United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Artillery and Engineers
The 15th New York Engineer Regiment lost 7 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 119 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
There is a monument to the 15th & 50th New York Engineers at Gettysburg.
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1861
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| October 25 | Organized at Washington, D.C.. October 25, 1861, from 15th Regiment New York Infantry. Duty at Washington and Alexandria attached to Engineer Brigade, Army of the Potomac. |
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1862
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| March | Moved to the Virginia Peninsula |
| April 5-May 4 | Siege of Yorktown |
| May | Advance up the Peninsula and constructing bridges on the Chickahominy River |
| June 25-July 1 | Seven days before Richmond |
| June 27 | Seven Pines |
| June 30 | White Oak Swamp and Charles City Cross Roads |
| July 1 | Malvern Hill |
| July-August | At Harrison’s Landing |
| August 16-22 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| September-October | Maryland Campaign |
| November – June | Rappahannock Campaign |
| December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
| January 20-24 | “Mud March” |
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1863
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| April 27-May 6 | Chancellorsville Campaign |
| April 29-May 2 | Operations about Franklin’s Crossing |
| May 3 | Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg |
| May 3-4 |
Salem Heights |
| May 4 | Banks’ Ford |
| June 5-13 | Deep Run Ravine |
| June 25 | Mustered out. Three years men consolidated to a Battalion of three Companies, A – C. |
| June-July | Gettysburg Campaign |
| July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg |
| October 9-22 | Bristoe Campaign |
| November 7-8 | Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
| November 26-December 2 | Mine Run Campaign |
| December 9 | Company D assigned |
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1864
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| March | Company E assigned |
| May-June | Rapidan Campaign |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House |
| May 23-26 | North Anna River |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
| June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
| June 15 | Crossing of James River |
| June 16-18 | Before Petersburg |
| June 16 – April 2 | Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond |
| July 27-28 | Deep Bottom |
| November | Seven Companies added |
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1865
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| January 3-15 | Companies A, B & H with Terry’s Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., |
| January 15 | Companies A, B & H – Capture of Fort Fisher |
| February 5-7 | Hatcher’s Run |
| February 22 | Companies A, B & H – Capture of Wilmington, N. C. |
| March 1-April 26 | Companies A, B & H – Campaign of the Carolinas. Occupation of Goldsboro and Raleigh. |
| March 28-April 9 | Appomattox Campaign |
| April 2-3 | Fall of Petersburg and Richmond |
| April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
| April 23-29 | Expedition to reinforce General Sherman |
| April 26 | Companies A, B & H – Bennett’s House. Surrender of Johnston and his army. |
| May- June | Companies A, B & H – Duty in Dept. of North Carolina until June |
| May 2-15 | Moved to Washington, D.C. |
| May 23 | Grand Review |
| June 13 | Companies E, F, G, H, I, K, L & M mustered out at Washington, D.C |
| June 14 | Company C mustered out |
| July 2 | Companies A, B & D mustered out |