United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Artillery & Engineers
“2nd Regiment Jackson Heavy”
The 5th New York Heavy Artillery lost 90 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 295 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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1862
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| March 6 | Organized by consolidation of Jackson Heavy Artillery as Companies E, F, G and H and 2nd Jackson Heavy Artillery as Companies A, B, C & D |
| March 11 | Service as garrison in New York Harbor at Forts Hamilton, LaFayette, Wood, Gibson, Richmond and Schuyler |
| May 27 | Moved to Baltimore, Md. and duty there in the Defenses of Baltimore, Maryland attached to 8th Army Corps, Middle Department. |
| June 19 | Companies A & F detached at Harper’s Ferry, W. Va. |
| September 4-5 | Company A – Point of Rocks and Berlin |
| September 7 | Company A – Point of Rocks |
| September 12-15 | Companies A & F – Defense of Harper’s Ferry |
| September 12-13 | Companies A & F – Maryland Heights |
| September 14 | Companies A & F – Bolivar Heights |
| September 15 | Companies A & F Surrendered with Harper’s Ferry garrison |
| September 16 | Companies A & F paroled and rejoined Regiment at Baltimore. |
| December 31 | 6th Battalion Heavy Artillery (3rd Battalion Black River Heavy Artillery) assigned to Regiment as 3rd Battalion, Companies I, K, L & M. Assigned to duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., north and south of the Potomac |
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1863
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| February | Attached to Morris’ Brigade, 8th Army Corps |
| March | Attached to 2nd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps to April, 1864 |
| November 24 | 3rd Battalion, Companies I, K, L & M at Harper’s Ferry attached to the Reserve Division, Dept. of West Virginia |
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1864
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| April 19 to July 29 | 1st Battalion attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Army of West Virginia |
| April 29-May 16 | 1st Battalion – Sigel’s Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market |
| May 15 | 1st Battalion – Battle of New Market |
| May 26-July 1 | 1st Battalion – Hunter’s Raid on Lynchburg, Va. |
| June 5 | 1st Battalion – Piedmont |
| June 6 | 1st Battalion – Occupation of Staunton |
| June 17 | 1st Battalion – Diamond Hill |
| June 17-18 | 1st Battalion – Lynchburg |
| June 19 | 1st Battalion – Liberty |
| June 21 | 1st Battalion – Salem |
| July 4-7 | 1st Battalion – Operations about Harper’s Ferry |
| July 17-18 | 1st Battalion – Snicker’s Ferry |
| July 24 | 1st Battalion – Kernstown, Winchester |
| July 25 | 1st Battalion – Martinsburg |
| July 29 – October 28 |
2nd Battalion attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Army of West Virginia |
| August-October | 1st Battalion – Duty at Harper’s Ferry
2nd Battalion – Sheridan’s Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley |
| August 12 | 2nd Battalion – Cedar Creek |
| August 21 | 2nd Battalion – Charlestown |
| August 23 | 2nd Battalion – Halltown |
| September 3 | 2nd Battalion – Berryville |
| September 19 | 2nd Battalion – Third Battle of Winchester |
| September 22 | 2nd Battalion – Battle of Fisher’s Hill |
| October 13 | 2nd Battalion – Cedar Creek |
| October 19 | 2nd Battalion – Battle of Cedar Creek |
| October 20-29 | 2nd Battalion – At Harper’s Ferry |
| November | Regiment on duty in the Shenandoah Valley and in District of Harper’s Ferry |
| January | Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of West Virginia |
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1865
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| April | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, West Virginia |
| June | Attached to District of Harper’s Ferry |
| July 19 | Regiment mustered out |
| July 24 | 3rd Battalion mustered out |