48th New York Infantry Regiment

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“Continental Guard”

“Perry’s Saints”

The 48th New York Infantry lost 18 officers and 218 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 131 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

1861
September 10 Organized at Brooklyn, N.Y. under Colonel James H. Perry, Lieutenant Colonel William B. Barton and Major Oliver Beard
September 17 The 48th New York Infantry Regiment left the state for Annapolis, Maryland. Attached to Viele’s 1st Brigade, Sherman’s South Carolina Expeditionary Corps
October 21-November 7 Expedition to Port Royal, South Carolina.
November 7 Capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor, South Carolina.
November 7-8 Hilton Head, South Carolina.
1862
January 1 Port Royal Ferry, Coosaw River, South Carolina.
January 28-
April 11		 Siege operations against Fort Pulaski, Georgia.
April 10-11 Bombardment and capture of Fort Pulaski.
April Garrison duty at Fort Pulaski, 10th Corps, Department of the South
June 18 Colonel Perry died at Fort Pulaski, Georgia. Lieutenant Colonel Barton was promoted to colonel, Major Beard to lieutenant colonel, and Captain James Green of Company F to captain.
August 5 Tybee Island
September 24 Skull Creek
September 30-October 13 Reconnaissance on May and Savannah Rivers
October 18 Kirk’s Bluff, Coosawhatchie River
October 21-23 Expedition from Hilton Head to Pocotaligo
October 22 Pocotaligo, Coosawhatchie
November 7 Expedition on U.S. Steamers Potomski and Darlington up Sapelo River, and destruction of salt works.
December 24 Lieutenant Colonel Beard was discharged.
1863
January 1 Major Green was promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain Dudley Strickland of Company H to major
May Moved to Hilton Head, South Carolina, then to St. Helena Island, South Carolina. Attached to 10th Corps. Companies G and I remained at Hilton Head.
June Moved to Folly Island, South Carolina.
July Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Morris Island, South Carolina.
July 10
Attack on Morris Island, South Carolina

Captain Louis Lent and 5 enlisted men were killed and 18 enlisted men were wounded.
July 11 and 18
Assaults on Fort Wagner, Morris Island

Lieutenant Colonel Green, Captains James Farrell, Frederick Hurst and James Panson and 79 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Captains Nere Elfwing and William Lockwood, Lieutenants James Barrett, Albert Miller and Joseph Taylor and 87 enlisted men wounded, and 1 officer and 63 enlisted men missing or captured.
July 18 to August

Siege of Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island
August – October At St. Augustine, Fla. Companies G and I at Fort Pulaski.
September 21 Major Strickland was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
October Duty at Hilton Head and Beaufort, South Carolina. attached to District of Hilton Head, South Carolina.
November 9 Captain William B. Coan of Company E was promoted to major
1864
January Attached to Barton’s Brigade, District of Hilton Head, South Carolina.
February 5-7 Expedition to Jacksonville, Florida. Attached to Barton’s Brigade, District of Florida.
February 8-22 Expedition into Central Florida attached to Barton’s Brigade, Ames’ Division, District of Florida.
February 20

Battle of Olustee

The regiment lost 1 officer and 498 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 143 enlisted men wounded and 22 enlisted men captured or missing.
March 10 Occupation of Palatka
April 22-28 Moved to Gloucester Point, Virginia and assigned to Department of Virginia and North Carolina. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Corps, Army of the James.
May 4-28 Butler’s operations on south side of the James and against Petersburg and Richmond. Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Corps
May 7 Port Walthall, Chester Station
May 12-16 Operations against Fort Darling
May 14-16

Battle of Drury’s Bluff

Captain Samuel Moser and 23 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded and Lieutenant Van Rensselear Hilliard, 3 other officers and 79 enlisted men wounded
May 16-28 Bermuda Hundred
June 1-12 Moved to White House, then to Cold Harbor. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Corps
June 1-12

Battles about Cold Harbor

The regiment lost 1 officer and 13 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Colonel Barton, Captain Albert Miller, Lieutenants Barrett and Aden Lippencott and 56 enlisted men wounded, and 14 enlisted men missing or captured.
June 7 Lieutenant Colonel Strickland was discharged.
June 15-18

Assault on Petersburg (Grant’s First assault0

The regiment lost 4 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 12 enlisted men wounded.
June 15

Siege of Petersburg
June 20 Captain John Fee of Company A was mortally wounded near Petersburg, dying of his wounds on July 18 at Fort Monroe, Virginia.
June 25 Bermuda Hundred
July 2 Major Coan was promoted to lieutenant colonel
July 19 Captain Samuel Swartout was promoted to major
July 30

Mine Explosion (Battle of the Crater)

Major Swartout, 2 other officers and 6 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, 20 enlisted men were wounded, and 2 enlisted men missing.
August 13-20 Demonstration on north side of the James
August 14-18

Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom

The regiment lost Captains William D’Arcy and John Tantum, 1 other officer and 14 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Captain Joseph Taylor, 1 other officer and 28 enlisted men wounded, and 11 men missing
August 24-25 Bermuda Hundred
September 28-30

Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights

The regiment lost 2 officers and 1 enlisted man wounded and 2 men missing
October 27-28 Fair Oaks
December 3 Colonel Barton mustered out
December 5 Captain Nere Elfwing of Company B promoted to major
December 7-25 Expedition to Fort Fisher, North Catolina. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 24th Corps
1865
January 3-15 2nd Expedition to Fort Fisher, North Catolina. attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Terry’s Provisional Corps, Department of North Carolina
January 15

Capture of Fort Fisher

Captain James Dunn of Company E and 2 enlisted men were killed and 3 officers and 11 enlisted men were wounded.
February 11-12 Cape Fear Entrenchments
February 11 Sugar Loaf Battery
February 18-20 Fort Anderson
February 21 Fort Strong
February 22

Capture of Wilmington

The regiment lost 5 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 9 enlisted men wounded.
March 1-April 26

Campaign of the Carolinas

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Department of North Carolina
March 6-21 Advance on Kinston and Goldsboro
March 14 Lieutenant Colonel Coan was promoted to colonel, Major Elfwing to lieutenant colonel and Captain James Barrett of Company H to major.
April 9-14 Advance on Raleigh
April 26

Bennett’s House

Surrender of Johnston and his army.
May-August Duty at Raleigh and in the Department of North Carolina
August 16 The 48th New York Infantry Regiment was mustered out at Raleigh under the command of Colonel Coan, Lieutenant Colonel Elfwing and Major Barrett.