The Civil War in the East

10th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment
"Black River Artillery" "Jefferson County Regiment"

 

The 10th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment lost 47 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 officers and 218 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1862

 

Companies A-H, I & M organized at Sackett's Harbor, N.Y.

September 11

Companies A - G & M mustered in

September 12

Companies H and I mustered in

September 18

Companies A, C, F, G, H, I, K & L left State for Washington, D.C.

Companies B, D, E & M on duty at Fort Richmond and Sandy Hook, New York Harbor.

September

Garrison duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. attached to 3rd Brigade, Haskins' Division, Defenses of Washington, D.C.

November 12

Company K organized and mustered in at Staten Island, N.Y.

December 27

Company L organized and mustered in at Fort Schuyler, N.Y.

December 31

Organized by consolidation of 4th, 5th and 7th Battalions of Black River Artillery

1863

February

Attached to 3rd Brigade, Haskins' Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington

June

Companies B, D, E & M joined Regiment at Washington, D.C.

1864

March

Attached to 3rd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps

May 27

Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac in the field

June 5-24

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Army Corps, Army of the James

June 5-12

Cold Harbor, Va.

June 15-19

Before Petersburg

June 16 - August 15

Siege of Petersburg

June 25

Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Army Corps

July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve)

August 15

Moved to Washington, D.C. and duty there attached to 1st Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps

September 27

Ordered to the Shenandoah Valley. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Kitching's Provisional Division, Middle Military Division

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

October-December

Duty in the Shenandoah Valley

December

Moved to Washington, D.C., then to Bermuda Hundred, Va., and duty in the Defenses of Bermuda Hundred attached to 2nd Brigade, Provisional Division, Defenses of Bermuda Hundred, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina

1865

January

Attached to 2nd Brigade, Ferrero's Division, Army of the James

March

Attached to 2nd Brigade, Ferrero's Division, Dept. of Virginia

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

April 2

Assault on and fall of Petersburg

April-May

Duty in the Dept. of Virginia

June

Assigned to District of the Nottaway, Dept. of Virginia

June 23

Mustered out at Petersburg, Va. Recruits transferred to 6th New York Heavy Artillery.