The 170th New York lost 10 officers and 119 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 2 officers and 96 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
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Organized at New York City under Colonel Peter McDermott, former major of the 71st New York Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel James McIvor |
October 7 |
Mustered in at Staten Island, N.Y. |
October 16 |
Left State for Washington, D.C. then moved to Newport News, Va. Attached to Newport News, Va., Dept. of Virginia |
December |
Duty at Suffolk, Va. Attached to Corcoran's Brigade, Division at Suffolk, Va., 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia |
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January 4 |
Colonel McDermott discharged and Lt. Colonel McIvor promoted to colonel |
January 30 |
Action at Deserted House |
February 28 |
Captain Michael Murphy of Company C promoted to lieutenant colonel |
April |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps |
April 8 |
Captain John Donnelly of Company I promoted to major |
April 12-May 4 |
Siege of Suffolk
The regiment lost 1 enlisted man mortally wounded |
April 15 |
Edenton Road
The regiment lost 1 enlisted man mortally wounded |
April 24 |
Attack on Suffolk |
May 3 |
Providence Church Road, Nansemond River |
May 4 |
Siege of Suffolk raised |
May 12-26 |
Operations on Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad |
May 12 |
Blackwater |
May 15-16 |
Holland House, Carrsville
The regiment lost 1 enlisted man mortally wounded and 9 men wounded |
May 18 |
Carrsville |
June 24-July 7 |
Dix's Peninsula Campaign |
July 12 |
Moved to Washington, D.C. Duty in and about the city and guard duty on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad attached to Corcoran's Brigade, King's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington |
November |
Attached to 1st Brigade, Corcoran's Division, 22nd Army Corps |
December |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, Tyler's Division, 22nd Army Corps |
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May |
Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac in the field. Attached to 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps. |
May 17-June 15 |
Rapidan Campaign |
May 17-21 |
Spottsylvania Court House
Lieutenant John Fitzmaurice and 10 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 13 enlisted men were wounded, and 2 men missing |
May 23-26 |
North Anna River
Captains Jeremiah Lynch and Patrick McCarthy, Lieutenants John Griffin and Patrick Logue and 40 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Captain Joseph Scully and 36 enlisted men were wounded, and Captains Lynch and McCarthy and 17 men were captured.
Lt. Colonel Murphy was awarded the Medal of Honor for keeping the regiment in the field for three hours after its ammunition had been exhausted |
May 26-28 |
On line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 |
Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 |
Cold Harbor
The regiment lost 3 enlisted men killed and Lieutenant James O'Connell and 10 enlisted men wounded |
June |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps |
June 4 |
Lt. Colonel Murhpy dismissed |
June 16-18 |
Assault on Petersburg
Lieutenant Michael Egan and 34 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Captains Thomas Norris and Hugh Olone, Lieutenant Thomas McHale and 89 enlisted men were wounded |
June 16-April 2 |
Siege of Petersburg
The regiment lost 7 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 49 enlisted men wounded during the nine months of the siege, not counting the casualties in the battles listed below |
June 22-23 |
Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad
Lieutenant Michael Maguire and 5 enlisted men were mortally wounded and Lieutenant Michael Reily and 2 enlisted men captured |
June 27 |
Lieutenant Francis Seely was killed before Petersburg |
July 27-29 |
Demonstration on north side of the James |
July 27-28 |
Deep Bottom
The regiment lost 1 enlisted man wounded |
August 13-20 |
Demonstration north of the James |
August 14-18 |
Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom
Captain John Connery and 3 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded and 4 enlisted men wounded |
August 25 |
Ream's Station
Major Donnelly, Captain James Keeley and 14 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Lieutenant Thomas Montgomery and 5 enlisted men were wounded, and Captain Michael Quigley, Lieutenant James Freelan and 60 enlisted men missing |
October 27-28 |
Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run
Lieutenant John Cunningham and 3 enlisted men were wounded and Lt. Cunningham and 7 men were captured |
December 5 |
Captain Charles Hagan of Company H promoted to major |
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February 5-7 |
Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run |
March 25 |
Watkins' House
The regiment lost 1 enlisted men mortally wounded and 9 enlisted men wounded |
March 28-April 9 |
Appomattox Campaign |
March 30-31 |
Boydton and White Oak Roads |
March 31 |
Crow's House |
April 2 |
Fall of Petersburg |
April 3-9 |
Pursuit of Lee |
April 6 |
Sailor's Creek |
April 7 |
High Bridge, Farmville |
April 9 |
Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army. |
April |
At Burkesville |
May 2-12 |
March to Washington, D. C. |
May 18 |
Lieutenant John Goewey died of disease at Division Hospital at Bailey's Cross Roads, Virginia |
May 23 |
Grand Review |
June - July |
Duty at Washington, D.C. |
July 15, 1865 |
Mustered out under Colonel McIvor, Major Charles Hagan
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