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69th New York National Guard
The regiment lost 8 officers and 65 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 53 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1862
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| November | Organized at New York City under Colonel Mathew Murphy, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas M. Reid and Major Michael Kelly. Many members came from the 69th New York State Militia |
| November 10 | Left State for Newport News, Va. and duty there attached to Dept. of Virginia |
| November 17 | Major Kelly on leave by order of General Corcoran and never returned to the regiment. |
| December | At Suffolk attached to Corcoran’s Brigade, Division at Suffolk, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia |
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1863
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| January 30 | Action at Deserted House, Va. |
| February 4 | Captain William Butler of Company H promoted to major, with rank to January 1 |
| April 12-May 4 | Siege of Suffolk. Assigned to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps |
| April 24 | Attack on Suffolk |
| May 3 | Nansemond River |
| May 4 | Siege of Suffolk raised |
| May 12-26 | Operations on Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad |
| May 15-16 | Holland House, Carrsville |
| June 24-July 7 | Dix’s Peninsula Campaign |
| July 12 | Moved to Washington, D.C. and duty in and about the defenses of that city and guard duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad assigned to Corcoran’s Brigade, King’s Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington. |
| November | Attached to 1st Brigade, Corcoran’s Division, 22nd Army Corps |
| December | Assigned to 2nd Brigade, Tyler’s Division, 22nd Army Corps |
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1864
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| May | Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac in the field, attached to 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps |
| May 17-June 15 | Rapidan Campaign |
| May 17-21 |
Spotsylvania Court HouseThe regiment lost 1 officer and 5 men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 19 men wounded, and 3 men missing. Colonel Murphy wounded. |
| May 28-26 | North Anna River |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 |
TotopotomoyThe regiment lost 9 men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 24 men wounded and 6 men missing. |
| June 1-12 |
Cold HarborThe regiment lost Captains Edward K. Butler of Company C and John H. Nugent of Company E and 17 enisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 41 men wounded and 1 officer and 26 men captured or missing. |
| June 16-18 |
First Assault on PetersburgSiege of Petersburg begins. The regiment lost 1 officer and 20 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 5 officers and 60 men wounded, and 1 officer and 8 men missing or captured between June 15 and 23. Major William Butler was mortally wounded, and Lieutenant Colonel Reid dismissed. |
| June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon RailroadAdjutant Michael W. Redmond was killed |
| July 27-29 | Demonstration north of the James. Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps. Colonel Murphy takes command of the brigade |
| July 27-28 | Deep Bottom |
| August 12 | Major Butler promoted to lieutenant colonel, with rank from June 16, but died of his wounds in a hospital in Annapolis on August 16 |
| August 13-20 | Demonstration north of the James |
| August 14-18 |
Strawberry Plains, Deep BottomThe regiment lost 3 men killed and 6 wounded, 1 mortally. |
| August 25 |
Ream’s StationThe regiment lost Captain Francis Welply of company H and Lieutenant Daniel Sweeney of Company C and 6 enlisted men killed, 3 officers and 4 men wounded, and 1 officer and 42 men captured or missing. |
| September 15 | Captain John Coonan of Company I promoted to lieutenant colonel |
| October 27-28 | Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run |
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1865
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| February 5-7 |
Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s RunColonel Murphy mortally wounded commanding the brigade |
| March 25 | Watkins’ House |
| March 28-April 9 | Appomattox Campaign |
| March 29-31 |
Boydton and White Oak RoadThe regiment lost 1 man killed, 9 wounded and 3 missing. |
| March 31 | Crow’s House |
| April 2 | Fall of Petersburg |
| April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
| April 6 | Sailor’s Creek |
| April 7 | High Bridge, Farmville |
| April 9 | Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
| April | At Burkesville |
| April 16 | Colonel Murphy died of his wounds from Hatcher’s Run at the field hospital at City Point |
| April 28 | Captain Robert Heggart of Company G promoted to major |
| May 2-12 | March to Washington, D.C. |
| May 23 | Grand Review |
| June | Duty at Washington |
| July 15 | Mustered out under Lieutenant Colonel Coonan and Major Heggart |