United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Infantry
The regiment lost 1 officer and 14 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 4 enlisted men to disease during its 1861 service. In April of 1862 legislation changed the designation of militia units to “National Guard.”
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1861
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| April 10 | Organized in New York City. Company I was armed with two howitzers. |
| April 21 | Nine companies left New York for Annapolis, Md. commanded by Colonel A. S. Vosberg, Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Smith and Major George Buckingham |
| April 24 | Arrived Annapolis |
| April 25 | To Washington, D.C. |
| April 26 | Assigned to duty at the Navy Yard. |
| April 30 | Mustered into United States service and attached to Mansfield’s Command |
| May 3 | Mustered in for three months’ United States service |
| May 20 | Colonel Vosberg died of pulmonary disease, and Colonel Henry P. Martin was given command of the regiment |
| May 24 | Occupation of Alexandria, Va. |
| May 31 & June 1 | Attack on Batteries at Aquia Creek |
| June | Assigned to Burnside’s Brigade, Hunter’s Division, McDowell’s Army of Northeast Virginia |
| June 27 | Attack on Matthias Point |
| Performed escort duty at the funerals of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth and Captain Ward, United States Navy. | |
| July 16-21 | Advance on Manassas, Va. |
| July 16 | Marched from the Navy Yard and across the Long Bridge, advancing to within ive miles of Fairfax. |
| July 17 | Marched beyond Fairfax |
| July 18 | Marched to within a mie of Centreville |
| July 21 |
Action at Sudley Springs and Battle of Bull RunThe regiment marched at 2 a.m. to reach the battlefield, and was engaged in severe fighting. It lost 10 men killed, 3 officers and 37 enlisted men wounded, and 1 officer and 11 enlisted men captured. The regiment is referenced in a trailside marker on Matthews Hill on the Manassas battlefield. |
| Volunteered to build and man Batteries beyond Alexandria. | |
| July 31 | Mustered out under Colonel H. P. Martin |
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1862
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| May 12 | Ten companies were mustered in for three months’ United States service under Colonel Martin |
| May 28 | Left State for Washington, D.C. amd attached to Sturgis’ Command, Military District of Washington |
| September 2 | Mustered out |
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1863
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| June 17 | Again mustered for 30 days United States service under Colonel Benjamin L. Trafford |
| June 18 | Left State for Harrisburg, Pa. and attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Susquehanna. |
| June 25 | Skirmish at Kingston |
| June 28-29 |
Oyster Point, New HarrisburgThe regiment lost one man wounded |
| June 22 | Mustered out |