The regiment lost 11 officers and 140 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 179 enlisted men to disease. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
August 22, 1862 |
Organized at Kingston, N.Y., and mustered in under Colonel George H. Sharpe, Lieutenant Colonel Cornelius D. Westbrook and Major John R. Tappen |
August 24 |
Left State for Washington, D.C.; Attached to Whipple's Brigade, Defenses of Washington, D.C. |
October |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac (Daniel Sickles' Excelsior Brigade) |
November |
At Fairfax Station, Va. |
November 10-12 |
Operations on Orange & Alexandria Railroad |
December |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps |
December |
Rappahannock Campaign |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. |
January 1863 |
At Falmouth |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
February 5-7 |
Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville
The regiment lost 4 killed, 49 wounded and 13 missing |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Cornelius D. Westbrook until he was wounded on July 2. Major John R. Tappen then took command.
From the monument: "held this part of the line on the second day of July, 1863. Present for duty,
30 officers, 397 men, total 427. Casualties, from the war department, Killed in battle, 8 officers, 25 men, Wounded, 10 officers, 144 men, Missing 17, Total 204. On July 3rd, supported the left centre of the Army." |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va. |
July 23 |
Wapping Heights |
August |
Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan |
September 13-17 |
Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan |
October 8-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
October 8, 9 and 10 |
James City |
October 10 |
Russell's Ford, Robertson's River, and Bethesda Church |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 7 |
Kelly's Ford |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
November 27 |
Payne's Farm |
November 28-30 |
Mine Run |
December-May |
Duty near Brandy Station |
February 6-7, 1864 |
Demonstration on the Rapidan |
February 27 |
Lieutenant Colonel Westbrook discharged due to his Gettysburg wounds. Major Tappen promoted to lieutenant colonel. |
March |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 2nd Army Corps |
May 3-June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James. attached to 4th Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness
The regiment lost 5 killed, 48 wounded and 8 missing |
May 8 |
Laurel Hill |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania |
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 |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg |
June 16 |
Siege of Petersburg |
June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad |
June 24 |
Captain Abram L. Lockwood of Company A promoted to major |
July |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps |
July 27-29 |
Demonstration north of the James |
July 27-28 |
Deep Bottom |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
August 13-20 |
Demonstration north of the James |
August 14-18 |
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom |
September 29-October 2 |
Poplar Springs Church |
October 27-28 |
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run
The regiment lost 8 killed, 30 wounded and 21 missing |
November 5 |
Front of Forts Hascall and Morton |
December 9-10 |
Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run |
December 3 |
Lieutenant Colonel Tappen mustered out |
December 20 |
Major Lockwood promoted to lietenant colonel |
December 26 |
Captain Walter Scott of Company G promoted to major |
February 5-7, 1865 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run
The regiment lost 6 killed, 32 wounded and 46 missing |
March 25 |
Watkins' House |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
March 29-31 |
Boydton and White Oak Roads |
April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg
First Lieutenant William Plimley of Company F earned the Medal of Honor "while acting as aide to a general officer, voluntarily accompanied a regiment in an assault on the enemy's works and acted as leader of the movement which resulted in the rout of the enemy and the capture of a large number of prisoners."
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April 3-9 |
Pursuit of Lee |
April 6 |
Sailor's Creek |
April 7 |
High Bridge, Farmville |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
April |
At Burkesville |
May 2-12 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. |
May 23 |
Grand Review |
June 3, 1865 |
Mustered out under Lieutenant Colonel Lockwood. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 73rd New York Infantry. |
