The 22nd lost 11 officers and 62 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 28 enlisted men to disease.
May 2-21, 1861 |
Organized at Troy, N.Y., and mustered into state service |
June 6, 1861 |
Mustered into Federal service for two years under Colonel Walter Phelps, Lieutenant Colonel Gorton F. Thomas and Major John McKie, Jr. |
June 28 |
Embarked on a steamer and barges for New York City, then transferred to a steamer for Elizabethport, transferring to rail via Easton, Harisburg and Baltimore. |
June 30 |
While transferring between train station in Baltimore, Privare Edward Burge of Company I was shot and killed by a mob. The regiment returned fire, wounding several civilians, before Baltimore police intervened. |
July |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. attached to Keye's Brigade, Division of the Potomac. Performed camp and guard duty at Arlington and Upton's Hill. |
September 28 |
Took up winter camp at Upton's Hill |
October |
Attached to Key's Brigade, McDowell's Division, Army of the Potomac |
March 1862 |
Attached to Augur's 1st Brigade, King's 3rd Division, McDowell's 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 10-15 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. |
March 16 |
Return to camp at Upton's Hill |
April |
Attached to 1st Brigade, King's Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock |
April 9-19 |
McDowell's advance on Falmouth, Va. |
April 20 |
Duty at Fredericksburg, Va. |
May 25-29 |
McDowell's advance on Richmond |
June |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia |
June 1-21 |
Operations against Jackson |
August 6 |
At Falmouth and Fredericksburg |
August 16-
September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 21-23 |
Fords of the Rappahannock |
August 28 |
Battles of Gainesville |
August 29 |
Groveton |
August 30 |
2nd Bull Run
The regiment lost 10 officers and 42 men killed or mortally wounded, 9 officers and 55 men wounded, and 4 officers and 60 men missing out of 379 engaged. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas was mortally wounded and Captain George Clendon of Company E wounded |
September 3 |
Captain George Clendon of Company E promoted to major |
September 6-22 |
Maryland Campaign; attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 14 |
Battle of South Mountain
Colonel Phelps takes command of the brigade, leaving Lieutenant Colonel McKie in command of the regiment, which lost 13 men killed or mortally wounded, and 1 officer and 16 men wounded |
September 16-17 |
Battle of Antietam
Commanded by Lieutenant Colonel McKie, the regiment lost 1 officer and 6 men killed or mortally wounded, and 1 officer and 22 men wounded out of 100 engaged while advancing through the Cornfield in the early morning. |
September - October |
Duty in Maryland |
October 29-
November 19 |
Advance on Falmouth, Va. |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg
The regiment lost 2 officers and 2 men wounded and 2 men missing |
January 20-24, 1863 |
"Mud March" |
February - April |
At Belle Plains |
February 13 |
Lieutenant Colonel McKie discharged for disability |
March 20 |
Major Clendon discharged due to his wounds from Bull Run |
March 23 |
Captain Thomas J. Strong of Company H promoted to major |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 |
Operations at Pollock's Mill Creek
The regiment lost 10 men wounded |
April 29-30 |
Fitzhugh's Crossing
Major Strong promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain Lyman Ormsby of Company I promoted to major |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville
The brigade acted as rear guard for the army recrossing the river, and the regiment lost ten men wounded. |
June 4 |
Returned to New York for muster out |
June 19, 1863 |
Mustered out at Albany, expiration of term under Colonel Phelps, Lieutenant Colonel Strong and Major Ormsby. Three years men transferred to 76th and 93rd New York Regiments Infantry. |
