United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Infantry
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1861
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| August | Organized at Portage, N.Y. under Colonel W.S. Fullerton, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas J. Thorp and Major Rufus Scott |
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1862
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| September 2 | Mustered in under Lieutenant Colonel Thorp, Colonel Fullerton resigned on September 3. |
| September 6 | Alfred Gibbs was promoted to colonel. Left State for Suffolk, Va. The first stage was by train to Harrisburg (in cattle cars) and on to Baltimore (in coal cars), and then Washington. Then sailing on the transport New York to Nortfolk, Va. and by train to Suffolk. |
| September – May | Duty at Suffolk, Va. attached to Provisional Brigade, Peck’s Division at Suffolk, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia. The swampy ground and bad drinking water caused much sickness, and every company lost some men to disease, including Captain Jeremiah Hatch of Company F. |
| October | Attached to Spinola’s Brigade, Peck’s Division at Suffolk, 7th Army Corps. Colonel Abraham Gibbs, a classmate of General McClellan at West Point, was appointed by McClelland to command the regiment. |
| December | Attached to Gibbs’ Brigade, Peck’s Division at Suffolk, 7th Army Corps |
| December 1-3 | Expedition from Suffolk |
| December 2 | Action on the Blackwater near Franklin |
| December 23 & 28 | Reconnaissance’s from Suffolk to Blackwater |
| December 28 | Near Suffolk and at Providence Church |
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1863
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| January | Attached to Terry’s Brigade, Peck’s Division at Suffolk, 7th Army Corps |
| January 8-10 | Expedition toward Blackwater |
| January 30 |
Battle of Deserted HouseThe regiment lost Capatain Taylor of Company C and 6 men killed, 2 officrs and 18 men wounded, and 2 missing. Colonel Gibbs, although under arrest for disputing with General Corcoran, led the regiment in a charge bearing the colors. The regiment provided the rearguard of a skirmish line under Lieutenant Colonel Thorp as Union forces withdrew. |
| April | Attached to Terry’s Brigade, Corcoran’s 1st Division, 7th Army Corps |
| April 12-May 4 |
Siege of Suffolkthe regiment lost 2 killed and 3 wounded during the siege |
| April 17 | South Quay Road, Suffolk |
| April 19 | Suffolk |
| May 3 | Nansemond River |
| May 4 | Siege of Suffolk raised |
| June 12 | South Quay Road |
| June 14 | Franklin |
| June 16-17 | Blackwater |
| June 24-July 7 | Dix’s Peninsula Campaign. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps |
| July 1-7 | Expedition from White House to South Anna River |
| July 4 | Baltimore Cross Roads |
| July 11 | Ordered to Washington, D.C. from Yorktown. Attached to Provost Marshal General’s Command, Army of the Potomac |
| July 19 | Ashby’s Gap |
| August 3 | The regiment moved by rail from Warrenton Junction to Union Mills, in order to form a camp of instruction to convert to a regiment of cavalry |
| August 6 | Went into camp at Manassas Junction |
| August 11 | Designation of Regiment changed to 19th Cavalry |
| September 10 | Designation of Regiment changed to 1st New York Dragoons |