The Civil War in the East

7th New York Regiment Veteran Infantry

The 7th New York Regiment Veteran Infantry lost 3 officers and 52 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 73 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1864

 

Organized at Hart's Island, N.Y. under Colonel George W. Von Schack

March 29

Company A mustered in and left for Army of the Potomac, attached to 52nd New York Infantry.

May 1

Company B mustered in and joined Company A

May 8-21

Spottsylvania Court House

Companies A and B lost 3 men mortally wounded and 2 enliisted men wounded

June 4

Company C mustered in and joined the regiment

June 15 - April 4

Siege of Petersburg

The regiment lost 1 officer and 8 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 19 enlisted men wounded, and 1 man missing in operations not covered in the the following actions

July 15

Company D mustered in and and joined the regiment. Lieutenant Colonel George Von Schack mustered in

July 22

7th New York Regiment Veteran Infantry appears on the records as a separate organization attached to Consolidated Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac at the Siege of Petersburg

July 27-29

Demonstration north of the James River

July 27-28

Deep Bottom

July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve)

August 9

Company E mustered in

August 13-20

Demonstration north of James River

August 14-18

Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom

The regiment lost 2 men killed, 1 officer and 11 enlisted men wounded.

August 25

Ream's Station

The regiment lost 4 men killed, 2 men mortally wounded, 21 men wounded, and 2 officers and 31 men missing.

September 1

Company F mustered in

September 15

Captain G. A. Seydel of the 29th New York Infantry transferred in as major

September 17

Company G mustered in

October 13

Company H mustered in

October 22

Company I mustered in

October 27

Captain Emil sick killed at Fort Sedgwick, Virginia

October 31

Company K mustered in

November

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps,

November 2

Lt. Colonel Von Schack promoted to colonel, and Lt. Colonel Anthony Pokorny mustered in, with rank from February 4

November 7

Captain Arthur A. Brand dismissed by sentence general court-martial

November 25

Major Seydel discharged

December 9-10

Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run

1865

January 3

Captain Jacob Scheu of Company A promoted to major

February 5-7

Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run

March 25

Watkins House

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Court House

March 29-30

Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road

Lieutenant Erich Bartels and 3 enlisted men killed

March 31

White Oak Road

Lieutenant Lewis Fasbinder wounded

April 2

Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg

The regiment lost 10 men killed, 5 men mortally wounded and Major Jacob Scheu wounded and disabled

April 6

Sailor's Creek

April 7

High Bridge, Farmville

The regiment lost 3 men killed and 6 men mortally wounded.

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April 10

Lieutenant Hermann Elmeier died of his wounds at City Point Hospital, Virginia

May

March to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

June

Moved to Hart's Island, N.Y.

August 4

Mustered out at Hart's Island, New York under Colonel Von Schack and Lt. Colonel Pokorny