The 5th New York Heavy Artillery lost 90 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 officer and 295 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.
1862 |
March 6 |
Organized by consolidation of Jackson Heavy as Companies E, F, G and H and 2nd Jackson Heavy as Companies A, B, C & D |
March 11 |
Service as garrison in New York Harbor at Forts Hamilton, LaFayette, Wood, Gibson, Richmond and Schuyler |
May 27 |
Moved to Baltimore, Md. and duty there until April 19, 1864 attached to Defenses of Baltimore, Md. 8th Army Corps, Middle Department |
June 19 to September 15 |
Companies A & F detached at Harper's Ferry, W. Va. |
September 4-5 |
Company A - Point of Rocks and Berlin |
September 7 |
Company A - Point of Rocks |
September 12-15 |
Companies A & F - Defense of Harper's Ferry |
September 12-13 |
Companies A & F - Maryland Heights |
September 14 |
Companies A & F - Bolivar Heights |
September 15 |
Companies A & F Surrendered with Harper's Ferry garrison |
September 16 |
Companies A & F paroled and rejoined Regiment at Baltimore. |
December 31 |
6th Battalion Heavy Artillery (3rd Battalion Black River Heavy Artillery) assigned to Regiment as 3rd Battalion, Companies I, K, L & M. Assigned to duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., north and south of the Potomac |
1863 |
February |
Attached to Morris' Brigade, 8th Army Corps |
March |
Attached to 2nd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps to April, 1864 |
November 24 |
3rd Battalion, Companies I, K, L & M at Harper's Ferry attached to the Reserve Division, Dept. of West Virginia |
1864 |
April 19 to July 29 |
1st Battalion attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Army of West Virginia |
April 29-May 16 |
1st Battalion - Sigel's Expedition from Martinsburg to New Market |
May 15 |
1st Battalion - Battle of New Market |
May 26-July 1 |
1st Battalion - Hunter's Raid on Lynchburg, Va. |
June 5 |
1st Battalion - Piedmont |
June 6 |
1st Battalion - Occupation of Staunton |
June 17 |
1st Battalion - Diamond Hill |
June 17-18 |
1st Battalion - Lynchburg |
June 19 |
1st Battalion - Liberty |
June 21 |
1st Battalion - Salem |
July 4-7 |
1st Battalion - Operations about Harper's Ferry |
July 17-18 |
1st Battalion - Snicker's Ferry |
July 24 |
1st Battalion - Kernstown, Winchester |
July 25 |
1st Battalion - Martinsburg |
July 29 -
October 28 |
2nd Battalion attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Army of West Virginia |
August-October |
1st Battalion - Duty at Harper's Ferry
2nd Battalion - Sheridan's Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley |
August 12 |
2nd Battalion - Cedar Creek |
August 21 |
2nd Battalion - Charlestown |
August 23 |
2nd Battalion - Halltown |
September 3 |
2nd Battalion - Berryville |
September 19 |
2nd Battalion - Battle of Winchester |
September 22 |
2nd Battalion - Fisher's Hill |
October 13 |
2nd Battalion - Cedar Creek |
October 19 |
2nd Battalion - Battle of Cedar Creek |
October 20-29 |
2nd Battalion - At Harper's Ferry |
November |
Regiment on duty in the Shenandoah Valley and in District of Harper's Ferry |
January |
Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, Army of West Virginia |
1865 |
April |
Attached to 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, West Virginia |
June |
Attached to District of Harper's Ferry |
July 24 |
3rd Battalion mustered out |
July 19 |
Regiment mustered out |
