Peninsula Campaign

Ordered to the Virginia Peninsula.

Action at Lee’s Mills

The regiment lost 1 man killed and 4 enlisted men wounded

Siege of Yorktown

New Bridge, Virginia

The regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed and 3 wounded

Seven days before Richmond

The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 wounded

Garnett’s Farm

Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm

Savage Station

White Oak Swamp

Malvern Hill

Maryland Campaign

Battle of South Mountain

The regiment fought at Crampton’s Gap

Battle of Antietam

The regiment lost 8 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded. Two officers and 14 enlisted men were wounded. Lieutenant Colonel William Alberger was wounded.

From the War Department markers (double marker number 74) on the Antietam battlefield:

Irwin’s Brigade came on the field about noon of the 17th, and formed across the Smoketown Road in rear of a line of Artillery.

After an unsuccessful attempt to penetrate the Confederate line south of the Dunkard Church, the Brigade rallied behind the ridge east of the Hagerstown Pike and between it and Mumma’s Lane, the left of the Brigade resting a few yards west of the lane, where it was exposed to a severe fire of Artillery and Sharpshooters.

About 5 P.M., the 7th Maine, on the left of the Brigade, crossed Mumma’s Lane, moved obliquely across the front of Brook’s Brigade, charged over the Bloody Lane at this point, dispersed the Confederates in its front and in the orchard on its left and reached the low ground North of Piper’s Barn, when the enemy from behind the stone fence on the Hagerstown Pike and the hill adjoining poured a severe fire on its right flank and front.

The regiment then obliqued to the left, passed through an opening in the fence into the orchard and to within 70 yards of Piper’s House, here it was met by a withering fire from a column of the enemy moving down the hill east of the house and driven back through the orchard with great loss.

It reformed a short distance east of this point and returned to the position from which it had advanced.

At noon of the 18th, the Brigade was relieved by Cochrane’s Brigade of Couch’s Division.

From the War Department marker (number 75) on the Antietam battlefield:

Irwin’s Brigade reached the field about noon of the 17th, formed line across the road at this point, and charged through the Batteries and across the fields in their front to check the advance of the Confederates from the West Woods. The direction of its advance was south of the Dunkard Church and, when its right Regiments, the 33d and 77th New York, were nearly abreast the Church, they received such a destructive fire on their right and rear as compelled them to retire to the cover of the ridge in front of the Church, the remainder of the Brigade forming on their left. Late in the day the 7th Maine charged across the Bloody Lane to Piper’s Barn and was repulsed with great loss.

About noon of the 18th the Brigade was relieved by Cochrane’s Brigade of Couch’s Division, and withdrawn to the rear.

Battle of Fredericksburg

The regiment lost 1 enlisted man mortally wounded and Lieutennat Frederick Barger, 1 other officer and 5 enlisted men wounded.

“Mud March”

Chancellorsville Campaign

Battle of Maryes Heights (Second Fredericksburg), and Salem Heights

The regiment lost 6 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Lieutenant William Boughton and 10 enlisted men were wounded, and 18 enlisted men captured or missing

Banks’ Ford

Deep Run Ravine

The regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed

Battle of Gettysburg

The 49th New York Infantry Regiment was commanded by Colonel Daniel D. Bidwell. The regiment brought 414 men to the field, losing 2 enlisted men wounded in skirmishing east of Rock Creek on the extreme right flank of the army.

Fairfield, Pennsylvania

The regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed and 5 wounded.

Bristoe Campaign

Mine Run Campaign

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James

Battle of the Wilderness

Captains Charles Hickmott, John Plogsted and William Wiggins, Lieutenants Charles Hickmott, John McVeane, Reuben Preston, Mortimer Tyler and Henry Valentine and 32 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Captain Hiram Smith, Lieutenant Walter Wilder and 47 enlisted men were wounded, and 4 men captured or missing.

Colonel Bidwell took command of the brigade after the battle when General Neill took over the division from the wounded General Getty. Lieutenant Colonel George Johnson then took command of the regiment.

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House

Major William Ellis, Captains Reuben Heacock and Seward Terry, Adjutant Herman Haase, 2 other officers and 46 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Captains Erastus Holt, George Selkirk and William Hudson, Lieutenant Aaron Fisher and 70 enlisted men were wounded, and 15 men were missing or captured. The monument on the field at Spotsylvania lists all of the names of those killed in the battle.

Assault on the Salient or “Bloody Angle”

North Anna River

Totopotomoy

Cold Harbor

The regiment lost 5 enlisted men killed or mortaly wounded, 5 men wounded and 1 missing

Before Petersburg (Grant’s First Assault)

Siege of Petersburg begins

Jerusalem Plank Road

The regiment lost 3 enlisted men wounded

Fort Stevens 

Lieutenant Colonel George Johnson, Lieutenant David Lambert and 5 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Lieutenant Nehemiah Sperry and 14 enlisted men were wounded and 1 man missing.

Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley Campaign

Near Charlestown

The regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed, 6 wounded and 2 captured.

Third Battle of Winchester

The 49th New York Infantry Regiment lost 1 officer and 4 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 6 enlisted men woudned

Fisher’s Hill

Battle of Cedar Creek

General Bidwell was killed while commanding the brigade. The regiment lost 11 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and Captain William Hudson, Lieutenant French Fisher and 25 enlisted men wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Holt was breveted colonel for gallant and meritorious service at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania and in the Shenandoah Valley, effective this day.

Siege of Petersburg

Moved to Washington, then to Petersburg

Fort Fisher, Petersburg

The regiment lost 1 officer and 4 enlisted men wounded

Appomattox Campaign

Brevet Colonel Holt was mortally wounded by a shot to the head, and one enlisted man was killed. Lieutenant French Fisher and 3 enlisted men were wounded and 3 men missing.

Fall of Petersburg

Sailor’s Creek

Appomattox Court House

Surrender of Lee and his army.