142nd New York Infantry Regiment

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“St. Lawrence County Regiment”

The 142nd New York Infantry Regiment lost 3 officers and 126 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 161 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1862
Organized at Ogdensburg, New York
September 29 The 142nd New York Infantry Regiment mustered in under the command of Colonel Roscius W. Judson and Lieutenant Colonel Newton M. Curtis.
October 6 Left New York for Washington, D. C.
October Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. attached to 3rd Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, Defenses of Washington, D. C.
1863
January 21 Colonel Roscius Judson was discharged. Lieutenant Colonel Newton M. Curtis was promoted to colonel.
February Assigned to 3rd Brigade, Abercrombie’s Division, 22nd Corps, Department of Washington
April 19 Moved to Suffolk, Virginia and assigned to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 7th Corps, Dept. of Virginia
April 20-May 4

Siege of Suffolk
May 4 Siege of Suffolk raised
May 15 Expedition to Kings and Queens County (1 Company)
May Assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Corps
June 24-July 7

Dix’s Peninsula Campaign
July 10 Ordered to Washington, D.C.
July 13-22 Pursuit of Lee to Berlin, Maryland. Assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Corps, Army of the Potomac
August 1-8 Moved to Folly Island, South Carolina and assigned to 1st Brigade, Gordon’s Division, Folly Island, South Carolina
August 9-September 7 Siege operations against Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, South Carolina, and against Fort Sumter and Charleston, South Carolina assigned to 10th Corps, Department of the South
September Operations against Charleston and duty at Folly Island, Johns Island and Hilton Head, South Carolina
1864
January Assigned to 1st Brigade, Gordon’s Division, Northern District, Department of the South
February 6-14 Expedition to Johns and James Islands
February 9 & 11 Skirmishes at Bugbee’s Bridge
April Ordered to Yorktown, Virginia and assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James, Department of Virginia and North Carolina
May 4-28

Butler’s Campaign on south side of the James and operations against Petersburg and Richmond.

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Corps
May 5

Occupation of City Point and Bermuda Hundred
May 9-10 Swift Creek or Arrow field Church
May 12-16 Operations against Fort Darling
May 14-16

Battle of Drury’s Bluff
May 16-28 Bermuda Hundred
May 28-31 Moved to White House, then to Cold Harbor
June 1-12

Battle of Cold Harbor
June Assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James
June 15-18

First Assault on Petersburg
June 19

Siege of Petersburg 
July 30

Mine Explosion (Battle of the Crater)
July Duty in trenches before Petersburg and on the Bermuda Hundred front
September 28-30

Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights
October 27-28

Battle of Fair Oaks
November Duty in trenches before Richmond
December 7-27

Expedition to Fort Fisher, North Carolina

Assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 24th Army Corps
1865
January 3-15

2nd Expedition to Fort Fisher, North Carolina

Assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Terry’s Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina
January 15

Assault on and capture of Fort Fisher
February 11-13 Cape Fear entrenchments
February 18-19 Fort Anderson
February 22

Capture of Wilmington
March 1-April 26

Campaign of the Carolinas

Assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the Ohio, Department of North Carolina
March 6-21 Advance on Goldsboro
April 9-13 Advance on Raleigh
April 14 Occupation of Raleigh
April 26

Bennett’s House.

Surrender of Johnston and his army.
May Duty at Raleigh
June 7 The 142nd New York Infantry Regiment mustered out. Veterans and Recruits were transferred to 169th New York Infantry.