The 15th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment lost 8 officers and 142 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 5 officers and 225 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1861 |
October - December |
Originally organized as 3rd Battalion German Heavy Artillery at New York City |
December 19 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. |
December-March |
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C. |
1862 |
March |
Attached to Artillery Brigade, Military District of Washington |
May |
Attached to Whipple's Command, Military District of Washington |
July |
Attached to Fort Lyon, Defenses of Washington |
1863 |
February |
Attached to Tyler's Command, De Russy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington |
June |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps |
September 30 |
Designation of Regiment changed to 15th New York Heavy Artillery. 3rd Battalion assigned as Companies A - E. |
October |
Attached to 4th Brigade, De Russy's Division, 22nd Army Corps |
1864 |
February |
Attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
March |
Attached to 1st Brigade, Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac |
May-June |
Campaign from the Rapidan to the James. Attached to Kitching's Independent Brigade, 5th Army Corps |
May 5-7 |
Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8-12 |
Spottsylvania |
May 12-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House |
May 19 |
Harris Farm (or Fredericksburg Road) |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River |
May 23 |
Jericho Mills |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomy |
May 30 |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor |
June 1-3 |
Bethesda Church |
June 2 |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps
Company F attached to Artillery Reserve, Army of the Potomac to December |
June 16-18 |
Before Petersburg |
June 16 - April 2 |
Siege of Petersburg |
June 22-23 |
Weldon Railroad |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve) |
August |
Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps |
August 18-21 |
Six-Mile House, Weldon Railroad |
September 29-October 2 |
Poplar Springs Church, Peeble's Farm |
October 27-28 |
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run |
1865 |
January |
Company M to Artillery Brigade, 5th Army Corps until June |
February 5-7 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
March 29 |
Gravelly Run |
March 31 |
Boydton Road and 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 |
March to Washington, D.C. Attached to 4th Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps |
May 23 |
Grand Review |
June |
Duty at Washington attached to 1st Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps |
August 22 |
Mustered out |
