The 109th New York Infantry Regiment lost 5 officers and 160 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 164 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1862 |
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Organized at Binghampton |
August 27 |
Mustered in under Colone Benjamin Tracy, Lieutenant Colonel Isaac S. Chatlin and Major Philo B. Stilson |
August 30 |
Left State for Annapolis, Md. |
September |
Guard railroad from Annapolis Junction, Md., to Washington, D.C., and garrison duty in the Defenses of Washington attached to 8th Army Corps, Middle Department |
October |
Attached to Railroad Guard, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington |
1864 |
April |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 9th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
May 3-June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness
The regiment lost 11 killed, 64 wounded and 1 missing in the Wilderness and 14 killed, 32 wounded and 2 missing at Parker's Store Road |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House
The regiment lost 25 killed, 86 wounded and 29 missing from May 8-21 |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient
Second Lieutenant Daniel Barton was killed |
May 20 |
Colonel Tracey resigned, eventually becoming commandant of the infamous Elmira Prison. Lieutenant Colonel Catlin took command of the regiment |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 23-24 |
Ox Ford |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy
The regiment lost 2 killed, 22 wounded and 1 missing including Captain John Gorman, who was killed |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor
The regiment lost 25 killed, 81 wounded and 20 missing during the twelve days of fighting around |
June 1-3 |
Bethesda Church |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg; Siege of Petersburg begins
Captain William Warwick was killed in action and Second Lieutenant E. C. Jones mortally wounded |
July 29 |
Lieutenant Colonel Issac Catlin is promoted to colonel, Major Philo B. Stilson promoted to lieutenant colonel, and George Dunn promoted to major. |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg
The regiment lost 11 killed, 24 wounded and 18 missing, including First Lieutenant N. J. Griswold, who was killed |
August 18-21 |
Weldon Railroad
The regiment lost 7 killed, 12 wounde and 1 missing |
August 25 |
Ream's Station |
August 31 |
Second Lieutenant Gilbert D. Craft was cashiered from the regiment |
September |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps |
September 29-October 2 |
Poplar Springs Church, Peeble's Farm |
October 8 |
Reconnaissance on Vaughan and Squirrel Level Roads |
October 27-28 |
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run |
November 25 |
Second Lieutenant James Tunison was dismissed from the regiment |
December 7-11 |
Warren's Raid on the Weldon Railroad |
1865 |
March 8 |
Major Dunn discharged and replaced by Major Zelotus G. Gordon |
March 25 |
Fort Stedman |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
April 2 |
Assault on and fall of Petersburg |
April 2 |
Occupation of Petersburg |
April 3-9 |
Pursuit of Lee |
April 9 |
Surrender of Lee and his army at Appomattox Court House |
April 22-27 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. |
May 23 |
Grand Review |
June 4 |
Mustered out at Delaney House in Washington. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 51st New York Infantry. |
