The Civil War in the East

33rd New York Infantry Regiment "Ontario Regiment"

 

The 33rd New York Infantry Regiment lost 3 officers and 44 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 105 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1861

 

Organized at Elmira, N. Y.

July 3

Mustered in effective May 22 for two years service under Colonel Robert F. Taylor, Lieutenant Colonel Calvin Walker and Major Robert J. Mann

July 8

Moved to Washington, D. C. Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. at Camp Granger

August

Moved to Camp Lyon and attached to W. F. Smith's Brigade, Division of the Potomac

September

Construction of Fort Ethan Allen and Fort Marcy

September 25

Attached to 2nd Brigade, W. F. Smith's Division, Army of the Potomac

September 29

Skirmish near Lewinsville

October 3

Lieutenant Colonel Walker discharged for physical disability. Captain Joseph W. Corning of Company B promoted to lieutenant colonel

1862

January 24

Major Mann discharged, and Captain John S. Platner of Company H promoted to major

March

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

March 10-15

Advance on Manassas, Va.

March 23

Embarked for the Peninsula, Va.

April 5

Near Lee's Mills

April 5-May 4

Siege of Yorktown

April 16

Lee's Mills near Burnt Chimneys

May

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 6th Army Corps

May 5

Battle of Williamsburg

Lieutenant George W. Brown and 2 men were mortally wounded and 7 men wounded

May 23-24

Mechanicsville

The regiment lost 1 man mortally wounded and 6 men wounded in the storming of Fort Magruder

June 25-July 1

Seven days before Richmond

Lieutenant Church and 6 men were killed, 1 officer and 8 men wounded, and 1 officer and 19 men missing

June 27

Gaines' Mill, Garnett's Farm

June 28

Garnett's and Golding's Farms

June 29

Savage Station

June 30

White Oak Swamp and Glendale

July 1

Malvern Hill

July-August

At Harrison's Landing

August 16-28

Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Corning

August 28-31

In works at Centreville

September 1

Cover Pope's retreat to Fairfax Court House

September 6-22

Maryland Campaign

September 14

Crampton's Pass, South Mountain

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

The regiment lost 9 men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 35 men wounded

September 18- October 29

Duty in Maryland

October

Company D disbanded and a new Company D of recruits added

October 29-November 19

Movement to Falmouth, Va.

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg, Va.

1863

January 20-24

"Mud March"

February-April

At Falmouth

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign

April 29-May 2

Operations about Franklin's Crossing

May 3

Fredericksburg

The regiment lost 1 officer and 26 men killed or mortally wounded, 4 officers and 116 men wounded, and 1 officer and 73 men missing in the charge on Marye's Heights, including Captains Cole, Root and Warford and Lieutenant Byrne, all wounded.

May 3-4

Salem Heights

May 4

Banks' Ford

May 14

Three years men transferred to 49th Regiment New York Infantry

June 2

Mustered out, expiration of term, at Geneva, New York under Colonel Taylor, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Corning and Major John Platner