The Second New York Infantry Regimentlost 1 officer and 25 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 22 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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April 15 |
Organized at Troy, N.Y. |
April 24 |
Accepte by the State of New York |
May 14 |
Mustered into Federal sevice for for two years under Colonel Joseph B. Carr, Lieutenant Colonel Kenyon R. Wells and Major Richard D. Bloss |
May 18 |
Left State for Fortress Monroe, Va. Attached to Fortress Monroe, Camp Hamilton and Newport News, Va., Dept. of Virginia |
May 29 |
Occupation of Newport News, Va. |
June 10 |
Action at Big Bethel
The regiment lost 2 enlisted men wounded and 1 captured |
June |
Duty at Camp Hamilton and Newport News, Va., |
August 1 |
Lieutenant Colonel Wells and Major Bloss resign. |
August 27 |
Captain William A. Olmstead of Company B promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain George H. Otis of Company C promoted to major |
October-
November |
130 men of the 13th, 19th and 21st New York Infantry Regiments and 2nd Maine Infantry transferred to the Regiment. |
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January 17 |
Expedition up James River |
March 8 |
Action between Monitor and Merrimac in Hampton Roads |
May |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of Virginia |
June 5 |
Joined Army of the Potomac on the Peninsula; Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps |
June 16, 18 & 21 |
Near Fair Oaks
The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 5 enisted men wounded |
June 25 |
Battle of Oak Grove
The regiment lost 1 officer and 3 enlisted men wounded and 2 men missing |
June 25-July 1 |
Seven days before Richmond |
June 26-29 |
About Fair Oaks |
June 29 |
Peach Orchard and Savage Station |
June 30 |
White Oak Swamp and Glendale
The regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed and 1 officer and 2 enlisted men captured |
July 1 |
Malvern Hill |
July |
Duty at Harrison's Landing |
July 7 |
Major Otis resigns. Captain George W. Wilson of Company E promted to major. |
August 5 |
Malvern Hill |
August 16-26 |
Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville. Maine men transferred to the regiment in 1861 were returned to the 2nd Maine. |
August 27-30 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 27 |
Bristoe Station or Kettle Run
The Regiment lost 1 officer and 14 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 5 officers and 45 enlisted men wounded, and 5 enlisted men missing |
August 29 |
Battle of Groveton
The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 5 men wounded and 6 missing |
August 30 |
Bull Run |
September |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., near Fort Lyon, Fairfax Seminary and at Munson's Hill. |
September 12 |
Colonel Carr promoted to brigadier general |
September 18 |
Captain Sidney W. Park promoted to colonel |
October 13 |
Major Wilson resigns |
October 18 |
Captain William B. Tibbets of Company G promoted to major |
November 2-25 |
Duty at Fairfax Station, Va. |
November 10-12 |
Operations on Orange & Alexandria Railroad |
November 28 |
Near Falmouth, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg |
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January 20-24 |
Mud March |
| February 5-7 |
Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church |
February |
At Falmouth |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Regiment lost 5 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and Colonel Park, who lost his leg, 4 other officers and 38 enlisted men wounded, and 11 men missing |
May 11 |
120 men reenlisted for for three years service and were transferred to the 70th New York Infantry |
May 26 |
Mustered out at Troy, expiration of term under Lieutenant Colonel Olmstead and Major Tibbits |
