MILITARY SERVICE: 20th thru 29th Regimental Groups; New York

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Dyer's Compendium

20th Regiment, New York State Militia (100 days, 1861)

Organized for three months' service April 23, 1861. Left State for Annapolis,
Md., May 7. Mustered in May 11. Duty at Annapolis and Baltimore, Md., till
August. Mustered out August 2, 1861. 

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20th Regiment, New York Infantry

Organized at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., and mustered in Companies "A" to "G"
September 3, 1863; Company "H" September 4, 1863; Companies "I" and "K"
September 17; "L" September 22, 1863, and Company "M" September 23, 1863. Left
State for Washington, D. C., September 30; thence moved to Portsmouth, Va., by
Detachments October and November, 1863. Attached to United States Forces,
Portsmouth, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to January, 1864.
Heckman's Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to
April, 1864. Defences of Portsmouth, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North
Carolina, to May, 1864. District of Eastern Virginia, Dept. of Virginia and
North Carolina, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, Kautz's Cavalry Division,
Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1865. Cavalry Brigade, Dept.
of Virginia, to July, 1865. Company "D" attached to Separate Brigade, Defences
of Bermuda Hundred, Va., Army of the James, December, 1864, to June, 1865.
Company "F" at Port Powhattan, Separate Brigade, Defences of Bermuda Hundred,
Va., December, 1864, to June, 1865. Company "G" attached to 1st Brigade,
McKenzie's Cavalry Division, Army of the James, March to June, 1865. Company
"I" with Provisional Division, Army of the James, March to June, 1865.

SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of Portsmouth, Va., November, 1863, to December,
1864. Action at Smithfield, Va., February 1, 1864. Suffolk February 20.
Chuckatuck June 6. Wood's Mills Hill June 24. South Quay July 3. Expedition
from Suffolk into North Carolina July 27-August 4. Winston, N. C., July 29.
Guiam's Ford, N. C., August 12. Jamestown Island September 3. Expedition from
Bermuda Mills to Murfrees Depot, N. C., October 15-17 (Cos. "D," "I" and "K").
Blackwater October 16. Before Petersburg and Richmond December, 1864, to
April, 1865. Expedition from Portsmouth to Hertford, N. C., December 6-10,
1864 (Detachment). Operations about Broadwater River and Chowan River December
11-19. Darbytown Road January 18, 1865. Appomattox Campaign April 1-9 (Cos.
"G" and "I"). Five Forks April 1. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Deep Creek April
3-4. Rice's Station April 6. Burke's Station April 7. Appomattox Court House
April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Duty in the Dept. of Virginia till
July. (Co. "D" at Fort Pocohontas December, 1864, to June, 1865; Co. "F" at
Fort Powhatan December, 1864, to June, 1865.) Mustered out July 31, 1865, and
honorably discharged from service.

Regiment lost during service 5 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2
Officers and 125 Enlisted men by disease. Total 132.

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20th Regiment, New York Cavalry

Organized at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., and mustered in Companies "A" to "G"
September 3, 1863; Company "H" September 4, 1863; Companies "I" and "K"
September 17; "L" September 22, 1863, and Company "M" September 23, 1863. Left
State for Washington, D. C., September 30; thence moved to Portsmouth, Va., by
Detachments October and November, 1863. Attached to United States Forces,
Portsmouth, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to January, 1864.
Heckman's Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to
April, 1864. Defences of Portsmouth, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North
Carolina, to May, 1864. District of Eastern Virginia, Dept. of Virginia and
North Carolina, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, Kautz's Cavalry Division,
Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to April, 1865. Cavalry Brigade, Dept.
of Virginia, to July, 1865. Company "D" attached to Separate Brigade, Defences
of Bermuda Hundred, Va., Army of the James, December, 1864, to June, 1865.
Company "F" at Port Powhattan, Separate Brigade, Defences of Bermuda Hundred,
Va., December, 1864, to June, 1865. Company "G" attached to 1st Brigade,
McKenzie's Cavalry Division, Army of the James, March to June, 1865. Company
"I" with Provisional Division, Army of the James, March to June, 1865.

SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of Portsmouth, Va., November, 1863, to December,
1864. Action at Smithfield, Va., February 1, 1864. Suffolk February 20.
Chuckatuck June 6. Wood's Mills Hill June 24. South Quay July 3. Expedition
from Suffolk into North Carolina July 27-August 4. Winston, N. C., July 29.
Guiam's Ford, N. C., August 12. Jamestown Island September 3. Expedition from
Bermuda Mills to Murfrees Depot, N. C., October 15-17 (Cos. "D," "I" and "K").
Blackwater October 16. Before Petersburg and Richmond December, 1864, to
April, 1865. Expedition from Portsmouth to Hertford, N. C., December 6-10,
1864 (Detachment). Operations about Broadwater River and Chowan River December
11-19. Darbytown Road January 18, 1865. Appomattox Campaign April 1-9 (Cos.
"G" and "I"). Five Forks April 1. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Deep Creek April
3-4. Rice's Station April 6. Burke's Station April 7. Appomattox Court House
April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Duty in the Dept. of Virginia till
July. (Co. "D" at Fort Pocohontas December, 1864, to June, 1865; Co. "F" at
Fort Powhatan December, 1864, to June, 1865.) Mustered out July 31, 1865, and
honorably discharged from service.

Regiment lost during service 5 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2
Officers and 125 Enlisted men by disease. Total 132.

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20th Regiment, New York National Guard

Dyer's Compendium contains no history for this unit.

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20th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery

Organized at New York City December 27, 1862. Assigned to duty at Fort
Schuyler, New York Harbor, Dept. of the East, as garrison till March, 1864.
Duty at Hart's Island. New York Harbor, till May, 1864. At Fort Columbus, New
York Harbor, Dept. of the East, till April, 1865, and at Battery Barracks, New
York, till July, 1865. Mustered out July 31, 1865.

Battery lost during service 6 by disease.

Predecessor unit:

NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS

ANTHON'S BATTALION LIGHT ARTILLERY.
Organization not completed. The several Companies serving at Fort Columbus,
New York Harbor, consolidated to two and designated the 20th and 28th New York
Independent Batteries Light Artillery November 20, 1862.

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21st Regiment, New York Infantry

Organized at Buffalo, N. Y., and mustered in for two years' State service May
8, 1861. Remustered at Elmira, N. Y., for three months' United States service
May 20, 1861. Left Elmira, N. Y., for Washington, D. C., June 18. Attached to
Mansfield's Command, Dept. of Washington, to August, 1861. Division of the
Potomac to October, 1861. Wadsworth's Brigade, McDowell's Division, Army of
the Potomac, to March, 1862. Patrick's 2nd Brigade, King's 3rd Division, 1st
Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, King's Division,
Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, lat Division, 3rd
Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division,
1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to January, 1863. Provost Marshal,
General Patrick's Command, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863.

SERVICE.-Camp at Kalorama Heights, Washington, D. C., till July 14, 1861.
Garrison at Fort Runyon till August 20. Transferred to United States service
for balance of State enlistment by order of Governor E. D. Morgan August 2,
1861. Moved to Rip Raps with mutineers August 20-30. Camp at Arlington
Heights, Va., till September 28, and at Upton's Hill, Va, till March, 1862.
Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. Camp at Upton's Hill till April 9.
McDowell's advance on Falmouth, Va.. April 9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg till
May 25. McDowell's advance on Richmond May 25-29. Operations against Jackson
June 1-21. At Falmouth till July 28, and at Fredericksburg till August 6.
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the
Rappahannock August 21-23. Sulphur Springs August 26. Gainesville August 28.
Groveton August 29. 2nd Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-22.
Battles of South Mountain September 14; Antietam September 16-17. Duty in
Maryland till October 29. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19.
Battle of Fredericksburg , Va., December 12-15. Assigned to provost duty at
Aquia Creek January to May, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
Mustered out May 18, 1863, expiration of term.

Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 74 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 40 Enlisted men by disease. Total 118.

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21st Regiment, New York Cavalry

Organized at Troy, N. Y., and mustered in by Companies as follows: "A," "B,"
"C" and "D" August 28, 1868; "E¨ September 1, 1863; "F" September 18, 1863;
"G" October 14, 1863; "H" October 15, 1863; "I" October 16, 1863; "K"
November, and "L" December, 1863; "M" January, 1864. Companies "A," "B," "C,"
"D" and "E" left State for Washington, D. C., September 4, 1868. Company "F"
September 19; "G," "H" and "I" October 19; "K" November, 1863, and "L" and "M"
February, 1864. Attached to 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, D. C., to
January, 1864. Cavalry Brigade, 1st Division, Army of West Virginia, to April,
1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of West Virginia, to August,
1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Army of West Virginia, to September,
1864. Remount Camp Cumberland, Md., Dept. of West Virginia, to November, 1864.
1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, Middle
Military Division, to March, 1865. Tibbitt's Brigade, District of Harper's
Ferry, Dept. of West Virginia, to May, 1865. 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of
Washington, to June, 1865. Dept. of Missouri to June, 1866.

SERVICE.-Duty at Camp Stoneman, Defences of Washington, D. C., till February,
1864. Attempt to capture Lieutenant Washington by Company "H" January 4.
Company ambushed near Smithfield, Va. Berryville Ford January 22. Newtown and
Woodstock January 23. Operations in Hampshire and Hardy Counties, W. Va.,
January 27-February 7. Mechanicsburg Gap February 2. Moorefield February 4.
Moved to Harper's Ferry, thence to Halltown, Va. Charlestown February 6-7.
Near Smithfield February 14. Paris February 20. Near Kablestown April 10. Near
Middletown April 24 (Detachment). Sigel's Expedition from Martinsburg to New
Market April 30-May 16. Brock's Gap May 10. Battle of New Market May 15.
Newtown May 21, 29 and 30 and June 3. Hunter's Raid on Lynchburg May 26-July
1. Piedmont June 5. Occupation of Staunton June 6. Lexington June 14. Otter
Creek June 16. Diamond Hill June 17. Lynchburg June 17-18. Liberty June 19.
Catawba Mountains June 21. Salem June 21-22. Bushy Ridge, Charlestown, June
27. Winchester July 1. Bunker Hill July 2. Buckton July 3. Pleasant Valley
July 4. Solomon's Gap July 7. Brownsville July 7. Frederick City July 11. Near
Hillsboro July 15-16. Purcellsville and near Wood's Grove July 16. Snicker's
Gap and Snicker's Ferry July 17-18. Ashby's Gap and Berry's Ford July 19.
Salem July 20. Stevenson's Depot July 20. Near Kernstown July 23. Kernstown,
Winchester, July 24. Bunker Hill and Martinsburg July 25. Near Charlestown
August 21-22. Falling Waters August 24. Duty at Remount Camp, Cumberland, Md.,
till November. Milford October 25-26. Ninevah November 12. Stony Creek,
Hawkinsville, and Rude's Hill, near Front Royal, November 22. Near Kernstown
November 24. Near Winchester November 29. Near Millwood December 4. White Post
December 6. Raid on Gordonsville December 19-28. Liberty Mills December 21.
Gordonsville December 22-23. Warrenton December 26. Ashby's Gap December 27.
Near Paris January 19, 1865. Expedition from Winchester into Loudoun County
February 18-19. Ashby's Gap February 19. White Post March 22. Near Berryville
April 9. Duty at Washington, D. C., till June, and at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, till September. At Denver, Colo., till June, 1866. Mustered out at
Denver, Colo.

Company "B" June 23, Company F" June 26, Company "G" June 29, Company "C" July
3, Company "E" July 5, Company "D" July 7 and Company "A" at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, August 31, 1866.

Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 63 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 76 Enlisted men by disease. Total 143.

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21st Regiment, New York State Militia (30 days, 1863)

Organized for thirty days' service June 22, 1863. Left State for Baltimore,
Md., June 27, and duty there till August. Attached to 2nd Separate Brigade,
8th Army Corps, Middle Department. Mustered out August 6, 1863.

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21st Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery

Organized at Oswego, N. Y., and mustered in at New York City December 12,
1862. Left State for New Orleans, La., December 12, 1862. Attached to Defences
of New Orleans, Dept. of the Gulf, January to May, 1863. Artillery, 2nd
Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1863. District of Port
Hudson, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1864. Reserve Artillery, Dept. of the
Gulf, to February, 1865. Artillery, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps, Military
Division West Mississippi, February, 1865. Artillery, 3rd Division, 13th Army
Corps, to July, 1865. Dept. of Alabama to September, 1865.

SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of New Orleans, La., till May, 1863. Expedition
to Amite River May 7-19. Action at Civique's Ferry May 10. Moved to Baton
Rouge, thence to Port Hudon May 20-22. Siege of Port Hudson May 22-July 9.
Surrender of Port Hudson July 9. Garrison duty at Port Hudson till July, 1864.
Action at Plain's Store April 7, 1864. Moved to Morganza July, 1864, and duty
there till February, 1865. Campaign against Mobile, Ala., and its defences
March 17-April 12. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 8.
Fort Blakely April 9. Capture of Mobile April 12. Duty in the District of
Alabama till September. Mustered out September 8, 1865.

Battery lost during service 2 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1
Officer and 30 Enlisted men by disease. Total 33.

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22nd Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery

Dyer's Compendium contains no history for this unit.

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22nd Regiment, New York Infantry

Organized at Troy, N. Y., and mustered in June 6, 1861. Left State for
Washington, D. C., June 28. Attached to Key's Brigade, Division of the
Potomac, to October, 1861. Key's Brigade, McDowell's Division, Army of the
Potomac, to March, 1862. Augur's 1st Brigade, King's 3rd Division, McDowell's
1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, King's
Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division,
3rd Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st
Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1863.

SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Advance
on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. Camp at Upton's Hill till April 9. McDowell's
advance on Falmouth, Va., April 9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg, Va., till May
25. McDowell's advance on Richmond May 25-29. Operations against Jackson June
1-21. At Falmouth and Fredericksburg till August 6. Pope's Campaign in
Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August
21-23. Battles of Gainesville August 28. Groveton August 29, and 2nd Bull Run
August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battles of South Mountain
September 14; Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Maryland till October 29.
Advance on Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg,
Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Belle Plains till
April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Pollock's
Mill Creek April 29-May 2. Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29-30. Battle of
Chancellorsville May 1-5. Three years men transferred to 76th and 93rd New
York Regiments Infantry. Mustered out June 19, 1863, expiration of term.
Regiment lost during service 11 Officers and 62 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 28 Enlisted men by disease. Total 102.

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22nd Regiment, New York State Militia (3 months, 1862)

Organized for three months' service May 28, 1862. Left State for Baltimore,
Md., May 28, and duty there till September. Mustered out September 5, 1862.

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22nd Regiment, New York Infantry National Guard (30 days, 1863)

Again organized for thirty days' service June 18, 1863. Left State for
Harrisburg, Pa., June 19. Attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the
Susquehanna, to July 8, and to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army
of the Potomac, to July 20, 1863. Action at Sporting Hill, Pa., June 30.
Carlisle, Pa., July 1. Mustered out July 24, 1863.

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22nd Independent Company, New York Infantry

Dyer's Compendium contains no history for this unit.

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22nd Regiment, New York Cavalry

Organized at Rochester, N. Y., and mustered in by Companies as follows:
Company "A" December 20, 1868; Companies "B¨ and "C" January 5; Companies "D,"
"E" and "F" January 10; Companies "G," "H" and "I" February 2; Company "K"
February 6; Company L" February 12, and Company "M" February 23, 1864. Left
State for Washington, D. C., March 4, 1864. Attached to 9th Army Corps, Army
of the Potomac, March and April, 1864. 4th Division, 9th Army Corps, to May,
1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac, to
August. 1864; and Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to March,
1865. Cavalry Brigade, Army of the Shenandoah, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.-Duty at Alexandria, Va., to April, 1864. Rapidan Campaign May-June.
Battle of the Wilderness May 5-7. Spottsylvania Court House May 8-21
(Battalion). Escort ambulance trains to Fredericksburg May 9, and picket duty
there till May 28. Moved to White House Landing, thence to Cold Harbor. Cold
Harbor June 1-12. Long Bridge June 12. Riddell's Shop June 13. White Oak Swamp
June 13. Malvern Hill June 15. Wilson's Raid on South Side & Danville Railroad
June 22-30. Ream's Station June 22. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23
(Detachment). Dinwiddie Court House June 22. Black and White Station June 23.
Nottaway Court House June 23. Stony Creek Station June 23. Staunton River
Bridge (or Roanoke Station) June 25. Sappony Church (or Stony Creek) June 28.
Ream's Station June 29-30. Before Petersburg till July 30. Sheridan's
Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Winchester August 17. Near
Charlestown August 21-22. Kearneysville August 25. Near Brucetown and near
Winchester September 7. Locke's Ford September 13. Battle of Winchester
September 19. Near Cedarville September 20. Front Royal Pike September 21.
Fisher's Hill, Luray Valley and Milford, September 22. Waynesboro September 29
and October 2. Tom's Brook ("Woodstock Races") October 8-9. Battle of Cedar
Creek October 19. Near Kernstown November 10. Newtown and Cedar Creek November
12. Rude's Hill, near Mt Jackson, November 22. Moorefield Pike November 30.
Expedition to Lacy's Springs December 19-22. Lacy's Springs December 21.
Expedition from Winchester to Moorefield, W. Va., February 4-6, 1865.
Sheridan's Raid, Waynesboro, March 2. Occupation of Staunton March 2. Detached
from Division to guard prisoners from Waynesboro to Winchester March 3-8.
Harrisonburg March 5. Mt. Jackson and Rude's Hill March 7. Duty at and in the
vicinity of Winchester till July. Scout from Winchester to Edenburg March
17-19 (Detachment). Operations in the Shenandoah Valley April 26-May 5.
Mustered out August 1, 1865, and honorably discharged from service.

Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 20 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 183 Enlisted men by disease. Total 207.

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23rd Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery

Organized as Battery "A," New York Rocket Battalion, and designated 23rd New
York Battery February 11, 1863, having served as such provisionally from
November 1, 1862. Attached to Artillery Brigade, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of
North Carolina, to May, 1863. District of Pamlico, Dept. of North Carolina,
and District of North Carolina, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to
February, 1864. Sub-District Defences of New Berne, N. C., Dept. of Virginia
and North Carolina, to February, 1865. District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of
North Carolina, to April, 1865. Artillery, Kilpatrick's 3rd Cavalry Division,
Army of Georgia, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.-Expedition from New Berne, N. C., to Tarboro November 2-12, 1862.
Action at Rawle's Mills November 2. Demonstration on New Berne November 11.
Foster's Expedition to Goldsboro, N. C., December 11-20. Actions at Kinston
December 14; Whitehall December l6; Thompson's Bridge and Goldsboro December
17. Reconnoissance to Diascund Bridge December 17. Duty in the District of the
Pamlico, N. C., till March, 1865. Operations on the Pamlico April 4-6, 1863.
Expedition to Swift Creek Village April 13-21 (Section). Action at Washington,
N. C., April 27-28, 1864. Near Greenville November 25. Greenville December 30.
Campaign of the Carolinas March 1-April 26. Bennett's House April 26.
Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty in the Dept. of North Carolina till
July. Mustered out July 14, 1865.

Battery lost during service 47 Enlisted men by disease.

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23rd Regiment, New York Cavalry

Only two Companies organized, January to May, 1863. Left State for Dept. of
North Carolina May, 1863. (Mostly attached to 12th New York Cavalry, which
see.) Attached to Cavalry Brigade, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina,
to July, 1863. Defences of New Berne, N. C., Dept. of Virginia and North
Carolina, to October, 1863. Sub-District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of Virginia
and North Carolina, to January, 1865. Sub-District of New Berne, N. C., Dept.
of North Carolina, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.-Raid on Wilmington & Weldon Railroad July 3-7, 1863. Kenansville and
Warsaw July 5. Swift Creek July 18. Expedition to Tarboro and Rocky Mount July
18-24. Tarboro July 20. Swift Creek and Street's Ferry July 21. Scupperton
July 22. Expedition from Newport Barracks to Young's Cross Roads, Swansboro
and Jackson December 27-29. Expedition to Onslow County January 27, 1864. New
Berne February 1-3. Gale's Creek and Newport Barracks February 2. Raid on
Wilmington & Weldon Railroad June 20-25. (See 12th New York Cavalry.) Mustered
out at Raleigh, N. C., July 22, 1865.

Battalion lost 14 Enlisted men by disease during service.

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23rd Regiment, New York Infantry

Organized at Elmira, N. Y., May 10, 1861. Mustered in July 2, 1861. Left State
for Washington, D. C., July 5. Attached to Hunter's Brigade, Division of the
Potomac, to October, 1861. Wadsworth's Brigade, McDowell's Division, Army of
the Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, King's 3rd Division, McDowell's 1st
Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 2nd Brigade, King's Division,
Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd
Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division,
1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to January, 1863. Provost Marshal,
General Patrick's Command, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863.

SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Action
at Ball's Cross Roads, Va., August 27-28, 1861 (Cos. "I" and "K"). Munson's
Hill August 31 (Cos. "I" and "K"). Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15. At
Upton's Hill till April 9. McDowell's advance on Falmouth, Va., April 9-19.
Duty at Fredericksburg till May 25. McDowell's advance on Richmond May 25-29.
Operations against Jackson June 1-21. At Falmouth till July 24. Reconnoissance
to Orange Court House July 24-27. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August
16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. Sulphur Springs August
23-24. Battles of Gainesville August 28; Groveton August 29; 2nd Bull Run
August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battles of South Mountain
September 14; Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Maryland till October 29.
Movement to Falmouth October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.,
December 12-15. Assigned to provost duty at Aquia Creek January to May, 1863.
Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Mustered out May 22, 1863,
expiration of term. Three years men transferred to 80th Regiment New York
Infantry.

Regiment lost during service 17 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2
Officers and 53 Enlisted men by disease. Total 72.

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23rd Regiment, New York Infantry National Guard (30 days, 1863)

Organized for thirty days' service June 16, 1863. Left State for Harrisburg,
Pa., June 18. Attached to 3rd Brigade. 1st Division, Dept. of the Susquehanna.
Action at Oyster Point, Pa., June 28. Carlisle, Pa., July 1. Mustered out July
22, 1863.

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24th Regiment, New York Cavalry

Organized at Auburn, N. Y., and mustered in Companies "A," "C," "D" and "E"
December 28, 1863. "B," ¨F," "G," "H" and "I" January 7, 1864. "K" and "L"
January 19, 1864; and "M," January 26, 1864. Left State for Washington, D. C.,
February 23, 1864. Attached to Marshall's Provisional Brigade as Infantry, 9th
Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, April to June, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st
Division, 9th Army Corps, June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army
Corps, to September, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, to
October, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps Army of the Potomac,
to May, 1865. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till April, 1864. Rapidan
Campaign May-June. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7. Spottsylvania May 8-12.
Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of
the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda
Church June 3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16,
1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864. Weldon
Railroad August 18-21. Ream's Station August 25. Poplar Springs Church
September 29-October 2. Vaughan Road October 1. Peebles' Farm October 2.
Reconnoissance on Vaughan and Squirrel Level Road October 8. Regiment mounted
October 20, 1864. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Prince
George Court House November 24. Stony Creek Station December 1. Hicksford Raid
December 6-12. Bellefield and Three Creeks December 9. Halifax Road December
10-11. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Appomattox Campaign
March 28-April 9. Dinwiddie Court House March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Fall
of Petersburg April 2. Payne's Cross Roads April 5. Amelia Springs April 5.
Deatonville Road and Sailor's Creek April 6. Farmville April 7. Appomattox
Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville
April 23-29. March to Washington, D. C., May. Grand Review May 23.
Consolidated with 10th New York Cavalry June 17, 1865, to form 1st Regiment
Provisional Cavalry.

Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 107 Enlisted men killed and
mortaly wounded and 1 Officer and 133 Enlisted men by disease. Total 248.

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24th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery

Organized as Battery "B," New York Rocket Battalion, and designated 24th
Battery February 11, 1863, having served as such provisionally from October
19, 1862. Attached to Artillery Brigade, Dept. of North Carolina, to January,
1863. Artillery Brigade, 18th Army Corps Dept. of North Carolina, to May,
1863. District of the Albemarle, Dept. of North Carolina, to July, 1863, and
Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina to February, 1864. District of Plymouth,
N. C., to April, 1864.

SERVICE.-Expedition from New Berne, N. C., November 2-12, 1862. Action at
Rawle's Hill November 2. Demonstration on New Berne November 11. Foster's
Expedition to Goldsboro December 11-20. Actions at Kinston December 14.
Whitehall December 16. Goldsboro December 17. Duty St New Berne, N. C., till
March, 1863. Expedition from Newberne to Trenton, Pollockville, Young's Cross
Roads and Swansborough March 6-10. Expedition to Plymouth, N. C., March
27-April 1, and duty there till April, 1864. Expedition from Plymouth to
Foster's Mills July 26-29, 1863. Expedition to Lake Phelps January 27, 1864.
Siege of Plymouth, N. C., April 17-20. Captured April 20. Transferred to 3rd
New York Light Artillery as Battery "L" March 8, 1865. Joined Regiment in
Dept. of North Carolina May 28, 1865.

Battery lost during service 4 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 77
Enlisted men by disease. Total 81.

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24th Regiment, New York Infantry

Organized at Elmira, N. Y., and mustered in July 2, 1861, to date from May 17,
1861. Left State for Washington, D. C., July 2, 1861. Attached to Keyes'
Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Keyes' Brigade, McDowell's
Division, Army of the Potomac, to January, 1862. Augur's Brigade, McDowell's
Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, King's 3rd
Division, McDowell's 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 1st
Brigade, King's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 1st
Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to September, 1862.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863.

SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862. Advance
on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862. At Upton's Hill till April 9. McDowell's
advance on Falmouth, Va., April 9-19. Duty at Fredericksburg, Va., till May
25. McDowell's advance on Richmond May 25-29. Operations against Jackson June
1-21. Duty at Falmouth till August. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia
August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock August 21-23. Sulphur Springs
August 24. Battles of Gainesville August 28; Groveton August 29; 2nd Bull Run
August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battles of South Mountain
September 14; Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Maryland till October 29.
Movement on Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg,
Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Belle Plains till
April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at Pollock's
Mill Creek April 29-May 2. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Mustered out
May 29, 1863, expiration of term. Three years men transferred to 76th New York
infantry.

Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 82 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 30 Enlisted men by disease. Total 119.

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24th Independent Company, New York Infantry

Dyer's Compendium contains no history for this unit.

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25th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery

Organized at Lockport, N. Y., and mustered in December 12, 1862. Left State
for New Orleans, La., December 18, 1862. Wrecked enroute on transport
"Sparkling Sea" January 9, 1863, arriving at New Orleans, La., February 4,
1863. Attached to Defences of New Orleans, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to June,
1863. Artillery Reserve, Dept. of the Gulf, to August, 1863. 4th Division,
19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to December, 1863. Reserve Artillery, 19th
Army Corps, to February, 1864. 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, to May, 1864.
Defences of New Orleans to June, 1864. District of LaFourche, La., to
December, 1864. Southern District of Louisiana, Dept. of the Gulf, to August,
1865.

SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of New Orleans, La., till June, 1863. Action at
LaFourche Crossing June 20-21. Duty in District of LaFourche till October.
Western Louisiana ("Teche") Campaign October 3-November 30. At New Iberia till
January 7, 1864. Moved to New Orleans, thence to Franklin, and duty there till
March, 1864. Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. Advance from Franklin to
Alexandria March 14-26. Battle of Sabine Cross Roads April 8. Pleasant Hill
April 9. Monett's Ferry (or Cane River Crossing) April 23. Alexandria April
30-May 13. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Mansura May 16. Ordered to New
Orleans and duty there till June. Duty in District of LaFourche till December
and in Southern District of Louisiana till July, 1865. Mustered out at
Rochester, N. Y., August 1, 1865.

Battery lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 27
Enlisted men by disease. Total 30.

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25th Regiment, New York State Militia (3 months, 1861)

Moved to Washington, D. C., April 22, 1861. Attached to Mansfield's Command,
Dept. of Washington, D. C. Advance into Virginia May 23. Occupation of
Arlington Heights, Va., May 24. Engaged in fatigue duty at Arlington Heights
building, Fort Albany, till July. Mustered out August 4, 1861.

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25th Independent Company, New York Infantry

Dyer's Compendium contains no history for this unit.

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25th Regiment, New York Cavalry

Regiment organized at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., and at Hart's Island, N. Y.
Harbor, and mustered in by Companies as follows: Companies "A" and "B"
February 20, Companies "C" and ¨D" March 19, Company "E" April 14, Company "F"
April 23, Company "G" April 20, Company "H" July 29, Company "I" September 18,
Company "K" May 16, Company "L" October 15 and Company "M" October 20, 1864.
Moved to Washington, D. C., by detachments March to October, 1864. Attached to
Defences of Washington, D. C., 22nd Army Corps, April to June, 1864. Provost
Guard Army of the Potomac, to July, 1864. Defences of Washington, D. C., 22nd
Corps, to August, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the
Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to September, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st
Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Shenandoah, to January, 1865. Unattached,
2nd Infantry Division, Army of West Virginia, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till June, 1864. Ordered
to the field and Provost duty with Army of tbe Potomac to July, 1864. Fort
Stevens and repulse of Early's attack on Washington, July 11-12. Duty in the
Defences of Washington till August. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign
August 7-November 28. Toll Gate, near White Post, August 11. Cedarville, Guard
Hill, or Front Royal, August 16. Winchester August 17. Opequan Creek August
18. Near Kearneysville August 25. Halltown August 26. Duffield Station August
27. Berryville September 3. Opequan Creek September 13. Sevier's Ford, Opequan
Creek, September 15. Battle of Winchester September 19. Fisher's Hill
September 22. Front Royal September 23-24. Luray Valley September 24. Luray
September 25. Port Republic September 26-27. Mt. Crawford October 2. Tom's
Brook ("Woodstock Races") October 8-9. Near Conrad's Ferry October 22. Newtown
November 12. Rude's Hill, near Mt. Jackson, November 22. White Plains November
27-28. Expedition into Faquier and Loudoun Counties November 28-December 3.
Upperville November 29. Snicker's Gap November 30. Expedition to Gordonsville
December 19-28. Flint Hill December 20. Jack's Shop, near Gordonsville,
December 22-23. Columbia Furnace January 19 and 29, 1865. Duty in the
Shenandoah Valley till June. Mustered out at Hart's Island, N. Y., June 27,
1865, and honorably discharged from service.

Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 16 Enlisted men killed and mortally
wounded and 49 Enlisted men by disease. Total 66.

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25th Regiment, New York Infantry

Organized at New York City May 11, 1861. Mustered in June 28, 1861, and left
State for Washington, D. C., July 3, 1861. Attached to Garrison at Fort
Albany, Defences of Washington, till July 21. McCunn's Brigade, Army of
Northeast Virginia, to August 4, 1861. Hunter's Brigade, Division of the
Potomac, to October, 1861. Butterfield's Brigade, Porter's Division, Army of
the Potomac, to March, 1862. Martindale's 1st Brigade, Porter's 1st Division,
3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division,
5th Army Corps, to June, 1863.

SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of Washington D. C., till March, 1862. Moved to
the Virginia Peninsula March 16. Warwick Road April 5. Siege of Yorktown April
5-May 4. Battle of Hanover Court House May 27. Operations about Hanover Court
House May 27-29. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July l. Battles of
Mechanicsville June 26; Gaines Mill June 27; White Oak Swamp and Turkey Bend
June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till August 16. Retreat
from tbe Peninsula and movement to Centreville August 16-28. Pope's Campaign
in Northern Virginia August 28-September 2. Battle of 2nd Bull Run August 30.
Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battle of Antietam September 16-17.
Shepherdstown September 19. At Sharpsburg, Md., till October 30. Movement to
Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December
12-15. Expedition to Richards' and Ellis' Fords, Rappahannock River, December
29-30. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth, Va., till April 27.
Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
Mustered out June 26, 1863, and honorably discharged from service July 10,
1865. Three years men transferred to 44th New York Infantry.

Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 54 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 25 Enlisted men by disease. Total 90.

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25th Regiment, New York Infantry National Guard (3 months, 1862)

Mustered in for three months' service May 31, 1862. Left State for Suffolk,
Va., June 4. Duty at Suffolk, Va., attached to 7th Army Corps, Dept. of
Virginia, till September. Mustered out September 8, 1862.

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26th Regiment, New York Cavalry

Organized for one year's service on the Northern Frontier of New York. Company
"G" organized at Plattsburg, N. Y., and mustered in February 11, 1865.
Mustered out at Plattsburg, N. Y., July 6, 1865. Company "H" organized at
Watertown, N. Y., and mustered in February 22, 1865. Mustered out at Sackett's
Harbor, N. Y., July 7, 1865. Company "I" organized at Malone, N. Y., and
mustered in February 22, 1865. Mustered out at Ogdensburg, N. Y., July 3,
1865. Company "K" organized at Buffalo, N. Y., and mustered in February 24,
1865. Mustered out at Fort Porter, N. Y., June 29, 1865. Company "L" organized
at Malone, N. Y., and mustered in February 24, 1865. Mustered out at
Ogdensburg, N. Y., July 1, 1865. Lost 3 by disease.

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26th Regiment, New York National Guard (3 months, 1862)

Dyer's Compendium contains no history for this unit.

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26th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery

Organized at Rochester, N. Y. Left State for New Orleans, La., December 4,
1862. Wrecked twice en route, and arrived at New Orleans, La., January 24,
1863. Attached to Defences of New Orleans, Dept. of the Gulf, to June, 1863.
4th Division, 19th Army Corps, Army of the Gulf, to October, 1863. District of
LaFourche, Dept. of the Gulf, to February, 1864. Artillery, 2nd Division, 19th
Army Corps, to December, 1864. Artillery Reserve Division, Military Division
West Mississippi, to February, 1865. Artillery, 3rd Division, Reserve Corps,
February, 1865. Artillery, 3rd Division, 13th Army Corps, to July, 1865.
District of Alabama, to September, 1865.

SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of New Orleans, La., and in the District of
LaFourche, La., till February, 1864. Red River Campaign March 10-May 22. At
Alexandria till May 13. Retreat to Morganza May 13-20. Mansura May 16. Moved
to Baton Rouge, La., and duty there till February, 1865. Expedition to
Clinton, La., August 23-29, 1864. Campaign against Mobile and its Defences
March 17-April 12. Siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely March 26-April 9.
Capture of Mobile April 12. Duty in the Dept. of Alabama till September.
Mustered out at New Orleans, La., September 12, 1865.

Battery lost during service 33 Enlisted men by disease.

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26th Regiment, New York Infantry

Organized at Elmira, N. Y., and mustered in May 21, 1861. Left State for
Washington, D. C., June 19. Attached to McCunn's Brigade, Army of Northeast
Virginia, to August, 1861. Heintzelman's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to
October, 1861. Slocum's Brigade, Franklin's Division, Army of the Potomac, to
November, 1861. Wadsworth's Command, Defences of Washington, to May, 1862. 1st
Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade,
2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 2nd
Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863.

SERVICE.-Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., and at Fort Lyon till May,
1862. Expedition to Pohick Church, Va., October 3, 1861. Duty near
Fredericksburg, Va., till May 25. Expedition to Front Royal May 25-June 18.
Duty at Manassas, Warrenton and Culpeper till August. Battle of Cedar Mountain
August 9. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of
the Rappahannock August 21-23. Thoroughfare Gap August 28. Battles of Groveton
August 29; 2nd Bull Run August 30; Chantilly September 1. Maryland Campaign
September 6-22. Battles of South Mountain September 14; Antietam September
16-17. At Sharpsburg, Md., till October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October
30-November 19. At Brook's Station till December 10. Battle of Fredericksburg
December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth and Belle Plains
till April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations at
Pollock's Mill Creek April 29-May 2. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
Mustered out May 28, 1863. Three years men transferred to 97th Regiment New
York Infantry.

Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 101 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 42 Enlisted men by disease. Total 148.

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27th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery

Organized at Buffalo, N. Y., and mustered in December 17, 1862. Left State for
Washington, D. C., December 22, 1862. Attached to Defences of Washington, D.
C., and 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to July, 1863. Philadelphia,
Pa., Dept. of the Susquehanna, to January, 1864. Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps,
Dept. of Washington, D. C., to April, 1864. Artillery Reserve, 9th Army Corps,
Army of the Potomae, to May 16, 1864. Defences of Washington, D. C., 22nd Army
Corps, to June 5, 1864. Artillery, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the
Potomac, to July, 1864. Artillery Brigade, 9th Army Corps, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.-Duty at Artillery Camp of Instruction and in the Defences of
Washington, D. C., till July, 1863. At Philadelphia, Pa., till January, 1864.
At Washington, D. C., till April, 1864. Rapidan Campaign May, 1864. Battles of
the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spotsylvania Court House May
12-16. At Washington, D. C., till June 5. Before Petersburg, Va., June 16-18.
Siege of Petersburg, Va., June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, July 30, 1864. Fort Stedman March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign
March 28-April 9. Assault and fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April
3-9. Moved to Washington, D. C., April 21-27. Grand Review May 23. Mustered
out June 22, 1865.

Battery lost during service 2 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 17
Enlisted men by disease. Total 19.

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27th Regiment, New York Infantry

Organized at Elmira, N. Y., May 21, 1861. Mustered in June 15, 1861, and left
State for Washington, D. C., July 10. Attached to Porter's Brigade, Hunter's
Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia, to August, 1861.
Heintzelman's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Slocum's
Brigade, Franklin's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. Slocum's
2nd Brigade, Franklin's 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to
May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, to May, 1863.

SERVICE.-Advance on Manassas, Va., July 16-21, 1861. Battle of Bull Run , Va.,
July 21. Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till March, 1862.
Expedition to Poblck Church October 3, 1861. Advance on Manassas, Va., March
10-15, 1862. McDowell's advance on Fredricksburg April 4-12. Ordered to the
Peninsula, Virginia, April 22. Siege of Yorktown, Va., April 24-May 4, on
transports. West Point May 7-8. Near Mechanicsville May 20. Seven days before
Richmond June 25-July 1. Gaines' Mill and Chickahominy June 27. White Oak
Swamp and Glendale June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing till
August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-28. In
works at Centreville August 28-31, and cover Pope's retreat to Fairfax Court
House September 1. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Crampton's Gap, South
Mountain, September 14. Battle of Antietam September 16-17. Duty in Maryland
till October 29. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of
Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At
Falmouth till April. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations
about Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May
3. Salem Heights May 3-4. Banks' Ford May 4. Mustered out May 31, 1863,
expiration of term. Three years' men transferred to 121st Regiment New York
Infantry.

Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 72 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 70 Enlisted men by disease. Total 146.

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28th Regiment, New York Infantry National Guard (100 days, 1864)

Again entered service for 100 days September 2, 1864. Mustered out November
13, 1864.

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28th Regiment, New York Infantry

Organized at Albany, N. Y., and mustered in May 22, 1861. Left State for
Washington, D. C., June 25, 1861. Attached to Mansfield's Command to July,
1861. Butterfield's Brigade, Sandford's Division, Patterson's Army of the
Shenandoah, to October, 1861. Gordon's Brigade, Banks' Division, Army of the
Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Banks' 5th Army Corps, to
April, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to June,
1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to
September, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of tbe
Potomac, to June, 1863.

SERVICE.-Near Martinsburg, Va., July 11, 1861. Expedition to Point of Rocks,
Md., August 5. Guard and outpost duty on the Upper Potomac till February,
1862. Operations near Edwards' Ferry October 20-24, 1861. Advance on
Winchester, Va., March 1-12, 1862. Occupation of Winchester March 12. Ordered
to Manassas, Va., March 18, and back to Winchester March 19. Pursuit of
Jackson March 24-April 27. Columbia Furnace April 16. Near Harrisonburg April
24. Gordonsville April 26. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley May 15-June 17.
At Strasburg till May 20. Retreat to Winchester May 20-25. Front Royal May 23.
Battle of Winchester May 24-25. Retreat to Williamsport May 25-26. Bunker Hill
May 25. At Williamsport till June 10. Moved to Front Royal June 10-18.
Reconnoissance to Luray June 29-30. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's
Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Fords of the Rappahannock
August 20-23. White Sulphur Springs August 23-25. Plains of Manassas August
26-28. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30. Battle of Antietam,
Md., September 16-17. At Sandy Hook and Maryland Heights September 22 to
December 10. March to Fairfax Station December 10-14. and duty there till
January 19. Moved to Stafford Court House January 19-23, and duty there till
April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville
May 1-5. Mustered out June 2, 1863, expiration of term. Three years' men
transferred to 60th Regiment New York Infantry.

Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 46 Enlisted men killed and
mortally wounded and 50 Enlisted men by disease. Total 98.

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28th Regiment, New York Infantry National Guard (30 days, 1863)

Organized for 30 days' service June 20, 1863. Left State for Harrisburg, Pa.,
June 20. Duty at Marysville, Md., Carlisle and Gettysburg, Pa. Attached to 2nd
Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of the Susquehanna, Carlisle July 1. Duty at
Arsenal, New York, during Draft Riots. Mustered out July 23, 1863.

Again entered service for 100 days September 2, 1864. Mustered out November
13, 1864.

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28th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery

Organized at Fort Schuyler, N. Y., and mustered in December 27, 1862. Assigned
to duty as garrison at Fort Schuyler, New York Harbor, and at Sandy Hook, N.
Y., Dept. of the East, till July, 1865. Mustered out July 31, 1865.

Battery lost during service 8 Enlisted men by disease.

Predecessor unit:

NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS

ANTHON'S BATTALION LIGHT ARTILLERY.
Organization not completed. The several Companies serving at Fort Columbus,
New York Harbor, consolidated to two and designated the 20th and 28th New York
Independent Batteries Light Artillery November 20, 1862.

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28th Regiment, New York State Militia (3 months, 1861)

Embarked on transport "Star of the South" April 23, 1861. Arrived at
Washington, D. C., April 29. Mustered in May 10, 1861. Advance into Virginia
and occupation of Arlington Heights May 24. Skirmish near Chain Bridge June 2.
Engaged in picket and fatigue duty, constructing Fort Bennett, and a redoubt
near Aqueduct Bridge; also guarding bridge at Georgetown during battle of Bull
Run. Mustered out August 5, 1861.

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