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68th New York Infantry Regiment
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1861 |
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August 1-20, 1861 |
Organized at New York City under Colonel Robert J. Betge, Lieutenant Colonel Gustav Von Gerber and Major Johann Kleefish and mustered in for three years service |
August 24 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. |
August |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C. Attached to Blenker's Brigade, Division of the Potomac |
October |
Attached to Blenker's Brigade, Hooker's Division, Army of the Potomac |
November |
Attached to Steinwehr's 2nd Brigade, Blenker's Division, Army of the Potomac |
November 19 |
Lieutenant Colonel Von Gerber died of disease, Major Kleefish promoted to lieutenant colonel and Captain Albert Von Steinhausen of Company A promoted to major |
1862 |
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March 10-15 |
Advance on Manassas, Va. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Blenker's 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
March 29 |
Major Von Steinhausen and Captains Otto Boetticher and Lewis Camp captured at Warrenton Junction, Virginia |
April 5-18 |
Movement to Winchester, Va.and operations in the Shenandoah Valley attached to 2nd Brigade, Blenker's Division, Mountain Department |
April 18 |
Major Von Steinhausen dismissed. Captain Carl Von Wedell promoted to major |
June |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia |
June 8 |
Battle of Cross Keys The regiment lost 2 enlisted men killed |
July 7 to August 8 |
Duty at Sperryville. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of Virginia |
August 6 |
Colonel Betge discharged and Colonel Gotthilf Von Bourry mustered in |
August 16-September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 29 |
Battle of Groveton |
August 30 |
Second Battle of Bull Run Lt. Colonel Kleefish and 21 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Lieutenant Max Von Amelunnen and 58 enlisted men wounded, and 11 missing |
September-November |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 22 |
Lt. Colonel Kleefish died of his wounds in Washington. Captain Carl Vogel of Company D promoted to lieutenant colonel |
October |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps |
November 1-18 |
Movement to Centreville |
December 9-16 |
Advance to Fredericksburg, Va. |
December |
At Stafford Court House |
1863 |
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January 16 |
Major Von Wedell discharged |
January 20-22 |
"Mud March" |
February 9 |
Major Von Steinhausen's dismissal revoked |
March 13 |
CaptainAlbrecjt Von Schaumberg wounded |
April 2 |
Captain Robert Rother of Company F promoted to major |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville Captain Robert Rother, Lieutenant Aldebert Hoya and 1 enlisted man were killed, 3 men mortally wounded, Captain August Steuernagel and 15 enlisted men wounded and 32 men missing. |
May 27 |
Lt. Colonel Carl Vogel discharged |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg The regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Colonel Gotthilf Von Boury d'Ivernois. Captain Otto Friedrich and 12 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Captains Arnold Kummer and Max Eckert, Lieutenant Carl Riese, Assistant Surgeon Jacob Lauble and 54 enlisted men were wounded and Captain Adolph Haack, Lieutenant Otto Mussehl and 65 enlisted men captured during the fighting for Cemetery Hill.
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July |
Guard duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Army Corps |
August 31 |
Captain Paul Koenig mortally wounded at White Sulpher Springs, Virginia |
September 24-October 3 |
Movement to Bridgeport, Ala. attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland |
October 19-26 |
Operations in Lookout Valley, Tenn. |
October 25 |
Colonel Von Bourry cashiered. Captain Arnold Kummer promoted to major |
October 26-29 |
Reopening Tennessee River |
October 28-29 |
Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn. |
November 12 |
Major Von Steinhausen promoted to lieutenant colonel |
November 23-27 |
Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign |
November 23 |
Orchard Knob |
November 24-25 |
Tunnel Hill |
November 25 |
Mission Ridge |
November 28-December 17 |
March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn. |
December |
Assigned to Railroad Guard and garrison duty in the District of Nashville, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland |
1864 |
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April |
Attached to 4th Division, 20th Army Corps. Three years men from the 8th and 29th New York Infantry were transferred in. |
June 8 |
Felix Prince Salm-Salm appointed colonel of the regiment.. |
July |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, Defenses of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad |
December |
Attached to District of the Etowah |
1865 |
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January 27 |
Elrod's Tan Yard (Detachment) |
February 3-4 |
Skirmish at Ladd's House, Hog Jaw Valley (Detachment) |
February 10 |
Skirmish at Johnson's Crook. |
March |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Separate Division, District of the Etowah |
July |
Duty in District of Allatoona, Ga. |
November |
District of Savannah, Ga. |
November 30, 1865 |
Mustered out at Fort Pulaski, Georgia, under Colonel Felix Prince Salm-Salm, Lt. Colonel Von Steainhausen and Major Kummer |