168th New York Infantry Regiment "19th New York State Militia"
The regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed and 11 oficers and 36 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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Organized at Newburg, N.Y. from the 19th New York Militia |
January 23 |
Nine companies mustered in for nine months service under Colonel William R. Brown, Lieutenant Colonel James Low and Major George Waller |
February 11 |
Company I mustered in |
February 12 |
Left State for Baltimore, Md. then moved to Norfolk, Va. Garrison duty at Yorktown, Va. attached to Busteed's Independent Brigade, 4th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia |
April |
Attached to King's Independent Brigade, 4th Army Corps |
May 9 |
Major Waller dismissed |
June 24-July 7 |
Dix's Peninsula Campaign; attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps |
June 5 |
Walkerton, Virginia
Private William Avery was killed killed, 5 enlisted men were wounded and 2 missing |
June 9 |
The regiment lost 1 enlisted man wounded |
July 9 |
Ordered to Washington, D.C. then to Funkstown, Md. |
July 14 |
Joined 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac at Hagerstown, Md. |
July 14-24 |
Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va. |
August-October |
Guard duty along Orange & Alexandria Railroad |
October 31 |
Mustered out under Colonel Brown, Lt. Colonel Low |
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