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“2nd Regiment Empire Brigade “
The regiment lost 1 officer and 13 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 159 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1862
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| Organized at New York City under Colonel Peter J. Classen | |
| September 27 | Left state for Washington D.C. |
| October 24 | Mustered in at Washington D.C. |
| October | Moved from Washington, D.C., to Norfolk; thence to Suffolk, Va. Attached to Spinola’s Brigade, Division at Suffolk, Va., 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia |
| December 17 | Ordered to New Berne, N. C. Attached to 1st Brigade, 5th Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina |
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1863
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| March 6-10 | Expedition from New Berne to Trenton, Pollocksville, Young’s Cross Roads and Swansborough. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 5th Division, 18th Army Corps |
| April 7-10 | Expedition from New Berne for relief of Little Washington. Attached to Defenses of New Berne, N. C., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina. Attached to Sub-District New Berne, N. C., District of North Carolina, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| April 16-21 | Expedition from New Berne toward Kinston |
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1864
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| January 18-February 10 | Operations about New Berne against Whiting. Attached to Palmer’s Brigade, Peck’s Division, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| February 1-4 | New Berne |
| February 1 | Batchelor’s Creek |
| February 1-3 | Beech Grove |
| May 26 | Batchelor’s Creek |
| June 17-18 | Scout to Dover and Core Creek |
| June 20-23 | Expedition toward Kinston |
| June 22 | Jackson’s Mills, Southwest Creek |
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1865
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| March 1-April 26 | Campaign of the Carolinas. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of North Carolina |
| March 7 | Southwest Creek |
| March 8-10 | Battle of Wise’s Forks |
| March 14 | Kinston |
| March 21 | Occupation of Goldsboro. Attached to 1st Brigade, Division District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of North Carolina |
| April 9-13. | Advance on Raleigh |
| April 14 | Occupation of Raleigh. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 23rd Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina |
| April 26 | Bennett’s House. Surrender of Johnston and his army. |
| May-June | Duty at Salisbury, N. C. |
| June 29 | Mustered out. Recruits transferred to 99th New York Infantry. |