United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > 178th New York Infantry Regiment
“Second Regiment, Hawkins Zouaves”
The 178th New York Infantry Regiment lost 18 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded during the American Civil War. Two officers and 190 enlisted men were lost to disease, 35 of whom were Confederate prisoners.
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1863
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| June – October | Organized at Staten Island, New York under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles F. Smith and Major Selden Hetzel. |
| June 21 | Companies A – E left New York for Washington, D.C. under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Charles F. Smith. |
| End of June | Duty at Fairfax Seminary and Washington, D.C. attached to 3rd Brigade, DeRussy’s Division, 22nd Corps, Department of Washington, D. C. |
| June 28-29 | Little River Turnpike, Virginia |
| July | Assigned to Provost guard Washington, D.C., 22nd Army Corps |
| September 1 | Company F joined regiment |
| October 17 | Colonel Edward Wehler was mustered in |
| October 24 | Companies G – K joined regiment with Colonel Wehler |
| October 31 | Moved to Eastport, Mississippi. |
| November – December |
Duty at Eastport, Mississippi, Columbus, Kentucky, Fort Pillow, Tennessee, and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Asigned to District of Columbus. Kentucky, 6th Division, 16th Corps, Department of the Tennessee |
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1864
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| January | Assigned to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Corps, Army of the Tennessee |
| February 3 – March 2 |
Meridian Campaign |
| March 10-May 22 |
Red River Campaign |
| March | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Army Corps (Detachment), Army of the Tennessee, Department of the Gulf |
| March 14 | Fort DeRussy |
| March 16 | Occupation of Alexandria |
| April 9 |
Battle of Pleasant Hill |
| April 22-26 | Retreat to Alexandria |
| April 22-23 | About Cloutiersville, Cane River |
| April 23-25 | Luciaville |
| April 30-May 10 | Construction of dam at Alexandria |
| May 13-20 | Retreat to Morganza |
| May 16 | Mansura |
| May 18-19 | Yellow Bayou |
| May 20-June 9 | Moved to Vicksburg, Mississippi, then to Memphis, Tennessee. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Corps, Department of the Tennessee. |
| June 6-7 | Old River Lake or Lake Chicot, Arkansas. |
| June 23 | Colliersville, Tennessee. and near Lafayette |
| July 4 | Lieutenant Colonel Smith was discharged |
| July 5-21 | Smith’s Expedition to Tupelo, Mississippi. |
| July 14-15 | Near Tupelo |
| July 15 | Old Town or Tishamingo Creek |
| August 1-30 | Smith’s Expedition to Oxford |
| August 13-14 | Hurricane Creek |
| September 1-7 | Moved to Duvall’s Bluff, Arkansas. |
| September 17 – November 19 | March through Arkansas and Missouri in pursuit of Price. |
| November 21 – December 1 | Moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division (Detachment), Army of the Tennessee, Department of the Cumberland. |
| December 15-16 |
Battle of Nashville |
| December 17-28 | Pursuit of Hood to the Tennessee River |
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1865
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| January | At Clifton, Tennessee, and Eastport, Mississippi. |
| February 6-22 | Movement to New Orleans, Louisiana. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 16th Corps (New), Military Division West Mississippi |
| February 10 | The regiment was consolidated to a battalion of five companies. Captain John B. Gandlfo of Company F was promoted to lieutenant colonel |
| March 17- April 12 |
Campaign against Mobile and its defenses. |
| March 26-April 8 |
Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. |
| April 9 |
Assault and capture of Fort Blakely. |
| April 12 | Occupation of Mobile |
| April 13-25 | March to Montgomery |
| May | Duty at Montgomery and at Greenville, Alabama. |
| August | Attached to District of Alabama, Department of the Gulf |
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1866
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| April 20 | The 178th New York Infantry mustered out under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John B. Gandolfo. |