United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > 8th New York State Militia
“Washington Grays”
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1861
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| April | The 8th New York State Militia was organized for three months’ United States service under Colonel George Lyons, Lieutenant Colonel Charles G. Waterbury and Major Obediah F. Wentworth |
| April 20 | Left State for Anapolis on the steamship Alabama and the ship Montgomery |
| April 26 | Mustered in at Annapolis. |
| May 8 | Advanced to Relay House outside Baltimore with the 6th Massachusetts Infantry. |
| May 19 | Detatchment of 600 men under Lieutenant Colonel Waterbury and Major Wentworth went into Baltimore by train and took posession of Federal Hill, remaining until relieved by Pennsylvania troops a few days later. |
| June 8 | Proceeded to Washington to duty in the Defenses of Washington at Kalorama |
| June | Crossed into Virginia and attached to Porter’s 1st Brigade, Hunter’s 2nd Division, McDowell’s Army of Northeast Virginia |
| July 16-21 | Advance on Manassas, Va. |
| July 21 |
Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)The regiment lost 8 men killed, 17 men wounded , and 4 officers and 9 enlisted men captured. |
| July 24 | Left for New York |
| August 2 | Mustered out at New York City at the expiration of its term of enlistment. |
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1862
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| May 29 | Organized for three months’ United States service under Colonel Joshua M. Varian as the 8th New York National Guard and left State for Washington, D.C. |
| June-September | Duty in the defences of Yorktown, Virginia |
| September 9 | Mustered out |
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1863
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| June | Entered service for thirty days under the command of Colonel Joshua M. Varian. |
| June 18 | Left State for Harrisburg, Pa. and duty there attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Susquehanna. |
| June 23 | Skirmish at Shippensburg, Pa. |
| June 29 | Skirmish near Fort Washington, Pa. |
| July 1 | Skirmish at Carlisle, Pa. |
| July 23 | The 8th New York State Militia mustered out at New York City |