United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > 137th New York Infantry Regiment
The 137th New York Infantry Regiment lost 6 officers and 121 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 4 officers and 163 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It is honored by a monument on the Gettysburg battlefield.
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1862
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| Organized at Binghampton, New York | |
| September 25 | The 137th New York Infantry Regiment mustered in and Left New York for Washington, D.C. |
| September 27-30 | Moved to Harper’s Ferry, Va. Duty at Bolivar Heights attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| October | Attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Corps, then 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division |
| November 9 | Reconnaissance to Rippon, West Virginia and Charlestown |
| December 2-6 | Reconnaissance to Winchester |
| December 2 | Charlestown and Berryville |
| December 9-16 | March to Fredericksburg, Va. |
| December | At Fairfax Station |
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1863
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| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
| April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
| May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
| June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of GettysburgThe 137th New York Infantry Regiment was commanded by Colonel David Ireland. It brought 456 men to the field and lost 40 men killed, 87 wounded, and 10 men missing. A monument to the 137th New York is on the Gettysburg battlefield at Culp’s Hill. |
| July 5-24 | Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap |
| August-September | Duty on line of the Rappahannock |
| September 24- October 4 |
Movement to Bridgeport, Alabama. Attached to Army of the Cumberland. |
| October 26-29 | Reopening Tennessee River |
| October 28-29 | Battle of Wauhatchie, Tennessee. |
| November 23-27 |
Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign |
| November 23-24 | Lookout Mountain |
| November 25 | Mission Ridge |
| November 27 | Ringgold Gap, Taylor’s Ridge |
| December | Duty at Bridgeport |
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1864
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| April | Assigned to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Corps, Army of the Cumberland |
| May 1- September 8 |
Atlanta Campaign |
| May 8-11 | Demonstration on Rocky Faced Ridge |
| May 14-15 |
Battle of Resaca |
| May 19 | Near Cassville |
| May 22-25 | Advance on Dallas |
| May 25 | New Hope Church |
| May 26-June 5 |
Battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills |
| June 10-July 2 | Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain |
| 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 |
| July 4 | Ruff’s Station, Smyrna Camp Ground |
| July 5-17 | Chattahoochie River |
| July 19-20 |
Peach Tree Creek |
| July 22-August 25 |
Siege of Atlanta |
| August 26- September 2 |
Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge |
| September 2-November 15 |
Occupation of Atlanta |
| October 26-29 | Expedition to Tuckum’s Cross Roads |
| November 9 | Near Atlanta |
| November 15-December 10 |
March to the sea |
| November 28 | Near Davisboro |
| December 10-21 |
Siege of Savannah |
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1865
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| January to April |
Campaign of the Carolinas |
| March 16 | Averysboro, North Carolina |
| March 19-21 |
Battle of Bentonville |
| March 24 | Occupation of Goldsboro |
| April 9-13 | Advance on Raleigh |
| April 14 | Occupation of Raleigh |
| April 26 |
Bennett’s HouseSurrender of Johnston and his army. |
| April 29-May 19 | March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va. |
| May 24 | Grand Review |
| June 1 | Veterans and Recruits transferred to 102nd New York Infantry |
| June 9 | The 137th New York Infantry Regiment mustered out |