United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > 7th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment
“Albany County Regiment”
“Seymour Guard”
“113th New York Infantry Regiment”
The 7th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment lost 14 officers and 277 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 officers and 374 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War. It was originally organized as the 113th New York Infantry Regiment.
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1862
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| Organized at Albany, N.Y. | |
| August 18 | Mustered in as the 113th New York Infantry Regiment under the command of Colonel Lewis O. Morris. Colonel Morris had become a Second Lieutenant with the First United States Artillery during the Mexican War. He remained with the army between the wars, having been promoted to Captain.He served in North Carolina until he was offered the command of the 113th. |
| August 19 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| December 10 | Converted to artillery regiment and redesignated 7th New York Heavy Artillery. It was assigned to Fort Knox in the northern defences of Washington. |
| 1863 | |
| February | Attached to 2nd Brigade, Haskin’s Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington |
| August 6 | Additional company organized for the Regiment and mustered in for three years service |
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1864
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| January 19 | Additional company organized for the Regiment and mustered in for three years service |
| May 15 | Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac in the field and attached to Tyler’s Heavy Artillery Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
| May 18-29 | Attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps |
| May-June |
Rapidan Campaign |
| May 17-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House |
| May 19 |
Harris Farm or Fredericksburg Road |
| May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 |
Totopotomy |
| June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
| June 3-4 | Colonel Lewis O. Morriss temporarily took command of the brigade as senior colonel, then was killed the following day. |
| June 16-18 |
First Assault on PetersburgThe regimental colors were temporarily lost but were recovered by Corporal Patrick Monaghan of the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. |
| June 18 |
Siege of Petersburg begins |
| June 22-23 |
Weldon Railroad |
| July 27-29 | Demonstration north of the James |
| July 27-28 |
Deep Bottom |
| July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
| August 13-20 | Demonstration north of the James |
| August 14-18 |
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom |
| August 25 |
Ream’s Station |
| October 27-28 |
Hatcher’s Run (Boyden Plank Road) |
| November 23 | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps |
| December 9-10 | Reconnaissance to Hatcher’s Run |
| 1865 | |
| February 5-7 |
Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run |
| February 22 | Ordered to Baltimore, Md. and garrison duty there attached to Defenses of Baltimore, Md., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department |
| June 16 | Original members mustered out and regiment consolidated to a battalion of four companies under the command of Colonel Richard C. Duryea. |
| August 1 | Mustered out and honorably discharged from service under the command of Major John F. Mount |