United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Infantry
“Adirondack Regiment”
The 118th New York Infantry Regiment lost 6 officers and 93 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 188 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1862
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| Organized at Plattsburg, N.Y. | |
| August 27 | Mustered in |
| September 3 | Left State for Washington, D.C. |
| September | Guard and provost duty at Washington, D.C. Attached to Provisional Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, Defenses of Washington |
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1863
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| February | Assigned to District of Washington, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington |
| April 16 | Ordered to Suffolk, Va. and attached to Reserve Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia |
| April 20-May 4 | Siege of Suffolk |
| May 13 | Moved to Portsmouth, Va. |
| May 15-28 | Operations on Norfolk & Petersburg Railroad |
| May 23 | Antioch Church and Barber’s Cross Roads |
| June 9-16 | Reconnaissance to the Chickahominy attached to Wardrop’s Independent Brigade, 7th Army Corps |
| June 24-July 7 | Dix’s Peninsula Campaign. Assigned to U.S. Forces, Yorktown, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| July 1-7 | Expedition from White House to South Anna Bridge |
| July 4 |
Action at South Anna BridgeThe regiment lost 3 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 5 enlisted men wounded, and 2 men missing. |
| July 25 | Expedition to Gloucester Court House |
| August | Duty at Yorktown and vicinity |
| October | At Portsmouth and vicinity attached to Heckman’s Command, Newport News. Va. |
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1864
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| January | Attached to 1st Brigade, U.S. Forces, Yorktown, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| February | Assigned to Yorktown, Pa., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina |
| February 6-8 | Wistar’s Expedition against Richmond |
| February 29- March 1 |
Ballahoe or Bear Quarter Road and Deep Creek |
| March 4-5 | Demonstration against Portsmouth |
| March 17 | Moved to Yorktown |
| April 13-15 | Expedition to Isle of Wight County attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Army of the James |
| April 14 | Smithfield, Cherry Grove |
| May 4-28 | Butler’s operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond |
| May 5 | Occupation of Bermuda Hundred and City Point |
| May 7 | Port Walthall Junction, Chester Station |
| May 9-10 | Swift Creek or Arrow field Church |
| May 12-16 | Operations against Fort Darling |
| May 14-16 |
Battle of Drury’s BluffThe regiment lost 3 officers and 52 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 94 enlisted men wounded, and 4 officers and 42 enlisted men missing |
| May 16-28 | Bermuda Hundred |
| May 27-31 | Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor |
| June 1-12 |
Battles about Cold HarborThe regiment lost 1 officer and 13 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 17 enlisted men wounded |
| June 15-18 |
Assault on PetersburgThe regiment lost 1 officer and 6 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 13 enlisted men wounded |
| June 16-April 2 |
Siege operations against Petersburg and RichmondIn trenches before Petersburg and on the Bermuda Hundred front. The regiment lost 8 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 35 wounded dring the siege |
| September 28-30 |
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market HeightsThe regiment lost 10 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 53 enlisted men wounded |
| October 27-28 |
Battle of Fair OaksThe regiment lost 1 officer and 5 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 9 enlisted men wounded and 5 officers and 89 enlisted men captured |
| November-March | Duty in the trenches before Richmond |
| December | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 24th Army Corps |
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1865
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| April 2-3 | Fall of Petersburg and Richmond |
| April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
| April 9 | Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
| April-May | Provost duty at Richmond and Manchester |
| June 13 | Mustered out. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 96th New York Infantry. |