The 4th New York Heavy Artillery lost 8 officers and 108 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 officers and 334 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1861 |
November - February |
Organized at New York |
1862 |
February 10 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. |
February |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. attached to Military District of Washington |
May |
Attached to Whipple's Command, Military District of Washington |
July 6 |
Action at Lewinsville, Va. (Detachment) |
October |
Attached to Abercrombie's Division, Defenses of Washington |
October 1 |
Action at Lewinsville, Va. (Detachment) |
1863 |
February |
Attached to Abercrombie's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington |
April |
Attached to 1st Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps |
May |
Attached to 4th Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps |
July 25 |
Four companies of the 11th New York Heavy Artillery assigned as Companies I, K, L & M. |
December |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps |
1864 |
March |
Assigned to Army of the Potomac:
1st Battalion, Companies C, D, L and M to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps,
2nd Battalion, Companies E, F, H and K to Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps
3rd Battalion, Companies A, B, G and I to Artillery Brigade, 2nd Army Corps |
May-June |
Rapidan Campaign |
May 31 |
1st Battalion assigned to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps
2nd Battalion assigned to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps
3rd Battalion assigned to Artillery Brigade, 2nd Army Corps |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania |
May 8 |
Piney Branch Church (2nd Battalion) |
May 10 |
Laurel Hill (3rd Battalion) |
May 12-21 |
Spotsylvania Court House |
May 18 |
Landron's Farm (1st Battalion) |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 28-31 |
On line of the Totopotomy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg |
June 16 - April 2 |
Siege of Petersburg |
June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad |
July 13 |
Regiment attached to Artillery Reserve
Companies I and L attached to Artillery Brigade, 2nd Army Corps |
July 27-28 |
Deep Bottom |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
August |
Attached to 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps |
August 14-18 |
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom |
August 25 |
Ream's Station |
September |
Attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps |
September 29-October 2 |
Poplar Springs Church, Peeble's Farm |
October |
Company C attached to Artillery Brigade, 2nd Army Corps |
October 27-28 |
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run |
December 9-10 |
Reconnaissance to Hateher's Run |
1865 |
February 5-7 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run |
March |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps |
March 25 |
Watkin's House |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
March 31 |
Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road and White Oak Road |
April 2 |
Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg |
April 3-9 |
Pursuit of Lee |
April 5 |
Amelia Springs |
April 6 |
Sailor's Creek |
April 7 |
Farmville |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
May 2-12 |
March to Washington, D.C. |
May 23 |
Grand Review |
June |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington attached to 3rd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps |
August |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, Dept. of Washington |
September 26 |
Mustered out and honorably discharged from service. |
