The Civil War in the East

1st New York Battalion Sharpshooters

The 1st New York Battalion Sharpshooters lost 23 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 38 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1862

September 13

Organized at Rochester, N.Y. by consolidation of 6th Company Sharpshooters.

September 12

7th Company Sharpshooters organized at Jamestown

1863

January

8th Company Sharpshooters organized at Staten Island, and 9th Company Sharpshooters organized at Staten Island for nine months' service

February 3

Ordered to Suffolk, Va. Attached to Gibb's Provisional Brigade, Division at Suffolk, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia

April 12-May 4

Siege of Suffolk, Va. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps

April 17

Action at Suffolk

June 24-July 7

Dix's Peninsula Campaign

July 1-7

Expedition from White House to Bottom's Bridge

July 2

Baltimore Cross Roads

July 8

Ordered to Washington, D.C

July 15

Joined Army of the Potomac in the field. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

July 15-24.

Pursuit of Lee

August-October

Duty on line of the Rappahannock

August 5

9th Company mustered out

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

October 19

Haymarket

November 7-8

Advanced to line of the Rappahannock

November 26-December 2

Mine Run Campaign

1864

February 5-7

Demonstration on the Rapidan

March

Attached to 1st Brigade, 4th Division, 5th Army Corps

May 3-June 15

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

May 8

Laurel Hill

May 8-12

Spottsylvania

May 12-21

Spottsylvania Court House

May 12

Assault on the Salient, "Bloody Angle"

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 23

Jericho Ford

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

June 1-12

About Cold Harbor

June 1-3

Bethesda Church

June 16-18

Before Petersburg

June 16 to April 2

Siege of Petersburg. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps

August 18-21

Weldon Railroad

September

Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps

October 8

Reconnaissance to Boydton Road

October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run

December 7-12

Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad, Hicksford Raid,

1865

February 5-7

Dabney's Mills

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 31

White Oak Road

April 1

Five Forks

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 3-9

Pursuit of Lee

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

May

Moved to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

July 10

6th, 7th and 8th Companies mustered out