United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > 187th New York Infantry Regiment
The 187th New York Infantry lost 15 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 32 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1864
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September | Organized at Buffalo, New York under the authority of Colonel William F. Berens. |
October 8 and 13 | Companies A, C, D, E, G and I of the 187th New York Infantry Regiment mustered in under the command of Colonel William F. Berens, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Meyers and Major Conrad Seeber |
October 17 | Companies A, C, D, E, G and I Ieft New York for Petersburg under Lieutenant Colonel Meyers |
October-April |
Siege of PetersburgAttached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac |
October 27-28 |
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s RunThe regiment lost 15 men killed or mortally wounded, 44 men wounded, and 18 missing. |
November 24 | Company H joined the regiment |
December 7-12 | Warren’s Raid on Weldon Railroad |
1865
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February 5-6 |
Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s RunThe regiment lost 1 officer and 6 men wounded and 1 missing. |
February 14 | Company B joined the regiment |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox CampaignThe regiment lost 5 men wounded. |
March 29 | Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run, Junction of Quaker and Boydton Roads |
March 31 |
White Oak Road |
April 1 |
Five Forks |
April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
May 1-12 | March to Washington, D.C.; Company F joined the regiment |
May 23 | Grand Review |
June | Duty at Washington, D.C. |
July 1 | The 187th New York Infantry Regiment mustered out under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Meyers and Major Conrad Seeber |