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“2nd Regiment Scott Life Guard”
The 38th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment lost 3 officers and 72 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 39 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1861
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April – June | Organized at New York City |
June 3 | Mustered in under Colonel J. H. H. Ward, Lt. Colonel Addison Farnsworth and Major James Potter |
June 19 | Left State for Washington, D.C. by rail via Harrisburg and Baltimore |
June 21 | Reached Washington and camped on Meridian Hill. Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. |
July 4 | In Review of the Army by President Lincoln and General Scott |
July 7 | Exchanged arms at Washington arsenal and marched across the Potomac to Alexandria. Attached to Wilcox’s Brigade, Heintzelman’s Division, McDowell’s Army of Northeast Virginia |
July 16-21 | Advance on Manassas, Va. |
July 17 | Advanced to Fairfax Station |
July 19 | Camped at Centerville |
July 21 |
Battle of Bull RunThe regiment lost 19 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Captains Robert Allason and Eugene McGrath, Lt. John Hyde, and 47 enlisted men wounded, Major Potter, Captain Hugh McQuade and Lieutenant Thomas Hamblin wounded and captured, and 54 enlisted men captured |
August | Duty in the Defenses of Washington constructing Fort Ward, D.C. attached to Howard’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac |
August 18 | Four enlisted men captured on picket duty at Munson’s Hill |
September | Ninety-seven men of the Fourth Maine who had refused duty with that regiment were transferred to the 38th. The camp was moved to the old Fairfax Road, where work was done on Fort Lyon |
October | Attached to Sedgwick’s Brigade, Heintzelman’s Division, Army of the Potomac |
December 26 | Captain Hugh McQuaide of Company F died in Richmond while a prisoner |
December 27 | Lieutenant Colonel Addison Farnsworth promoted to colonel of the 79th New York Infantry |
1862
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January 11 | Captain William Baird of Company H promoted to major |
January 18 | James C. Strong mustered in as lieutenant colonel at Alexandria, Virginia |
March | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 10-15 | Advance on Manassas, Va. |
March 17 | Ordered to the Peninsula, Va. Marched to Alexandria and embarked |
March 20 | Arrived Fortress Monroe |
MArch 21 | To Big Bethel |
April to August | Peninsula Campaign |
April 5-May 4 |
Siege of Yorktown5 enlisted men was killed or wounded. The regiment was on picket, and was the first to march into the enemy camp and raise the flag |
May 5 |
Battle of WilliamsburgThe regiment lost Captains Calvin DeWitt and Samuel Dwyer and 17 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Lt. Colonel Strong, Captains George Dennett, Augustus Funk and Robert Watson, Lieutenants Edward Miller and Walter Scott, and 58 enlisted men wounded, and 5 enlisted men captured or missing |
May 12 | Marched to Fair Oaks |
May 31-June 1 |
Battle of Seven Pines or Fair OaksThe regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Lieutenant Fergus Walker and 12 enlisted men wounded, and 3 enlisted men captured or missing |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before RichmondThe regiment lost 4 enlisted men wounded and 33 missing or captured |
June 25 | Battles of Oak Grove near Seven Pines |
June 26 | The Orchards
3 enlisted men became casualties |
June 27 | Marched on reconnoissance within five miles of Richmond, the nearest any infantry unit came during the campaign. |
June 30 |
White Oak Swamp and GlendaleThe regiment lost 10 enlisted men casualties |
July 1 |
Malvern HillThe regiment lost 10 enlisted men |
July | At Harrison’s Landing attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps |
August 16-26 | Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville |
August 27-September 2 | Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 28 |
Blackburn’s FordThe regiment lost Lieutenants Samuel Johnston and Jeffery Pendergrass captured, and six enlisted men casualties |
August 29 | Battles of Groveton |
August 30 |
Bull RunLieutenant Henry Pratt wounded |
September 1 |
ChantillyThe regiment lost Captain Oliver Tilden and 6 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 26 enlisted men wounded and 2 officers and 2 enlisted men captured or missing |
September | Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. |
September 30 | Major Potter exchanged from Confederate prison |
October 10 | Colonel Ward promoted to brigadier general |
October – November | Movement to Falmouth, Va. |
November 16 – 17 | Lt. Colonel Strong promoted to colonel and Captain Augustus Funk of Company H to major, both with rank from October 10 |
December 12-15 |
Battle of FredericksburgThe regiment lost Lieutenant John Campbell and 23 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Captain John Brady, Lieutenants Gustavus Bothner, Benjamin French, Edwin Slater, 5 other officers and 68 enlisted men wounded, and 32 enlisted men missing or captured |
1863
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January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
January 26 | Captain Robert Allason of Company C promoted to lieutenant colonel |
February-April | At Falmouth |
April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of ChancellorsvilleThe regiment lost 3 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 15 wounded, and Lieutenant Michael Moran and 18 enlisted men captured or missing |
June 3 | Three years men transferred to 40th Regiment New York Infantry. Marched to Aquia Creek. |
June 4 | Embareked for Washington, then landed and transferred to train for New York via Baltimore and Philadelphia |
June 6 | Arrived New York City |
June 22 | 279 men mustered out, expiration of term under Colonel Strong, Lt. Colonel Allason and Major Funk |