1861 |
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Organized at Hudson, N.Y. from German immigrants as the "Black Rifles" and originally uniformed in black and silver. |
September 5 -
October 16 |
Mustered in under Colonel Eugene E. Kozlay, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hoch and Major Victor Von Littron |
October 29 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. Attached to Provisional Brigade, Casey's Division, Army of the Potomac for duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. |
December |
Attached to Steinwehr's Brigade, Blenker's Division, Army of the Potomac |
1862 |
February 26 |
Captain Charles Ashby of Company K promoted to major |
March |
Attached to Steinwehr's 2nd Brigade, Blenker's 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 18 |
Colonel Kozlay and Lieutenant Colonel Hoch discharged |
April |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, Blenker's Division, Dept. of the Mountains |
April 5-18 |
Movement to Winchester, Va. |
April 22 |
Major Von Littron died of disease |
May - June |
Operations in the Shenandoah Valley attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia |
June 3 |
Major Ashby promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain Stephen Kovacs of Company E to major |
June 8 |
Battle of Cross Keys
The regiment lost 3 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 men wounded |
July 7 to August 8 |
At Sperryville |
August 9 |
Battle of Cedar Mountain |
August 16-
September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia
The regiment lost 2 officers and 21 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 4 officers and 112 enlisted men wounded, and 22 men missing or captured during the campaign.. |
August 20-23 |
Fords of the Rappahannock |
August 26-27 |
Sulphur Springs |
August 29 |
Battle of Groveton |
August 30 |
Bull Run
Lieutenants Adolph Beer and Emil Haberkorn were killed |
September |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington. D.C. attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
November 1-19 |
Movement to Centreville attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps |
November 7 |
Waterloo Bridge |
November 28-30 |
Reconnaissance to Snicker's Ferry and Berryville |
December 9-15 |
Movement to Fredericksburg |
1863 |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
February - April |
At Stafford Court House |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville
The regiment lost 4 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 18 enlisted men wounded, and 17 men missing. |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
June 11 |
Lieutenant Charles Ashby discharged at Brook's Station, Virginia |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Major Stephen Kovacs. He was captured on July 1, and Lieutenant Ernst Both took command. Lieutenant Thomas Hay was wounded. The 54th brought 216 men to the field.
From the monument: "July 1st Skirmishing on extreme right near Rock Creek. July 2nd
At sunset, severe fighting in this position. Casualties: Killed 7, wounded 47, missing 48. Total loss 102." |
August 1 |
Ordered to Dept. of the South attached to 1st Brigade, Gordon's Division, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South |
August 9 -
September 7 |
Siege of Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, and operations against Fort Sumter and Charleston |
October |
Operations against Charleston and duty on Folly and Morris Islands, S.C. |
1864 |
January 8 |
Bankson Morgan mustered in as lieutenant colonel |
February 6-14 |
Expedition to Johnson's Island and James Island |
March 19 |
Eugene Kozlay re-mustered as colonel, Major Kovacs paroled and returned to regiment |
April |
Attached to Folly Island, S. C., Northern District, Dept. of the South |
July 4-6 |
John's Island, South Carolina
The regiment lost 3 enlisted men killed and 17 wounded |
October |
Attached to 1st Separate Brigade, Morris Island, S.C., Dept. of the South |
October 24 |
At Santee River
The regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed and 3 wounded |
1865 |
February |
Duty in District of South Carolina, Dept. of the South |
February 10 |
James Island, South Carolina
The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed and 7 wounded |
February 27 |
Santee River
The regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed and 6 wounded |
July |
Attached to 3rd Sub-District, Dept. of the South |
August |
Attached to 1st Brigade, Dept. of the South |
April 14, 1866 |
Mustered out under Colonel Kozlay, Lieutenant Colonel Morgan and
Major Kovacs |
