The 115th New York Infantry Regiment
lost 7 officers and 128 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 188 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1862 |
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Organized at Fonda |
August 26 |
Mustered in under Colonel Simeon Sammons, Lieutenant Colonel George S. Batchelder and Major Patrick H. Cowen |
August 30 |
Left State for Middle Department |
September |
Attached to Miles' Command, Harper's Ferry, W. Va. |
September 12-15 |
Defense of Harper's Ferry, W. Va. |
September 12-13 |
Maryland Heights
The regiment lost 1 enlisted man mortally wounded and 1 officer and nine enlisted men wounded. |
September 15 |
The regiment surrendered 28 officers and 950 enlisted men. |
September 16 |
Paroled and sent to Annapolis, Md., then to Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill. |
November 13 |
Lt. Colonel Batchelder is discharged |
November 22 |
Moved to Washington, D.C., and attached to 3rd Brigade, Casey's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington |
December 28 |
Moved to Yorktown, Va. Duty there and at Gloucester Point, Va. attached to Busteed's Independent Brigade, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia |
1863 |
January 7-9 |
Expedition to West Point and White House (Detachment) |
January |
Ordered to Hilton Head, S.C. attached to District of Hilton Head, S. C, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South |
June |
At Beaufort, S.C. Attached to District of Beaufort, S.C., 10th Army Corps |
June 27 |
Major Cowen discharged |
November 14 |
Captain Ezra E. Walrath of Company I promoted to major |
December |
At Hilton Head, S.C. Attached to District of Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Army Corps |
1864 |
January |
Attached to Barton's Brigade, District of Hilton Head, S.C. |
February 5-7 |
Expedition to Jacksonville, Fla. Attached to Barton's Brigade, District of Florida |
February 7 |
Occupation of Jacksonville |
February 7-28 |
Expedition into Central Florida. Attache to Barton's Brigade, Ames' Division, District of Florida |
February 9 |
Camp Finnegan |
February 12 |
Sanderson |
February 20 |
Battle of Olustee
The regiment lost 3 officers and 59 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Colonel Sammons, 2 other officers and 185 men wounded, and 1 officer and 45 men missing. The entire color guard was killed or wounded. |
March 10 |
Occupation of Palatka |
April 15 |
Captain Nathan J. Johnson of te 93rd New York transferred in and promoted to lieutenant colonel |
April 22-28 |
Moved to Gloucester Point, Va. |
May 4-28 |
Butler's operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond |
May 6-7 |
Port Walthall Junction, Chester Station |
May 12-16 |
Operations against Fort Darling |
May 14-16 |
Battle of Drury's Bluff and attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina |
May 16-28 |
Bermuda Hundred |
May 28-June 1 |
Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor and attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Army Corps |
June 1-12 |
Battles about Cold Harbor. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps |
June 15-18 |
Before Petersburg |
June 16 |
Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond |
June-August |
Duty in trenches before Petersburg and on the Bermuda Hundred front attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg
The regiment lost 4 enlsted men killed or mortally wounded, Colonel Sammonds, 2 other officers and 13 enlisted men wounded, and 5 enlisted men missing. |
August 13-20 |
Demonstration on north side of the James |
August 14-18 |
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom
The regiment lost 2 officers and 14 enisted men killed ot mortally wounded, Lt. Colonel Johnson and Major Walrath, 1 other officer and 32 enlisted men wounded, and 22 enlisted men missing. |
September 28-30 |
Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights |
October 1 |
Lt. Colonel Johnson is again wounded at Chaffin's Farm |
October 27-28 |
Battle of Fair Oaks |
November |
Duty in trenches before Richmond |
November 19 |
Colonel Sammonds is discharged for disability due to his wounds. |
December 7-27 |
Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C. attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 24th Army Corps |
1865 |
January 3-15 |
2nd Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C. attached to 3rd Brigade. 2nd Division, Terry's Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina |
January 15 |
Assault and capture of Fort Fisher
The regiment lost 1 officer and 11 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 53 men wounded, and 2 men missing. Lt. Colonel Johnson is wounded for the third time. |
February 11-12 |
Cape Fear entrenchments |
February 11 |
Sugar Loaf Battery |
February 18-19 |
Fort Anderson |
February 22 |
Capture of Wilmington |
March 1-April 26 |
Campaign of the Carolinas. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the Ohio |
March 6-21 |
Advance on Goldsboro |
April 9-13 |
Advance on Raleigh |
April 29 |
Lt. Colonel Johnston is promoted to colonel |
April 14 |
Occupation of Raleigh |
April 20 |
Major Walrath is promoted to lieutenant colonel |
April 26 |
Bennett's House. Surrender of Johnston and his army. |
May |
Duty at Raleigh |
June 17 |
Mustered out under Colonel Johnston.Veterans and Recruits transferred to 47th New York Infantry. |
