The 48th New York Infantry lost 18 officers and 218 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 131 enlisted men to disease.
1861 |
September 10 |
Organized at Brooklyn, N.Y. under Colonel James H. Perry, Lieutenant Colonel William B. Barton and Major Oliver Beard |
September 17 |
Left State for 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 Walker and Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor, S.C. |
November 7-8 |
Hilton Head, S.C. |
1862 |
January 1 |
Port Royal Ferry, Coosaw River, S. C. |
January 28-April 11 |
Siege operations against Fort Pulaski, Ga. |
April 10-11 |
Bombardment and capture of Fort Pulaski |
April |
Garrison duty at Fort Pulaski, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South |
June 18 |
Colonel Perry died at Fort Pulaski, Georgia. Lt. Colonel Barton promoted to colonel, Major Beard to lieutenant colonel, and Captain James Green of Company F to captain |
August 5 |
Tybee Island |
September 24 |
Skull Creek |
September 30-
October 13 |
Reconnaissance on May and Savannah Rivers |
October 18 |
Kirk's Bluff, Coosawhatchie River |
October 21-23 |
Expedition from Hilton Head to Pocotaligo |
October 22 |
Pocotaligo, Coosawhatchie |
November 7 |
Expedition on U.S. Steamers Potomski and Darlington up Sapelo River, and destruction of salt works |
December 24 |
Lt. Colonel Beard discharged |
1863 |
January 1 |
Major Green promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain Dudley Strickland of Company H to major |
May |
Moved to Hilton Head, S.C., then to St. Helena Island, S.C. attached to 10th Army Corps. Cos. G and I remained at Hilton Head. |
June |
Moved to Folly Island, S. C. attached to 2nd Brigade |
July |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Morris Island, S.C. |
July 10 |
Attack on Morris Island, S. C.
Captain Louis Lent and 5 enlisted men were killed and 18 enlisted men wounded. |
July 11 and 18 |
Assaults on Fort Wagner, Morris Island
Lt. Colonel Green, Captains James Farrell, Frederick Hurst and James Panson and 79 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Captains Nere Elfwing and William Lockwood, Lieutenants James Barrett, Albert Miller and Joseph Taylor and 87 enlisted men wounded, and 1 officer and 63 enlisted men missing or captured |
July 18 to August |
Siege of Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island |
August - October |
At St. Augustine, Fla. Companies G and I at Fort Pulaski. |
September 21 |
Major Strickland promoted to lieutenant colonel |
October |
Duty at Hilton Head and Beaufort, S.C. attached to District of Hilton Head, S.C. |
November 9 |
Captain William B. Coan of Company E promoted to major |
1864 |
January |
Attached to Barton's Brigade, District of Hilton Head, S.C. |
February 5-7 |
Expedition to Jacksonville, Fla. attached to Barton's Brigade, District of Florida |
February 8-22 |
Expedition into Central Florida attached to Barton's Brigade, Ames' Division, District of Florida |
February 20 |
Battle of Olustee
The regiment lost 1 officer and 498 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 143 enlisted men wounded and 22 enlisted men captured or missing. |
March 10 |
Occupation of Palatka |
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, Chester Station |
May 12-16 |
Operations against Fort Darling |
May 14-16 |
Battle of Drury's Bluffs
Captain Samuel Moser and 23 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded and Lieutenant Van Rensselear Hilliard, 3 other officers and 79 enlisted men wounded |
May 16-28 |
Bermuda Hundred |
June 1-12 |
Moved to White House, then to Cold Harbor. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps |
June 1-12 |
Battles about Cold Harbor
The regiment lost 1 officer and 13 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Colonel Barton, Captain Albert Miller, Lieutenants Barrett and Aden Lippencott and 56 enlisted men wounded, and 14 enlisted men missing or captured |
June 7 |
Lt. Colonel Strickland discharged |
June 15-18 |
Assault on Petersburg
The regiment lost 4 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 12 enlisted men wounded |
June 15 |
Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond begin. |
June 20 |
Captain John Fee of Company A mortally wounded near Petersburg, dying of his wounds on July 18 at Fort Monroe, Virginia |
June 25 |
Bermuda Hundred |
July 2 |
Major Coan promoted to lieutenant colonel |
July 19 |
Captain Samuel Swartout promoted to major |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg
Major Swartout, 2 other officers and 6 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, 20 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 Captains William D'Arcy and John Tantum, 1 other officer and 14 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Captain Joseph Taylor, 1 other officer and 28 enlisted men wounded, and 11 men missing |
August 24-25 |
Bermuda Hundred |
September 28-30 |
Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights
The regiment lost 2 officers and 1 enlisted man wounded and 2 men missing |
October 27-28 |
Fair Oaks |
December 3 |
Colonel Barton mustered out |
December 5 |
Captain Nere Elfwing of Company B 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
Captain James Dunn of Company E and 2 enlisted men were killed and 3 officers and 11 enlisted men wounded |
February 11-12 |
Cape Fear Entrenchments |
February 11 |
Sugar Loaf Battery |
February 18-20 |
Fort Anderson |
February 21 |
Fort Strong |
February 22 |
Capture of Wilmington
The regiment lost 5 enlisted men killed or mortally woundedmand 1 officer and 9 enlisted men wounded |
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 14 |
Lt. Colonel Coan promoted to colonel, Major Elfwing to lieutenant colonel and Captain James Barrett of Company H as major |
April 9-14 |
Advance on Raleigh |
April 26 |
Bennett's House. Surrender of Johnston and his army. |
May-August |
Duty at Raleigh and in the Dept. of North Carolina |
August 16, 1865 |
Mustered out at Raleigh under Colonel Coan, Lieutenant Colonel Elfwing and Major Barrett |
