The 47th Regiment lost 7 officers and 70 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 160 enlisted men to disease.
1861 |
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Organized at New York |
September 14 |
Mustered in for three years Federal service under Colonel Henry Moore, Lieutenant Colonel James L. Fraser and Major Daniel Lloyd |
September |
Moved to Washington, D.C., then to Annapolis, Md. Attached to Viele's 1st Brigade, Sherman's South Carolina Expeditionary Corps |
October 21-November 7 |
Expedition to Port Royal, S.C. |
November 7 |
Capture of Forts Wagner and Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor, S.C. |
November 7-8 |
Hilton Head, S.C. |
December 14 |
Major Lloyd discharged |
1862 |
January 1 |
Port Royal Ferry, Coosaw River |
January |
Captain Pierre C. Kane of Company H promoted to major |
February 6 |
Reconnaissance to Wright River |
February 11-April 11 |
Siege operations against Fort Pulaski Ga. |
April 10-11 |
Bombardment and capture of Fort Pulaski |
April |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. of the South |
June 1-28 |
Expedition to James Island, S.C. |
June 10 |
Action on James Island |
June 16 |
Battle of Secessionville |
June 28-July 7 |
Evacuation of James Island and movement to Hilton Head, S.C. |
July |
At Hilton Head, S.C. attached to District of Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps, Dept. of the South |
August 5 |
Colonel Moore discharged. Lt. Colonel Fraser promoted to colonel |
September 3 |
Major Kane promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain George Van Brunt of Company H to major |
November 15 |
Lieutennt Colonel Kane discharged for disability. Major Van Brunt promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain David Allen of Company I to major |
1863 |
March 17 |
Colonel Fraser discharged for disability and Colonel Moore re-enrolled |
March 26 |
Captains Henry Arnold and Edward Eddy of Companies K and E, respectively, captured |
March 31 |
Lieutenant Colonel Van Brunt discharged for disability |
April |
Duty at Ossabaw Island and Folly Island, S.C. |
April 1 |
Captain Albert B. Nicholson of Company A promoted to lieutenant colonel |
July |
Attached to Folly Island, S.C., 10th Corps |
July 7 |
Major Allen discharged |
July 18-September 7 |
Siege operations against Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, S. C. attached to 5th Brigade, Morris Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, |
July 27 |
Captain Christopher MacDonald of Company D promoted to major |
August 17-23 |
Bombardment of Fort Sumter and Charleston |
September |
Operations against Charleston and duty on Folly Island, S. C. |
September 29 |
Lieutenant Colonel Nicholson discharged |
October |
Unattached, Folly Island, S.C. |
November 1 |
Major Christopher promoted to Lieutenant colonel and Captain Edward Eddy of Company E to major |
November |
Attached to District of Hilton Head, S.C. |
December |
Attached to Barton's Brigade, District of Hilton Head, S.C. |
1864 |
February 5-7 |
Expedition to Jacksonville, Fla. attached to Barton's Brigade, Ames' Division, District of Florida |
February 7 |
Occupation of Jacksonville |
February 7-22 |
Expedition into Central Florida |
February 20 |
Battle of Olustee
Captain Henry Arnold, Lieutenants Charles Evry and Edward Hunting and 50 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, 4 officers and 180 enlisted men wounded, and 76 enlisted men missing or captured |
March 10 |
Occupation of Palatka |
March |
Duty at Jacksonville |
April 22-28 |
Moved to Gloucester Point, Va. attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
May 4-28 |
Butler's operations on south side of the James and against Petersburg and Richmond, attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Army Corps |
May 7 |
Port Walthall Junction, Chester Station
Captain John Smith of Company G killed |
May 12-14 |
Operations against Fort Darling |
May 14-16 |
Battle of Drury's Bluff |
May 16-28 |
Bermuda Hundred |
May 28-June 1 |
Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor |
June 1-12 |
Battles about Cold Harbor
The regiment lost 10 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 27 wounded, and 3 missing |
June 15-18 |
Assault on Petersburg
The regiment lost 1 officer and 9 enlisted men wounded. |
June 16 |
Siege operations begin against Petersburg and Richmond. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion
The regiment lost 1 officer and 2 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 12 enlisted men wounded, and 2 enlisted men missing |
August 13-20 |
Demonstration on north side of the James |
August 14-18 |
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom
The regiment lost 3 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 7 enlisted men wounded, and 34 enlisted men missing or captured |
September 28-30 |
Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights
The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 7 enlisted men wounded, and 3 enlisted men missing or captured |
October 20 |
Major Eddy mustered out |
October 27-28 |
Fair Oaks |
October 27 |
Colonel Moore mustered out |
November 17 |
Captain Frank A. Butts of Company F promoted to major |
December 7-25 |
Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C. attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 24th Army Corps |
1865 |
January 3-15 |
2nd Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C. attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Terry's Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina |
January 15 |
Assault and capture of Fort Fisher
The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and1 officer and 6 enlisted men wounded |
February 11-12 |
Cape Fear entrenchments |
February 11 |
Sugar Loaf Battery
Captain James Scott killed |
February 18-20 |
Fort Anderson |
February 22 |
Capture of Wilmington |
March 1-April 26 |
Campaign of the Carolinas attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina |
March 6-21 |
Advance on Kinston and Goldsboro |
March 20 |
Lieutenant Colonel Christopher promoted to colonel |
April 9-14 |
Advance on Raleigh |
April 9 |
Captain Joseph McDonald of Company H promoted to lieutenant colonel |
April 26 |
Bennett's House; surrender of Johnston and his army. |
May |
Duty at Raleigh and in the Dept. of North Carolina |
August 30, 1865 |
Mustered out under Colonel Christopher, Lieutenant Colonel McDonald and Major Butts |
