United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Infantry
The 123rd New York lost 6 officers and 66 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 95 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
It is honored by a monument at Gettysburg.
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1862
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| Recruited in Washington County and organized at Salem, N.Y. | |
| September 4 | Mustered in for three years service under Colonel Archibald L. McDougall, Lt. Colonel Franklin Norton and Major James C. Rogers |
| September 5 | Left State for Washington, D.C. |
| September | Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| September 29 | At Frederick, Md., and Sandy Hook |
| December 10-14 | Moved to support of Burnside at Fredericksburg, Va. |
| December | At Stafford Court House |
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1863
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| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
| February-April | At Stafford Court House |
| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign. Assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| May 1-5 |
Battle of ChancellorsvilleThe regiment lost Lt. Colonel Norton, 1 other officer and 31 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Captain Norman Weer, Lieutenants Jerome Rice and Albert Shiland and 96 enlisted men wounded, and 16 enlisted men captured or missing |
| May 12 | Lt. Colonel Norton died of his Chancellorsville wound at Washington. Major Rogers promoted to lieutenant colonel |
| May 17 | Captain Adolphus Tanner of Company C promoted to major |
| June 11-July 24 | Gettysburg Campaign |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Lieutenant Colonel James C. Rogers. It brought 495 men to the field, losing 3 enlisted men killed, Captain Norman Weer mortally wounded, 9 enlisted men wounded and First Lieutenant Marcus Beadle captured on reconnoissance. From the monument: July 1: Marched from Littlestown; Formed line of battle on Wolf Hill; Bivouaced near Baltimore Pike July 2: Advanced to this line and built a heavy breastwork of logs. At about 6 p.m. moved to support the left near Little Round Top; Returning in the night found works in possession of enemy, as no troops were left to occupy them. July 3, at about 11 a.m. made a charge and recovered these works; about 4 p.m. moved to support line then repelling Pickett’s Charge; a little later had a sharp skirmish in front of this line; at night repelled an attack with heavy loss to the enemy. July 4, made reconnaissance around Wolf Hill and through Gettysburg over the Hanover Road. |
| July 5-24 | Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va. |
| August-September | Duty on line of the Rappahannock |
| September 24 October 4 |
Moved to Bealeton Station, Va., thence to Stevenson, Ala., transferred to the Army of the Cumberland |
| October | Guard duty along Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad |
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1864 |
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| March 16 | Action near Tullahoma, Tenn. |
| May 1- September 8 |
Atlanta Campaign. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland |
| May 8-11 | Operations against Rocky Faced Ridge |
| May 14-15 |
Battle of ResacaThe regiment lost 4 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 5 enlisted men wounded |
| May 19 |
Near CassvilleThe regiment lost 1 enlisted man wounded and 1 missing or captured |
| May 22-25 | Advance on Dallas |
| May 25 | New Hope Church |
| May 26-June 5 |
Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona HillsThe regiment lost Colonel McDougall and 4 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and Major Tanner officer and 17 enlisted men wounded |
| June 10-July 2 |
Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw MountainThe regiment lost 1 officer and 13 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 34 enlisted men wounded and 17 enlisted men missing |
| June 11-14 | Pine Hill |
| June 15-17 | Lost 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 Mountain |
| July 1 | Lt. Colonel Ambrose Stevens of the 46th New York Infantry transferred and promoted to colonel of the 123rd. |
| July 4 | Ruff’s Station, Smyrna Camp Ground |
| July 5-17 | Chattahoochie River |
| July 19-20 |
Peach Tree CreekThe regiment lost 2 officers and 14 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 35 enlisted men wounded |
| July 22-August 25 |
Siege of AtlantaThe regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed and Captain Henry Gray and 3 enlisted men wounded |
| 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 |
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1863
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| January to April | Campaign of the Carolinas |
| February 19 – 20 | Colonel Stevens mustered out at the end of his three years service. Lt. Colonel Rogers promoted to colonel, Major Tanner to lieutenant colonel and Captain Henry Gray to major |
| March 2 | Thompson’s Creek, near Chesterfield Court House, S.C., and near Cheraw |
| March 16 | Averysboro, N. C. |
| March 19-21 | Battle of Bentonville |
| March 24 | Occupation of Goldsboro |
| 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, Va. |
| May 24 | Grand Review |
| June 8 | Mustered out under Colonel Rogers, Lieutenant Colonel Tanner and Major Gray. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 60th New York Infantry |