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United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Infantry

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The 128th New York lost 2 officers and 58 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 203 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War out of 960 original enlistees and 173 recruits.

There is a monument to the 128th New York on the Cedar Creek battlefield.

1862
	Organized at Hudson, N.Y.
September 4	Mustered in under Colonel David S. Cowles.
September 5	Left State for Washington, D.C.
September	Attached to Defenses of Washington and Baltimore, Md.
December	Moved to New Orleans, La., and duty at Camps Parapet and Kenner attached to 1st Brigade, Sherman’s Division, Dept. of the Gulf
1863
March 20	Expedition to Ponchatoula
March 24-26	Ponchatoula
April 7	Barratara
April 18	Gainesville
May 13	Ponchatoula
May 15	Camp Moore
May 21-23	Moved to New Orleans, then to Port Hudson, La. and attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf
May 24-July 9	Siege of Port Hudson The regiment lost 22 men killed, 100 wounded and 6 missing during the siege.
May 27	Assault on Port Hudson Colonel David S. Cowles was mortally wounded in the assault. Lieutenant Colonel James Smith took over command of the regiment, and was promoted to colonel.
June 14	Assault on Port Hudson
July 9	Surrender of Port Hudson
July 11	Moved to Baton Rouge
July 15	To Donaldsonville
July	Duty at Donaldsonville and at Baton Rouge
1864
January	Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps
February	Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf
Early in the year	Colonel Smith resigned due to detriorating health.
March 23-May 22	Red River Campaign
March 25- April 12	Duty at Alexandria
April 13	Grand Ecore
April 21-26	Retreat to Alexandria
April 23	Monett’s Ferry, Cane River Crossing The regiment lost 10 men killed and wounded in a charge, taking many prisoners and being the first to cross the river and plant its colors on the hill.
April 30-May 10	Construction of dam at Alexandria
May 13-20	Retreat to Morganza
May 16	Mansura
May 30-June 6	Expedition from Morganza to the Atchafalaya
June	At Morganza
July 3-29	Moved to New Orleans, then to Fortress Monroe, Va., and Washington, D.C.
August 7- November 28	Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, 19th Corps, 2nd Division, 3rd Brigade
September 19	Third Battle of Winchester (or Opequon) The regiment lost 5 officers and 52 enlisted men killed or wounded. Major Francis S. Keese was badly wounded.
September 22	Battle of Fisher’s Hill The regiment lost 22 men killed and wounded.
October 19	Battle of Cedar Creek The regiment was on the left flank of the 19th Corps line, the location marked by a monument along the Valley Pike, when it was struck in the flank by Early’s dawn attack. After a brief and violent fight the entire corps was forced to retreat. It reformed three miles in the rear and took part in the afternoon counterattack that overwhelmed Early’s army. The 128th New York lost 105 casualties in the battle, nearly half its strength.
October – December	Duty at Kernstown and Winchester
1865
January 5-22	Moved to Savannah, Ga. and attached to 3rd Brigade, Grover’s Division, District of Savannah, Ga., Dept. of the South
March 5	Moved to Wilmington, N. C. and attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the Ohio
March 10	To Morehead City, N. C
April 8	Moved to Goldsboro
May 2	To Savannah. Attached to District of Savannah, Ga., Dept. of the South
July 12	Mustered out under Captain Thomas N. Davis at Savannah, Ga.