Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia

The regiment lost 1 officer and 36 men killed or mortally wounded, 9 officers and 66 men wounded, and 35 men missing.

Fords of the Rappahannock

Battle of Brawner’s Farm (Gainesville)

Captain Andrew J. Grover was badly wounded in his back and leg, at first thought to be mortal. He received an honorable discharge for disability, but would recover enough to return and command the regiment at Gettysburg. Major Livingstone was captured rallying the regiment around colors that he planted in front of the Confederate lines.

The regiment is referenced on a trailside marker along the Brawner’s Farm loop trail on the Bull Run battlefield.

Second Battle of Bull Run, or Second Battle of Manassas

Maryland Campaign

Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Potomac. 

Battle of South Mountain

Colonel Wainwright temporarily took command of the Brigade as senior colonel when General Doubleday took over the division. Colonel Wainwright was then badly wounded in the arm.

Lieutenant Chauncey Crandall took temporary command of the regiment. He was with Colonel Wainwright and bandaged his arm when Wainwright was wounded, leading the Colonel to remark at his coolness under fire, “as if he had been in a dozen battles.”   Crandall was later relieved by Captain John W. Young of Company K.

The regiment brought only 40 men to the field but lost 4 men killed or mortally wounded, and Colonel Wainwright and 15 men wounded. Sergeant Stamp was killed while bearing the national colors.

Battle of Antietam

The regiment was under the command of Captain John W. Young. It was in reserve on the Poffenburger farm supporting artillery, but lost 3 officers and 1 enlisted man wounded to artillery fire.

From the brigade marker on the Antietam battlefield:

Hofmann’s Brigade was held in support of the Corps Artillery.
About noon it was moved to the left in support of the Artillery of the First and Second Corps.
In the afternoon it was returned to the right where it remained until the close of the battle.

Battle of Fredericksburg

The regiment was commanded by Colonel Wainwright, who had recovered from his wound at South Mountain. It lost 1 officer and 2 enlisted man killed, and 1 officer and 12 men wounded.

Chancellorsville Campaign

Operations at Pollock’s Mill Creek

The regiment lost 1 officer wounded.

Battle of Chancellorsville

The regiment was commanded by Colonel Wainwright, and lost 2 men wounded.

Gettysburg Campaign

Battle of Gettysburg

The 76th New York Infantry Regiment brought 375 men to Gettysburg. It was commanded by Major Andrew Glover, who was killed on the 1st in fighting near the Railroad Cut west of town. Captain John E. Cook then took over command. The regiment lost Major Grover, Captain Robert B. Everett and 30 men killed, 3 officers and 13 men mortally wounded, 13 officers and 103 men wounded, and 70 men missing.

Bristoe Campaign

Mine Run Campaign

Demonstration on the Rapidan

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James River

Battle of the Wilderness

The regiment lost 2 officers and 39 men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 59 men wounded, and 11 officers and 169 men missing.

Laurel Hill

Battle of Spottsylvania Court House

The regiment lost 13 men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 35 men wounded, and 3 men missing.

Assault on the Salient

North Anna River

Jericho Ford

Totopotomoy

Cold Harbor

The regiment lost 5 men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 5 men wounded, and 1 man mising

Bethesda Church

Grant’s First Assault on Petersburg

The regiment lost 7 men killed or mortally wounded, and 1 officer and 20 men wounded

Siege of Petersburg

Weldon Railroad

The 76th New York Infantry Regiment lost 2 officers and 1 enlisted man killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 6 men wounded, and 24 missing..