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United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Infantry

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“Astor Rifles” “1st German Infantry”

The 29th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 2 officers and 40 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 21 enlisted men to disease.

	Organized at New York City
1861
June 6	Thirty-five officers and 745 men mustered in to two years United States service under Colonel Adolph von Steinwehr, Lieutenant Colonel Clemens Soest and Major Louis Livingston. The regiment was armed with Model 1840 smoothbore percussion muskets and supplied with tents and equipment.
June 21	Left State for Washington, D.C. by rail through Jersey City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Attached to Blenker’s Brigade, Miles’ Division, McDowell’s Army of Northeast Virginia
June 23	Arrived in Washington at Camp Dorsheimer
July 9	Mpved to Arlington Heights
July 13	Marched to Alexandria
July 16-21	Advance on Manassas, Va.
July 17	March past Relay House
July 18	Marched seven miles and camped near Centerville Road
July 19	To Centerville
July 20	On outpost duty past Centerville
July 21	Battle of Bull Run The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed, 1 officer and 8 enlisted men wounded, and 35 enlisted men missing or capture. A company of the 29th took the abandoned guns of Captain Varian’s battery, whose enlistment had expired on the eve of the battle, fought the guns, and returned with them to Washington. The company was permanently detached from the regiment, becoming the First New York Independent Battery.
July 23	Returned to Washington and quartered in the Caspari House
July 26	Recrossed Potomac and moved to Roach’s Mills
August	Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to Blenker’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac. Construction of Forts Blenker, Cameron and Scott
October	Attached to Blenker’s Brigade, Hooker’s Division, Army of the Potomac
October 12	To Munson’s Hill
October 26	To Baily’s Farm
November 1	To Baily’s Cross Roads
November 10	To winter quarters at Camp Hunter’s Chapel
1862
January	Attached to 2nd Brigade, Blenker’s Division, Army of the Potomac
January 18	The regiment’s smoothbore muskets were replaced with Model 1861 Springfield rifled muskets
March 14	Attached to 2nd Brigade, Blenker’s 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
March 15	Marched to Fairfax Court House
March 24	To Centerville
March 25	To Manassas Junction
March 26	To Turkey River
March 27	To Warrenton Junction
April 5-18	Movement to Winchester, Va. and attached to 2nd Brigade, Blenker’s Division, Dept. of the Mountains
April 6	To Warrenton
April 7	To Salem
April-June	Operations in the Shenandoah Valley
April 11	To Paris via Piedmont and Upperville and picketed Blue Ridge
April 15	To Lake’s House via Upperville
April 16	To Snickersville and Snicker’s Ferry
April 17	Crossed the Shenandoah and moved to Perrysville and Opequon Hill
May 5	Captain Louis Hartmann of Company A promoted to major
May 6	To Black Creek via Winchester
May 7	To Hanging Rock
May 8	To Romney
May 9	To Burlington
May 10 – 11	To Petersburg
May 12 -13	To Franklin
May 25 – 26	Returned to Petersburg
May 27	To Moorfield
May 30	To Martinsville
May 31	Near Strasburg
June 1	Attacked by Confederates
June 2 – 3	To Woodstock
June 4	To Edenburg
June 5	To Ockersetstown and Mount Jackson
June 6	To New Market
June 7	Near Harrisonburg
June 8	Battle of Cross Keys The regiment lost 1 officer and 1 enlisted man wounded and 6 enlisted men missing or captured
June 9	Advanced as skirmishers. Major Hartmann promoted to lieutenant colonel.
June 10	Returned to Harrisonburg
June 11	To New Market
June 12	To Mount Jackson
June 20	To Woodstock
June 21 – 22	To Strasburg and camped behind the fortifications
June 24	To Cedar Creek
June 25	Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Pope’s Army of Virginia
June 30	Lieutenant Colonel Soest promoted to colonel with rank from June 9
July 2	Colonel Von Steinwehr discharged for promotion to brigadier general of volunteers
July 7	At Sperryville
July 8	To Front Royal
July 9	To Milford
July 10	To Thornton’s Gap camping near Schenk’s Farm
August 8	To Sperryville
August 9	To Culpeper
August 10 – 11	To Cedar Mountain
August 19	Returned to Culpeper
August 20	To Sulphur Springs
August 21	To Catlett’s Station
August 22	To Rappahannock Station
August 23	To Sulphur Springs
August 24	Sulphur Springs The regiment destroyed the bridge
August 25	To Waterloo
August 26	To Warenton
August 27	To New Baltimore
August 28	To Gainsville
August 28	Battle of Groveton The regiment was detached from the brigade and attached to General Schuz’s Division. It lost 1 officer and 25 enisted men killed or mortally wounded and 61 wounded
August 29-30	Second Battle of Bull Run The regiment rejoined its brigade and lost 6 men killed or mortally wounded, 26 wounded and 1 officer and 20 enlisted men missing or captured
September 1	Marched to Fairfax Court House
September 2	To Chain Bridge
September	Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac
September 10	To Miner’s Hill, near Fall’s Church
September 23	To Bailey’s Cross Roads
September 25	To Fairfax Court House
November 2	Moved to Centreville
November 3	To Hay Market
November 7	To New Baltimore
November 9	To Thorofare Gap
November 17	Returned to Hay Market
November 18	To Bull Run
November 19	To Centerville and Germantown
December 10-16	Moved to support of Burnside at Fredericksburg, Va.
December 10	To Fairfax Station
December 11	To Wolf’s Run Shoals and Occoquan Hill
December 12	To Dumfries
December 14	To Stafford Court House
December 15	To Rappahannock
December 16	To Falmouth
1862
January 20-24	“Mud March”
February-April	In winter quarters at Stafford Court House
March 24	Captain Alexander Von Schleumbach of Company I promoted to major
April 13	Marched to Hartwood Church. Colonel Soest resigns.
April 14	To Kelly’s Ford; detached to guard railroad bridge
April 18	Returned to Kelly’s Ford
April 27-May 6	Chancellorsville Campaign
April 28	Detached and stationed on the Rappahannock to guard pontoons
April 29 – 30	To Chancellorsville
May 1-5	Battle of Chancellorsville The regiment lost 1 officer and 7 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Lieutenant Colonel Hartmann, 3 other officers and 45 enlisted men wounded, and 1 officer and 38 enlisted men missing or captured.
May 6	Recrossed the Rappahannock
May 7	Returned to winter camp at Stafford Court House
May 9	Lieutenant Colonel Hartmann was promoted to colonel and Major Von Schleumback to lieutenant colonel but neither were mustered
June 2	Left camp for Aquia Creek
June 3	Arrived in Washington and entrained for New York
June 4	Arrived New York
June 20	Mustered out, expiration of term, under Lieutenant Colonel Hartmann and Major Von Schleumback. Three years’ men consolidated into Independent Company 29th New York Infantry, with provost duty at Headquarters 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, and Army of the Cumberland to April 19. 1864, when transferred to 68th Regiment New York Infantry.