United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > 100th New York Infantry Regiment
“1st Regiment, Eagle Brigade”
The 100th New York Infantry Regiment lost 12 officers and 182 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 202 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1862
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| January | Organized at Buffalo, New York under the command of Colonel James M. Brown, Lieutenant Colonel Phineas Stanton and Major Calvin N. Otis |
| March 7 | Moved to New York City |
| March 10 | To Washington, D.C. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| March 28 |
Peninsula CampaignOrdered to the Virginia Peninsula |
| April 5-May 4 | Siege of Yorktown, Virginia. |
| May 5 |
Battle of Williamsburg |
| May 20-23 | Operations about Bottom’s Bridge |
| May 24-27 | Reconnaissance to Seven Pines |
| May 31-June 1 |
Battle of Seven Pines or Fair OaksThe regiment lost 176 casualties, including Colonel James Brown, who was killed. Captain George F.B. Dandy from the Regular Army was appointed colonel of the regiment. |
| June | Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Corps |
| June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
| June 27-29 |
Bottom’s Bridge |
| June 30 |
White Oak Swamp |
| July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
| July – August | At Harrison’s Landing |
| August 16-22 | Moved to Fortress Monroe |
| September 18 | To Yorktown, Virginia. |
| September-December | Duty at Yorktown and Gloucester Point |
| December 11-15 | Reconnaissance to Gloucester and Matthews Counties |
| December 14 | Skirmish at Wood’s Cross Roads, Gloucester Court House |
| December 26 | Moved to Beaufort, North Carolina and attached to Naglee’s Brigade, Department of North Carolina |
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1863
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| January 28-31 | To Port Royal, South Carolina and attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Corps, Department of North Carolina |
| February 12-March 23 | Camp at St. Helena Island, South Carolina attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Corps, Department of the South |
| April 10 | Action at Folly Island. Attached to Folly Island, South Carolina, 10th Corps, Department of the South |
| May | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Corps |
| June | Transferred to 2nd Brigade, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Corps |
| July | Attached to 1st Brigade, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Corps |
| July 10 |
Attack on Morris IslandAttached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Morris Island, South Carolina, 10th Corps, then 3rd Brigade, Morris Island, South Carolina, 10th Corps |
| July 11 and 18 |
Assaults on Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South CarolinaThe regiment planted its colors on the works of the fort in an unsuccessful but gallant assault. It lost its color bearer and 49 men killed, 97 wounded and 29 missing, a total of 175 out of 478 in the assault. |
| July 18-September 7 |
Siege of Forts Wagner and Gregg, and operations against Fort Sumter and CharlestonThe regiment lost 11 killed, 31 wounded and 7 missing. |
| August 4 | Affair, Vincent’s Creek |
| August 17 | Boat Expedition against Fort Gregg |
| August 17-23 | Bombardment of Fort Sumter |
| September 7 |
Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg |
| September-April | Duty on Morris Island and operations against Charleston |
| November | Attached to 2nd Brigade, Morris Island, South Carolina, 10th Corps |
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1864
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| January | Attached to 2nd Brigade, Morris Island, South Carolina, Northern District, Department of the South |
| March 31 | Action at Cole’s Island |
| April 5-July 10 | Occupation of Folly Island, South Carolina |
| April | Moved to Gloucester Point. Virginia. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
| May 4-28 |
Butler’s operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and RichmondThe regiment lost 280 casualties uring the campaign. |
| May 5 | Occupation of Bermuda Hundred |
| May 7 | Port Walthall Junction, Chester Station |
| May 8-10 | Swift Creek |
| May 12-16 | Operations against Fort Darling |
| May 14-16 |
Battle of Drury’s Bluff |
| May 16-June 20 | Bermuda Hundred |
| May 21 and June 2 and 14 |
Attacks on picket line |
| June 16-17 | Port Walthall |
| June 16, 1864 |
Siege of Petersburg |
| June 23 | Action at Deep Bottom |
| July 21 | Groper House, Deep Bottom |
| July 27-28 | Deep Bottom |
| August 14-18 |
Strawberry Plains, New Market HeightsThe regiment lost 81 casualties |
| August 26 | Moved to Petersburg front and duty there in trenches |
| September 28-30 |
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm |
| October 7 | Darbytown Road |
| October 13 | Reconnaissance to Darbytown Road |
| October 27-28 |
Battle of Fair OaksThe regiment lost 17 casualties |
| October 29 | Johnson’s Farm |
| November-March |
Duty in trenches before RichmondThe regiment lost 28 casualties |
| December | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 24th Corps, Army of the James |
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1865
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| March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
| March 29-30 | On line of Hatcher’s and Gravelly Runs |
| April 2 |
Assault on Fort Gregg and fall of PetersburgThe regiment lost 59 casualties, including Major James Danday, who was killed. |
| April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
| April 6 | Rice’s Station |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
| April-August | Duty in the Dept. of Virginia |
| July | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 24th Corps, Army of the James and consolidated with the 148th and 158th New York Infantry |
| August 28 | The 100th New York Infantry Regiment mustered out under the command of Colonel George Dandy. |