141st New York Infantry Regiment

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The 141st New York Infantry Regiment lost 4 officers and 71 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 172 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1862
Organized at Elmira
September 11 The 141st New York Infantry Regiment mustered in under the command of Colonel Samuel G. Hatheway.
September 15 Left New York for Middle Department
September Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C, attached to 8th Corps, Middle Department
October Assigned to 2nd Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, Defenses of Washington
1863
February Assigned to 2nd Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, 22nd Corps
February 11 Colonel Hatheway resigned after being ordered to appear before a Board of Examination. He had never drilled the regiment in battalion drill and neglected regimental and company inspections. Major John Dininny was promoted to colonel and took command of the regiment.
March 7 Captain William K. Logie of Company E was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
April 15-17 Moved to Norfolk, then to Suffolk, Virginia. Assigned to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Corps, Department of Virginia
April 17-May 4

Siege of Suffolk
May 4 Siege of Suffolk raised
May 5 Moved to West Point and assigned to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Corps
May 31 To Yorktown
June 1 Colonel Dininny was discharged for disability due to failing eyesight. Lieutenant Colonel William Logie was promoted to colonel.
June 24-July 7 Dix’s Peninsula Campaign
July 1-7 Expedition to Bottom’s Bridge
July 10-11 Moved to Washington, D.C. and assigned to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Corps, Army of the Potomac
July 13-24 March in pursuit of Lee to Berlin, Maryland.
August – September Duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad
September 24 –
October 3		 Movement to Bridgeport, Alabama, transferred to the Army of the Cumberland
October Duty at Bridgeport and in Lookout Valley
October 26-29 Reopening Tennessee River
October 28-29 Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn.essee
November 23-27

Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign
November 23 Orchard Knob
November 24-25

Tunnel Hill
November 25 Mission Ridge
November 27-
December 17		 March to relief of Knoxville, Tennessee
December 4-5 Loudoun
1864
January-May Duty in Lookout Valley
April Assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Corps, Army of the Cumberland
May 1 to
September 8

Atlanta Campaign
May 8-11 Demonstrations on Rocky Faced Ridge
May 14-15

Battle of Resaca
May 19 Near Cassville
May 22-25 Advance on Dallas
May 25 New Hope Church
May 26-June 5

Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills
June 5 Ackworth
June 10-July 2 Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain
June 11-14 Pine Hill
June 15-17 Last Mountain
June 15 Gilgal or Golgotha Church
June 17 Muddy Creek
June 19 Noyes’ Creek
June 22 Kolb’s Farm
June 27

Assault on Kenesaw
July 4 Ruff’s Station, Smyrna Camp Ground
July 5-17 Chattahoochie River
July 19-20

Peach Tree Creek

Colonel Logie was killed by a gunshot wound to the left breast. Andrew J. McNett was promoted to colonel.
July 22-August 25

Siege of Atlanta
August 26-
September 2		 Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge
September 2-November 15 Occupation of Atlanta
November 15-December 10

March to the sea
December 10-21

Siege of Savannah
January

Campaign of the Carolinas
1865
March 2 Thompson’s Creek, near Chesterfield, South Carolina
March 3 Thompson’s Creek, near Cheraw, South Carolina
March 16 Averysboro, North Carolina
March 19-21

Battle of Bentonville
March 24 Occupation of Goldsboro
April 9-13 Advance on Raleigh
April 10 Moccasin Swamp
April 14 Occupation of Raleigh
April 26

Bennett’s House

Surrender of Johnston and his army.
April 29-May 20 March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Virginia.
May 24 Grand Review
June 8 The 141st New York Infantry Regiment mustered out. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 60th New York Infantry.