The 17th United States Infantry Regiment lost 9 officers and 92 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 100 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
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1861
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| May 4 | Authorized by direction of the President. Regiment organized at Fort Preble, Maine. Major George Lippit Andrews was assigned to command. |
| July 29 | Organization confirmed by Act of Congress |
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1862
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| March 4 | Moved to Washington, D.C. and attached to Sykes’ Regular Infantry, Reserve Brigade, Army of the Potomac |
| March | Moved to the Virginia Peninsula |
| April 5-May 4 | Siege of Yorktown, Va. |
| May | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
| June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
| June 26 | Battle of Mechanicsville |
| June 27 | Gaines’ Mill |
| June 30 | Turkey Bridge |
| July 1 | Malvern Hill |
| July | At Harrison’s Landing |
| August 16-28 | Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centerville |
| August 28-September 2 | Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia |
| August 29 | Battle of Groveton |
| August 30 |
Second Battle of Bull Run |
| September 6-22 | Maryland Campaign. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
| September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam |
| September 19-20 | Shepherdstown Ford |
| September 21 | At Sharpsburg, Md. |
| October 29-November 19 | Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
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1863
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| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
| June 11-July 24 | Gettysburg Campaign |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgLieutenant Colonel J. Durell Green commanded the regiment, which consisted of seven companies: 1st Battalion, Companies A,C,D,G and H; 2nd Battalion, Companies A & B. From the monument on Houck’s Ridge at Gettysburg: July 2 Arrived in the morning and took position with the Brigade on the right of the Twelfth Corps. Later moved to the left and at 5 p.m. formed line with the Brigade at the right of Little Round Top and advanced across Plum Run to the crest of the rocky wooded hill beyond near the Wheatfield under a severe fire from the Confederate sharpshooters on the left then facing the edge of the woods. The Confederates having opened fire on the right flank and advanced in the Wheatfield in the rear the Brigade was withdrawn under a heavy fire on both flanks and from the rear and formed in line on the right of Little Round Top having been engaged about two hours. July 3 Remained in same position. Present 25 officers and 235 men. Casualties: killed 1 officer and 24 men; wounded 13 officers and 105 men; missing 7 men |
| July 5-24 | Pursuit of Lee |
| August 14 | At New York on special duty |
| September 21 | Rejoined army at Culpeper, Va. |
| October 9-22 | Bristoe Campaign |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 26-December 2 | Mine Run Campaign |
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1864 |
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| March | Attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps |
| May 4-June 12 | Rapidan Campaign. Attache to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 22-26 | North Anna River |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
| June 1-3 | Bethesda Church |
| June | Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
| June 16-18 | First Assault on Petersburg |
| June 16 | Siege of Petersburg begins |
| July 30 | Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
| August 18-21 | Weldon Railroad |
| September 29-October 2 | Poplar Springs Church, Peeble’s Farm |
| October 13 | Ordered to New York. Major Andrews was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the 19th United States Infantry Regiment. |
| October | Duty at Fort Lafayette, New York Harbor attached to Dept. of the East until October, 1865 |