United States Regiments & Batteries > New York > Artillery and Engineers
“Albany County Regiment”
“Seymour Guard”
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.
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1862
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| December 10 | Converted to artillery regiment from 113th New York Infantry Regiment |
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1863 |
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| 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 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 |
| November 23 | Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps |
| December 9-10 | Reconnaissance to Hatcher’s Run |
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| 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 Colonel Richard C. Duryea. |
| August 1 | Mustered out and honorably discharged from service under Major John F. Mount |