major Samuel McConipe.

April

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

May 3-June 15

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

The regiment lost 4 officers and 66 men killed or mortally wounded, 13 officers and 175 men wounded, and 2 men missing out of 433 men engaged. Captains Dennis Barnes and John Baily and Lieutenants Norman Eldridge and Robert Gray were killed. Colonel Crocker took command of the brigade when General Hayes fell, and Major McConihe took over the regiment.

May 8

Laurel Hill

May 8-12

Spottsylvania

The regiment lost 1 officer and 8 men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 31 men wounded, and 2 men missing.

May 10

Po River

May 12-21

Spottsylvania Court House

May 12

Assault on the Salient or "Bloody Angle"

May 19

Harris Farm or Fredericksburg Road

May 23-26

North Anna River

The regiment lost 9 men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 22 men wounded, and 4 men missing

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

June 16-18

Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins

The regiment lost 1 officer and 9 enlisted men killed or mortaly wounded, 2 officers and 15 men wounded, and 9 men missing

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad

July 27-29

Demonstration north of the James

July 27-28

Deep Bottom

August 13-20

Demonstration north of the James River

August 14-18

Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom

The regiment lost 7 men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officrs and 14 men wounded, and 48 men missing

September 29-
October 2

Poplar Springs Church

The regiment lost 1 oficer and 3 men wounded.

October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run

The regiment lost 12 men killed or mortally wounded and 24 men missing.

December 9-10

Reconnaissance to Weldon Railroad

1865

February 5-7

Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run

March 25

Watkins' House

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

The regiment lost 1 officer and 6 men killed or mortally wounded and 14 men wounded

March 29

Vaughan Road, near Hatcher's Run

March 31

Crow's House

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 6

Sailor's Creek

April 7

High Bridge and Farmville

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April 11-13

March to Burkesville

May 2-15

To Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

June 29

Mustered out near Washington under Colonel Haviland Gifford, Lieutenant Colonel Jay Northrup and Major George Bushnell

July 3

Returned to Albany