United States Regiments & Batteries > New York < 175th New York Infantry Regiment
The 175th New York Infantry lost 2 officers and 12 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 officers and 117 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1862
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| September and October | Organized in New York under the command of Colonel Michael K. Bryan, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Foster and Major John Gray |
| November 21 | Left New York for Suffolk, Virginia. Attached to Division at Suffolk, Va., 7th Army Corps, Department of Virginia |
| December | Attached to 1st Brigade, Augur’s Division, Dept. of the Gulf. Moved to New Orleans, Louisiana and duty at Carrollton |
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1863
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| March 6 | Moved to Baton Rouge and attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 19th Corps, Department of the Gulf |
| March 7-27 | Operations against Port Hudson |
| April 1 | Moved to Algiers |
| April 9 | To Berwick |
| April 9-May 14 | Operations in Western Louisiana |
| April 11-20 |
Teche Campaign |
| April 12-13 | Fort Bisland, near Centreville |
| April 17 | Vermillion Bayou |
| May 5-18 | Expedition from Opelousas to Alexandria and Simsport. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 19th Corps |
| May 21-26 | Expedition from Berne’s Landing to Berwick |
| May 25 | Franklin |
| May 26-30 | Moved to Port Hudson |
| May 30-July 9 |
Siege of Port Hudson |
| June 14 |
Assault on Port HudsonThe regiment lost Colonel Bryan and 10 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 5 officers and 33 enlisted men wounded, and 2 officers and 2 enlisted men captured or missing |
| July 9 |
Surrender of Port Hudson |
| July 22 | Moved to Baton Rouge |
| July 28 | Lieutenant Colonel Foster was promoted to colonel, but not mustered. |
| August | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 19th Corps |
| August 13 | Lieutenant Colonel John Gray was discharged |
| November 12 | Operations about St. Martinsville |
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1864
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| February | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division. 19th Corps, Department of the Gulf |
| March 23-May 22 |
Red River Campaign |
| March 25- April 12 |
At Alexandria |
| April 23-24 | Cane River |
| April 26-May 13 | At Alexandria |
| May 13-20 | Retreat to Morganza |
| May 16 | Mansura |
| May – June | At Morganza |
| May 30-June 5 | Expedition from Morganza to the Atchafalaya |
| June 1 | Atchafalaya River |
| July 5-29 | Moved to Fortress Monroe, Virginia, then to Washington, D.C. Attached to Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, 19th Corps, 2nd Division, 3rd Brigade |
| August 7- November 28 |
Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign |
| September 19 |
Third Battle of Winchester (or Opequon) |
| September 22 |
Battle of Fisher’s Hill |
| Early October | The regiment was consolidated to a battalion of three companies, A-C. |
| October 19 |
Battle of Cedar CreekThe regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed and 2 wounded |
| October | Duty at Kernstown and Winchester. Two reconstructed companies were added, D & E. The companioes were mainly recruited at Rochester, Schenectady, Plattsburg, Lodi, Hornby, Harford, Hector, Virgil and Lapeer, and mustered in the service of the United States for one year. |
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1865
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| January 5-22 | Moved to Savannah, Georgia and attached to 3rd Brigade, Grover’s Division, District of Savannah, Georgia, Department of the South |
| March 5 | Moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Corps, Department of North Carolina. |
| March 10 | To Morehead City |
| April 8 | Moved to Goldsboro |
| May 2 | To Savannah, Ga. Attached to District of Savannah, Georgia, Department of the South. |
| June 30 | Companies D and E of the 175th New York Infantry Regiment mustered out at Savannah. |
| August 5 | Colonel Foster was discharged. |
| November 29 | Companies A – C mustered out under Major Charles McCarthy at Greensboro, Georgia. |