United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Infantry
“2nd Regiment Metropolitan Guard”
The regiment lost 2 officers and 43 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 5 officers and 88 enlisted men wounded, and 1 officer and 78 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1862
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| Organized at New York City by the New York Metropolitan Police | |
| September 24 | Mustered in on Staten Island under Colonel Leonard Currie, Lieutenant Colonel James Hopkins and Major Abraham Relay |
| October 8 | Left State for Washington, D.C. for duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. Attached to Abercrombie’s Division, Defenses of Washington, D.C. |
| November | Moved to New Orleans, La. Attached to Grover’s Brigade, Banks’ New Orleans Expedition |
| December 17 | Occupation of Baton Rouge, La. Attached to Grover’s Division, Dept. of the Gulf |
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1863
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| January | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf |
| January 23 | Major Relay discharged and Captain John Allcot of Company B promoted to major |
| February 12-28 | Operations on Bayou Plaquemine |
| March 7-27 | Operations against Port Hudson, La. |
| April 3 | Moved to Algiers |
| April 8 | To Brashear City |
| April 9-May 14 | Operations in Western Louisiana |
| April 11-20 | Teche Campaign |
| April 12-13 |
Fort Bisland, near CentrevilleLieutenant George De Valen and 7 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded and 17 enlisted men wounded |
| April 15-20 | Pursuit to Opelousas |
| April 26-29 | Expedition from Opelousas to Chicotsville and Bayou Boeuf |
| May 4-12 | Expedition to Alexandria |
| May 19-26 | March to Port Hudson |
| May 26-July 9 |
Siege of Port HudsonThe regiment lost 5 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 4 officers and 71 enlisted men wounded and 2 men missing at Port Hudson exclusive of the casualties listed below |
| May 26-29 | Expedition to Niblitt’s Bluff |
| May 27 |
Assault on Port HudsonThe regiment lost 12 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded |
| June 14 |
Assault on Port HudsonLieutenant Benjamin Denton and 19 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded and Lieutenant Johnson Hull was wounded |
| July 9 | Surrender of Port Hudson |
| July 15 | Moved to New Orleans |
| September 4-12 | Sabine Pass Expedition |
| September 16 | Moved to Brashear City, then to Berwick City. Western Louisiana |
| October 3-November 30 | “Teche” Campaign |
| December | Duty in the Defenses of New Orleans |
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1864
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| April 26-May 22 | Red River Campaign. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Army Corps |
| April 30- May 10 | Construction of dam at Alexandria |
| May 13-20 | Retreat to Mansura |
| May 16 | Mansura |
| May – June | At Morganza. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf |
| June 25 | Major Allcot discharged |
| July 2-18 | Moved to New Orleans, La., then to Fortress Monroe and Deep Bottom, Va. |
| July 31 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| August 4 | Captain Anthony Allaire of Company E promoted to major |
| August 7-November 28 | Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Attached to Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, 19th Army Corps, 1st Division, 3rd Brigade |
| August 14 | Detached from army and duty as Train Guard for Sheridan’s army |
| October 27 | Duty at Middletown, Newtown, Stephenson’s Depot and Winchester and in the Shenandoah Valley |
| November 19 | Lieutenant Colonel Hopkins died of disease at New York city |
| November 20 | Major Allaire promoted to lieutenant colonel |
| December 24 | Captain George Washburn of Company K promoted to major |
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1865
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| February | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Provisional Division, Army of the Shenandoah |
| April 20 | Moved to Washington, D.C. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Dwight’s Division, Defenses of Washington, D. C, 22nd Corps |
| May 23-24 | Grand Review |
| May 31 | Recruits transferred to 90th New York Infantry |
| June 6 | Regiment mustered out under Colonel Currie, Lieutenant Colonel Allaire and Major Washburn |