1862 |
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Organized at Rochester, N.Y. |
September 13 |
Mustered in under Colonel Patrick H. O'Rourke, Lieutenant Colonel Louis Ernst and Major Isaiah Force |
September 19 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. Camp at Arlington Heights, Va. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac |
September 23 |
Duty at Bolivar Heights |
October |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps |
November |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
December 12-15 |
Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. |
December |
At Falmouth. Va. |
1863 |
January 20-24 |
"Mud March" |
April 27-May 6 |
Chancellorsville Campaign |
May 1-5 |
Battle of Chancellorsville |
June 11-July 24 |
Gettysburg Campaign |
June 23 |
Three years men from 13th New York Infantry transferred in to regiment |
July 1-3 |
Battle of Gettysburg
The regiment was commanded by Colonel Patrick Henry O'Rorke. Colonel O'Rorke and 25 other men were killed, 89 wounded and 18 missing out of 526 engaged. Lieutenant Colonel Louis Ernst took command of the regiment when O'Rorke fell.
The 140th was marching across the north slope of Little Round Top to the support of Sickle's 3rd Corps on July 2nd. It was intercepted by General Gouverneur Warren, who was desperately improvising a defense of the vital hill. By luck, Warren had commanded the brigade in the past and was well known to Col. O'Rorke. When Warren said, "Paddy, give me a regiment!" O'Rorke was quick to oblige with his own.
After cresting Little Round Top he dismounted and led the regiment in column of fours toward the Confederates threatening to break the Union line, drawing his sword and shouting, "Down this way, boys!" As the men began to form a line and O'Rorke shouted, "Here they are men, commence firing!" a Confederate about forty feet away shot O'Rorke in the neck. The Confederate did not long survive the Colonel; after the battle seventeen holes were counted in his body.
The assault by the 140th was one of the decisive moments in the saving of Little Round Top and the Union left flank during the battle. |
July 5-24 |
Pursuit of Lee |
August 15 |
Lieutenant Colonel Ernst discharged, and Major Force promoted to lieutenant colonel but not mustered |
August-September |
Duty at Warrenton, Beverly Ford and Culpeper |
August 29 |
Colonel George Ryan mustered in with rank from July 17 |
October 9-22 |
Bristoe Campaign |
November 7-8 |
Advance to line of the Rappahannock |
November 7 |
Rappahannock Station |
November 6 |
Lieutenant Colonel Force discharged for disability |
November 17 |
Captain Milo Starks of Company A promoted to major, with rank from August 15 |
November 23 |
Captain Elwell Otis of Company D promoted to lieutenant colonel with rank from November 6 |
November 26-December 2 |
Mine Run Campaign |
December |
At Beverly Ford |
1864 |
March |
Attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps |
April |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps |
May 3-June 15 |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness
Captain Willard Abbott wounded |
May 8 |
Laurel Hill
Colonel George Ryan and Major Milo Starks are killed |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House |
May 12 |
Assault on the Salient |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 1-3 |
Bethesda Church |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg
Captain Benjamin Harmon wounded |
June 18 |
Siege of Petersburg begins. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
June 21-23 |
Weldon Railroad |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
July 31 |
Captain William Grantsyne wounded at Totopotomoy, Virginia |
September 22 |
Captain William J. Clark of Company C promoted to major |
September 29-October 2 |
Poplar Springs Church, Peeble's Farm
Lieutenant Colonel Otis wounded and eventually discherged due to wounds |
November 15 |
Captain William Grantsyne of Company H promoted to lieutenant colonel with rank from August 8 |
December 7-12 |
Warren's Raid on Weldon Railroad |
1865 |
January 25 |
Lieutenant Colonel Grantsyne promoted to colonel, Major Clark to lieutenant colonel and Captain Willard Abbott to major |
February 5-7 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
March 29 |
Lewis' Farm, near Gravelly Run |
March 31 |
White Oak Road |
April 1 |
Five Forks |
April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
April 3-9 |
Pursuit of Lee |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
May 1-12 |
March to Washington, D. C. |
May 23 |
Grand Review |
June 3 |
Mustered out under Colonel Grantsyne and Lieutenant Colonel Clark. Major Abbott absent acting as Assistant Adjutant General, Frist Brigade. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 5th New York Veteran Infantry. |
