United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Infantry
“Ulster Regiment”
“Washington Guard”
The regiment lost 11 officers and 140 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 179 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
1862
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August 22 | 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 | Transferred from 1st Brigade to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps |
December | Rappahannock Campaign |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
1863
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January | 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 ChancellorsvilleThe regiment lost 4 killed, 49 wounded and 13 missing |
June 11-July 24 | Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe 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, |
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 8-10 | 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 |
1864
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February 6-7 | 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 WildernessThe regiment lost 5 killed, 48 wounded and 8 missing |
May 8 | Laurel Hill |
May 8-21 |
Spotsylvania 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 RunThe 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 |
1865
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February 5-7 |
Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s RunThe 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 PetersburgFirst 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.” |
April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
April 6 |
Sailor’s Creek |
April 7 | High Bridge, Farmville |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
April | At Burkesville |
May 2-12 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
May 23 | Grand Review |
June 3 | Mustered out under Lieutenant Colonel Lockwood. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 73rd New York Infantry. |