1862 |
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Organized at Sackett's Harbor, N.Y. |
March 10 |
Mustered in under Colonel Henry K. Viele, Lieuenant Colonel Calvn Littlefield and Major William R. Hanford |
March 14 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. |
March 15 |
En route by train to Washington a break in the rail caused five cars to derail. Five men were killed and a number injured, and the regiment's band instruments and much of its equipment destroyed. |
March-April |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington at Fort Lyon attached to Wadsworth's Command, Military District of Washington, D.C. |
May 2 |
Colonel Viele unexpectedly resigned. Lieutenant Colonel Adrian Root of the 21st New York Infantry was appointed as colonel. |
May 13 |
Moved to Fredericksburg, Va., and duty there attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock. |
May 25-June 18 |
Expedition to Front Royal. Ordered to abandon the planned movement to Hanover Court House and force march to Aquia Creek, then by steamer to Alexandria and by rail tro Manassas. |
May 27-30 |
Left knapsacks at Piedmont Station and marched to Front Royal through the night in a driving rain storm. |
June-August |
Duty at Manassas, Warrenton and Culpeper, Va. attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia |
July 18 |
Major Hanford resigned, and was replaced by Major De Witt C. Tomlinson. |
August 9 |
Battle of Cedar Mountain |
August 16-September 2 |
Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia |
August 20-23 |
Fords of the Rappahannock |
August 28 |
Thoroughfare Gap |
August 29 |
Battle of Groveton |
August 30 |
Bull Run
The regiment entered the battle wth around 400 men and lost 21 killed, 81 wounded, and 45 missing or captured. Colonel Root was wounded twice, th last time rescuing the regimental colors. Lieutenant J. M. Woodward was mortally wounded. Lieutenant Colonel Littlefield took command of the regiment. |
September 1 |
Chantilly |
September 6-22 |
Maryland Campaign. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 14 |
Battle of South Mountain
The regiment lost 2 men killed and Captain D.C. Tomlinson and 1 enlisted man wounded. |
September 16-17 |
Antietam
The regiment was probably under the command of Lieutenant Samuel A. Moffett, who wrote the official report for Antietam and South Mountain and signed it "Lieutenant, Commanding Regiment," It lost 12 men wounded, 1 mortally; and 1 man missing. |
September-October |
Duty at Sharpsburg |
October 30-November 19 |
Movement to Falmouth |
November 1 |
Lieutenant Colonel Littlefield resigned and was replaced by Lieutenant John Kress, U.S.A. |
November 15 |
Colonel Root returned from his wound, but was given command of the brigade, leaving Lieutenant Colonel Kress in command of the regiment. |
December |
Assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg
The regiment made a bayonet charge on a line of breastworks, capturing over a hundred men of the 33rd North Carolina Infantry. It lost 9 men killed or mortally wounded, 5 officers and 38 men wounded, and 6 men missing. |
December - April |
In winter quarters at Fletcher Chapel, Virginia |
1863 |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
March 17 |
Consolidated into five companies, A - E. The 105th New York Infantry was transferred in as Companies F - K. |
April 13 |
Major Tomlinson resigned. Captain Samuel Moffett was promoted to Major and temporary command of the regiment. |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
April 29-May 2 |
Operations at Fitzhugh's Crossing |
May |
Assigne to Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac |
May 2-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
June 17 |
Ordered to evacuate Belle Plain and Aquia Creek, take ship for Washington, and march to the mouth of the Monocacy, cheering President Lincoln in passing in Washington. |
June 22 |
Moved to Edward's Ferry |
June 28 |
Ordered to follow the First Corps and assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded at Gettysburg by Colonel Adrian Rowe Root until he was wounded and captured on July 1st. Major Samuel Mofffett then took command. The 94th brought 445 men to the field, and lost 12 killed, 58 wounded and 175 captured or missing. Colonel Root and many of the captured from the regiment were left behind unparoled when Lee retreated. |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va. Colonel Root was asigned to command Camp Parole in Maryland, and Major Mofett continued in command of the regiment. |
August-October |
Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 26-
December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
December |
Duty in the District of Annapolis, Md. attached to 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., |
December 16 |
Lieutenant Colonel Kress resigned and Major Moffett was promoted to lieutenant colonel. Captain John McMahon was promoted to major. |
1864 |
May 26-June 15 |
Rapidan Campaign. Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy; Assigned to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor
The regiment lost 3 men killed or mortally wounded, 16 men wounded, and 1officer and 29 men missing or captured. |
June 1-3 |
Bethesda Church |
June 6 |
Assigned to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps |
June 11 |
Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps |
June 13 |
White Oak Swamp |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
August 10 |
About 100 men of the 97th New York Infantry were transferred in |
August 19 |
Weldon Railroad
The regiment lost 2 men killed or mortally wounded, 1 officer and 5 men wounded, and 6 officers and 164 men captured. |
September 15 |
Reconnaissance toward Dinwiddie Court House |
September |
Assigned to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps |
October |
Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps |
October 21 |
Major McMahon was promoted to colonel of the 188th New York Infantry. Captain Henry H. Fish was promoted to major and command of the 94th. |
November |
Assigned to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps |
December 7-12 |
Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad |
1865 |
February 5-7 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run
Commanded by Captain George French, the regiment lost 7 men killed or mortally wounded and 33 men wounded out of 221 men engaged. |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
March 29 |
Lewis Farm, near Gravelly Run |
March 31 |
White Oak Road |
April 1 |
Five Forks
The regiment lost 3 officers and 13 men killed or mortally wounded, 3 officers and 41 men wounded, and 24 men captured or missing. Major Fish was wounded on the 31st but stayed in command and was killed on the 1st. Captain Franch and color bearer Porter Crawford were also killed. |
April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
April 3-9 |
Pursuit of Lee |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
April 13 |
Captain Byron Parsons took command of the survivors of the regiment. |
May 1-12 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. |
May 23 |
Grand Review |
June |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington |
July 18 |
Mustered out at Ball's Cross Roads, Virginia, under Colonel Adrian R. Root, the last volunteer regiment in the Army of the Potomac. The mustering officer for the provisional division that was the remnant of the Army was Captain Walter Chester of the 94th, so the regiment remained mustered in until the last so that he could continue in his duty until he was msutered out by Captain Pond of the Regular Army. |
July 31 |
Disbanded from state servce at Albany, New York. |
