Battle of Roanoke Island

The regiment lost 3 enlisted men killed, 11 wounded, and 9 missing

Battle of New Berne

Lieutenant George D. Allen and 14 enlisted men were killed, Captain David R. Johnson and 17 enlisted men mortally wounded and Lieutenant Colonel Potter, Major Le Gendre, Lieutenants Abraham McKeee and Francis Tryon and 37 enlisted men were wounded. It was the greatest loss of any regiment in the battle..

Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia

The regiment lost 89 casualties in the campaign. Colonel Ferrero commanded the brigade during the campaign as senior colonel.

Battle of Groveton

Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas)

The regiment lost 23 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 49 enlisted men wounded, and 17 men missing or captured.

Battle of Chantilly

Maryland Campaign

Battle of Frederick City

Battle of South Mountain

Second Lieutenant Charles Springweller and 3 enlisted men were killed and 12 enlisted men wounded.

Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg)

The 51st New York Infantry Regiment was commanded at Antietam by Colonel Robert Potter. The regiment gained fame by storming Burnside’s Bridge in a charge with the 51st Pennsylvania Infantry.

From the regiment’s monument at Burnside’s Bridge:

In compliance with orders received from General Burnside on the morning of September 17, the 51st New York and the 51st Pennsylvania were selected to carry this bridge at all hazards.

The 51st New York, with the 51st Pennsylvania on its right, formed on the ridge in the rear of this position, moved forward at double quick, and at One P.M. carried the bridge at the point of the Bayonet. The passage was obstinately disputed.

Casualties: 1 officer* and 18 men killed, 4 officers** and 64 men wounded, Total 87.

*First Lieutenant Andrew L. Fowler
**including Lieutenants William T. Ackerson, William Berryman and Clifford Coddington

From the War Department marker for Ferrero’s Brigade at Burnside’s Bridge:

On the morning of the 17th Ferrero’s Brigade was in position about a half mile northeast of this point on the Rohrback Farm. About 9 A.M. it moved to the left and, after several changes of position, was ordered to carry the bridge. The 51st Pennsylvania and the 51st New York were formed under cover of the hill overlooking this point; skirmishers were thrown forward to the stone fence above the bridge and behind fences and trees along the stream below it; and, under cover of the fire from the Federal Artillery, the two Regiments charged down the hill, carried the bridge and formed, under cover of the bluff, in the road beyond it. The 35th Massachusetts, closely supported by the 21st Massachusetts, followed and ascended the bluff on the right where, later in the day, it was joined by the remainder of the Brigade and led the advance to the Otto farm lane, where it became severely engaged and lost heavily in killed and wounded.

Late at night the Brigade was relieved by Welsh’s Brigade of Willcox’s Division and fell back to the banks of the Antietam.

From the War Department marker for Ferrero’s Brigade on Branch Avenue:

After Ferrero’s Brigade carried the stone bridge it formed under cover of the high ground north of it. Nagle’s Brigade formed on its left. Willcox’s, Scammon’s and Rodman’s Divisions formed in advance of them and moved on Sharpsburg. On the repulse and retirement of the three Divisions, Ferrero and Nagle advanced to check Confederate pursuit. The left and center of Ferrero’s Brigade halted under cover of the crest of the ridge beyond the ravine, the right (35th Massachusetts) continued its advance to Otto’s lane, 270 yards distant, and engaged the Confederates posted on this line behind the stone walls right and left of it and in the 40 acre cornfield south. The engagement continued into the night, Ferrero’s Brigade suffering much loss, the principal part of which fell to the 35th Massachusetts, which had 214 officers and men killed and wounded.

Battle of Fredericksburg

The regiment lost 18 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and Captains George Whitman and John Stuart, Lieutenants Frank Butler and William Schoonmaker and 50 enlisted men wounded.

“Mud March”

Siege of Vicksburg

Siege of Jackson

The regiment lost 1 man wounded

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James

Battle of the Wilderness

Captain Daniel Jenkins and 26 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded. Colonel LeGendre, 1 other officer and 45 enlisted men were wounded, and 5 men were captured or missing.

Spotsylvania Court House

The 51st New York Infantry Regiment lost 16 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and, 27 enlisted men wounded in the campaign.

Assault on the Salient

North Anna River

Attached to Engineers, 2nd Division, 9th Corps. The regiment lost 1 man mortally wounded.

Totopotomoy

Cold Harbor

The regiment lost 4 enlisted men killed, 8 wounded and 5 missing or captured

First Assault on Petersburg

The regiment lost 6 enlisted men wounded, 1 mortally

Siege of Petersburg

The regiment lost 1 officer and 8 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 27 enlisted men were wounded in the siege exclusive of battles

Battle of the Crater

Captain Samuel H. Sims and 11 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, 19 men were wounded and 2 men were captured in hand to hand fighting.

Poplar Grove Church, Peeble’s Farm

First Lieutenant Frank Butler and 24 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, 2 enlisted men were wounded and Major John Wright, Captain George Whitman, Lieutenants William Caldwell, James Carberry, William Hoyme, Samuel Pooley, Palin Sims, Frederick Waldron and 309 enlisted men were captured when the regiment was surrounded.

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run

Fort Stedman, Petersburg

Appomattox Campaign

Fall of Petersburg