The Civil War in the East

139th New York Infantry Regiment

The 139th New York Infantry Regiment lost 5 officers and 66 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 1 officer and 79 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1862

 

Organized at Brooklyn, N.Y.

September 9

Mustered in

September 11

Left State for Fortress Monroe, Va.

September 20

Duty at Camp Hamilton, Va., Va., Dept. of Virginia

December

Assigned to Busteed's Independent Brigade, Yorktown, Va., 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia

1863

April

Assigned to West's Brigade, 7th Army Corps

April 11

Action at Whittaker's Mills, Williamsburg and Fort Magruder

April

Moved to Yorktown, Va. and duty there, at Williamsburg and in the District of the Currituck

May

Assigned to West's Advance Brigade, 4th Army Corps

July

Assigned to Wistar's Brigade, United States forces, Yorktown, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina

June 24-July 7

Dix's Peninsula Campaign

July 1-7

Expedition from White House to Bottom's Bridge

July 2

Baltimore Cross Roads

July 2-3

Crump's Cross Roads, Bottom's Bridge

December 12-14

Expedition from Williamsburg to Charles City Court House

December 11

Near Chickahominy River

December 12

Forge Bridge

December 13

Charles City Court House

1864

January

Assigned to 1st Brigade, United States forces, Yorktown, Va..

January 19 & 24

Scouts from Williamsburg

February 6-8

Wistar's Expedition against Richmond. Assigned to District of the Currituck, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina

March

Assigned to Heckman's Division, Portsmouth, Va.

April

Assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Army of the James

May 4-28

Butler's operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond

May 5

Occupation of City Point and Bermuda Hundred

May 9-10

Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church

May 12-16

Operations against Fort Darling

May 14-16

Battle of Drury's Bluff

May 16-27

Bermuda Hundred

May 28-31

Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor

June 1-12

Battles about Cold Harbor

June 15-18

Before Petersburg

June 19

Siege operations begin against Petersburg and Richmond. In trenches before Petersburg and on the Bermuda Hundred front

July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve)

September 28-30

Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights

September 29

Assault and capture of Fort Harrison

October 27-28

Battle of Fair Oaks

November

Duty in lines before Richmond

December

Assigned to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 24th Corps

1865

April 3

Occupation of Richmond

April-May

Provost duty at Richmond and Manchester, Va.

June 19

Mustered out. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 98th New York Infantry.