15th New York Engineer Regiment

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The 15th New York Engineer Regiment lost 7 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 119 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

There is a monument to the 15th & 50th New York Engineers at Gettysburg.

1861
June 17

Originally oganized at New York City as the 15th New York Infantry Regiment.

Mustered in for two years’ service.
June 29 Left State for Washington, D.C. and duty as Infantry in the Defenses of Washington.
July 30 to August 4 Attached to McCune’s Brigade and Franklin’s Brigade, Division of the Potomac
September 26 Attached to Newton’s Brigade.
October 25

The regiment was redesignated as the 15th New York Engineer Regiment
October Duty at Washington and Alexandria attached to Engineer Brigade, Army of the Potomac.
1862
March

Peninsula Campaign

Moved to the Virginia Peninsula
April 5-May 4

Siege of Yorktown
May Advance up the Peninsula and constructing bridges on the Chickahominy River
June 25-July 1

Seven days before Richmond
June 27

Seven Pines
June 30

White Oak Swamp and Charles City Cross Roads
July 1

Malvern Hill
July-August At Harrison’s Landing
August 16-22 Moved to Washington, D.C.
September-October

Maryland Campaign
November – June

Rappahannock Campaign
December 12-15
Battle of Fredericksburg
1863
January 20-24 “Mud March”
April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign
April 29-May 2 Operations about Franklin’s Crossing
May 3

Maryes Heights, Second Fredericksburg
May 3-4

Salem Heights
May 4

Banks’ Ford
June 5-13 Deep Run Ravine
June 25 The regiment mustered out. Three years men were consolidated to a Battalion of three Companies, A – C, commanded by Major Walter L. Cassin.
June-July

Gettysburg Campaign
July 1-3

Battle of Gettysburg

The battalion was not at Gettysburg. They had built and maintained the pontoon bridges that allowed the army to cross the Potomac River, and were at Beaver Dam Creek, Maryland.
October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign
November 7-8 Advance to line of the Rappahannock
November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign
December 9 Company D assigned
1864
March Company E was assigned
May-June

Rapidan Campaign
May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness
May 8-21

Spottsylvania Court House
May 23-26

North Anna River
May 26-28 On line of the Pamunkey
May 28-31

Totopotomoy
June 1-12

Cold Harbor
June 15 Crossing of James River
June 16-18

Before Petersburg
June 16 – April 2

Siege of Petersburg
July 27-28 Deep Bottom
November Seven Companies were added, returning the battalion to regimental strength.
1865
January 3-15 Companies A, B & H were assigned to Terry’s Expedition to Fort Fisher, North Carolina.
January 15

Capture of Fort Fisher

Companies A, B & H
February 5-7

Hatcher’s Run
February 22
Capture of Wilmington, North Carolina

Companies A, B & H
March 1-April 26

Campaign of the Carolinas

Occupation of Goldsboro and Raleigh. Companies A, B & H
March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

Companies C, D, E, F, G, I, K, L & M
April 2-3

Fall of Petersburg and Richmond

Companies C, D, E, F, G, I, K, L & M
April 3-9 Pursuit of Lee
April 9

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army. Companies C, D, E, F, G, I, K, L & M
April 23-29 Expedition to reinforce General Sherman
April 26

Bennett’s House

Surrender of Johnston and his army. Companies A, B & H
May- June Duty in Dept. of North Carolina until June. Companies A, B & H
May 2-15 Moved to Washington, D.C.
May 23 Grand Review
June 13 Companies E, F, G, H, I, K, L & M mustered out at Washington, D.C
June 14 Company C mustered out
July 2 Companies A, B & D mustered out