United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Infantry
The 32nd New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 8 officers and 37 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 53 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1861
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Organized at Camp Yates at New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y. | |
May 31 | Mustered in under Colonel Roderick Matheson, Lieutenant Colonel Francis E. Pinto and Major George F. Lemon |
June 29 | Left State for Washington, D.C. |
July 1 | Arrived Washington |
July 8 | Crossed the Potomac and camped nar Fort Ellsworth. Attached to Davies’ Brigade, Miles’ Division, McDowell’s Army of Northeast Virginia |
July 14 | Reconnaissance from Alexandria on Fairfax Road |
July 16-21 | Advance on Manassas, Va. |
July 17 |
Skirmish near Fairfax Court HouseCaptured eight Alabamans |
July 21 |
Battle of Bull RunThe regiment was in reserve, and covered the retreat of the army, forming square to repel cavalry on Centerville Heights. It lost 1 enlisted man missing. |
August | Duty in the Defenses of Washington attached to Franklin’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac |
August 21 | Attached to Newton’s Brigade, Franklin’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
August 29 | The regimet lost 1 officer and 1 enlisted man missing at Bailey’s Cross Roads |
September 28 | Reconnoissance to Munson’s Hill |
October 3 | Skirmish at Springfield Station |
December 2 | The regiment lost 2 enlisted men missing at Annandale |
1862
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March | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 10-15 | Advance on Manassas, Va. |
April 4-12 | McDowell’s advance on Falmouth, Va. Attached to the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Department of the Rappahannock |
April 9 | At Catlett’s Station. |
April 10 | Franklin’s Division was detached from the Department of the Rappahannock and ordered to return to Alexandria |
April 17 | Embarked on transports |
April 19 | Arrived on the Penninsula at Poquosin Bay |
April 24-May 4 | Siege of Yorktown, Va. (on transports) |
May 6 | Landed at West Point |
May 7-8 |
West PointThe regiment lost 4 officers and 14 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 48 enlisted men wounded in fighting against Whiting’s Confederate Division |
May 7 | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
May 10-25 | Marched to New Market Bridge via Cumberland, White House Point, Tunstall’s Station and Coal Harbor |
June 18 | Crossed the Chickahominy at Woodbury’s Bridge |
June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
June 27 |
Gaines’ MillThe regiment lost 4 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 40 enlisted men wounded, and 16 missing or captured |
June 30 | White Oak Swamp, Charles City Cross Roads and Glendale |
July 1 | Malvern Hill |
July-August | At Harrison’s Landing |
August 10 | Left Harrison’s Landing |
August 17 | Crossed the Chickahominy |
August 18 | Passed through Williamsburg |
August 19 | Reached Yorktown |
August 20 | Through Warwick Court House |
August 21 | Reached Newport News |
August 22 | Embarked on steamship Daniel Webster with the 18th New York |
August 24 | Landed at Alexandria and marched a short distance up the Little River Turnpike |
August 29 – 30 | Marched to Centerville and was placed in reserve on Centerville Heights |
September 1 | Cover Pope’s retreat to Fairfax Court House |
September 6-22 | Maryland Campaign |
September 6 | Crossed the Potomac on the Long Bridge and marched to Tennallytown |
September 8 | Through Rockville |
September 9 | Through Darnestown |
September 11 | Through Downesville |
September 12 | Through Urbanna |
September 13 | To Burkettsville. Lieutenant Colonel Pinto took command of the 31st New York Infantry, whose colonel was promoted to brigadier general, leaving it without field officers |
September 14 |
Crampton’s Gap, South MountainThe regiment led the brigade in a charge that cost 2 officers and 10 enlisted men killed, Colonel Matheson, Major Lemon and 5 enlisted men mortally wounded and 32 enlisted men wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Pinto took command of the combined 32nd and 33rd Regiments as the only surviving field officer from either. |
September 16-17 |
Battle of AntietamThe regiment was in a support position with the batteries under continual artillery fire, losing 1 enisted man mortally wounded and 2 wounded |
September 18 | To Shepherdstown Ford |
September 18-October 29 | Duty in Maryland |
October 21 | Colonel Matheson died of his Crampton’s Gap wound at Burkettsville, Maryland |
October 22 | Lieutenant Colonel Pinto was promoted to colonel, Major Lemon (in hospital at Burkettsville) to lieutenant colonel, Captain Charles Hubbs of Company B to major, all with rank to October 2 |
October 29- November 19 |
Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
October 29 -31 | Marched to Berlin via Crampton’s Gap |
November 2 | Crossed the Potomac at Berlin on pontoon bridge |
November 3-4 | Marched through Perceyville to Union |
November 5-6 | Passed Upperville to camp at White Plains, on the railroad |
November 9 | To New Baltimore |
November 10 | Lieutenant Colonel Lemon died of his Crampton’s Gap wound at Burkettsville, Maryland |
November 17 | To Catlett’s Station |
November 18 | To Stafford Court House |
November 19 | To Belle Plain Landing |
December 2 | Major Hubbs promoted to lieutenant colonel with rank to November 24 |
December 12-15 |
Battle of FredericksburgThe regiment was in support roles, helping to repel a Confederate assault on the New Jersey Brigade on the 13th, and lost 1 enlisted man killed and 3 wounded |
1863
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January 2 | Captain Russell Myers of Company G promoted to major |
January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
February-April | At Falmouth |
April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 | Operations about Franklin’s Crossing |
May 3 | Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg |
May 3-4 |
Salem Church |
May 4 |
Banks’ FordThe regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 wounded, and 40 captured when surprised and cut off as rear guard at the ford. |
June 9 | Mustered out , expiration of term, under Colonel Pinto, Lieutenant Colonel Hubbs, Major Myers. Three years men transferred to 121st Regiment New York Infantry. |