United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Artillery & Engineers
The 15th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment lost 8 officers and 142 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 5 officers and 225 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1861
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| October – December | Originally organized as 3rd Battalion German Heavy Artillery at New York City |
| December 19 | Left State for Washington, D.C. |
| December-March | Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. |
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1862
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| March | Attached to Artillery Brigade, Military District of Washington |
| May | Attached to Whipple’s Command, Military District of Washington |
| July | Attached to Fort Lyon, Defenses of Washington |
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1863 |
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| February | Attached to Tyler’s Command, De Russy’s Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington |
| June | Attached to 2nd Brigade, DeRussy’s Division, 22nd Army Corps |
| September 30 | Designation of Regiment changed to 15th New York Heavy Artillery. 3rd Battalion assigned as Companies A – E. |
| October | Attached to 4th Brigade, De Russy’s Division, 22nd Army Corps |
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1864
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| February | Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| March | Attached to 1st Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
| May-June | Campaign from the Rapidan to the James. Attached to Kitching’s Independent Brigade, 5th Army Corps |
| May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
| May 8-21 |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House |
| May 19 |
Harris Farm (or Fredericksburg Road) |
| May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
| May 23 | Jericho Mills |
| May 26-28 | On line of the Pamunkey |
| May 28-31 | Totopotomy |
| May 30 | Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps |
| June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
| June 1-3 | Bethesda Church |
| June 2 | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps Company F attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac to December |
| June 16-18 | Before Petersburg |
| June 16 – April 2 | Siege of Petersburg |
| June 22-23 | Weldon Railroad |
| July 30 | Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
| August | Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
| August 18-21 | Six-Mile House, Weldon Railroad |
| September 29- October 2 |
Poplar Springs Church, Peeble’s Farm |
| October 27-28 | Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run |
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1865
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| January | Company M to Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps until June |
| February 5-7 | Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run |
| March 28-April 9 | Appomattox Campaign |
| March 29 | Gravelly Run |
| March 31 |
Boydton Road and White Oak Road |
| April 1 |
Five Forks |
| April 2 | Fall of Petersburg |
| April 3-9 | Pursuit of Lee |
| April 9 |
Appomattox Court HouseSurrender of Lee and his army. |
| May | March to Washington, D.C. Attached to 4th Brigade, DeRussy’s Division, 22nd Army Corps |
| May 23 | Grand Review |
| June | Duty at Washington attached to 1st Brigade, DeRussy’s Division, 22nd Army Corps |
| August 22 | Mustered out |