The Civil War in the East

7th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment
"Albany County Regiment" "Seymour Guard"

7th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment lost 14 officers and 277 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 officers and 374 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1862

December 10

Converted to artillery regiment from 113th New York Infantry Regiment

1863

February

Attached to 2nd Brigade, Haskin's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington

August 6

Additional company organized for the Regiment and mustered in for three years service

1864

January 19

Additional company organized for the Regiment and mustered in for three years service

May 15

Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac in the field and attached to Tyler's Heavy Artillery Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

May 18-29

Attached to 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps

May-June

Rapidan Campaign

May 17-21

Spottsylvania Court House

May 19

Harris Farm or Fredericksburg Road

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomy

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

June 16-18

Assault on Petersburg

The regimental colors were temporarily lost but were recovered by Corporal Patrick Monaghan of the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry, who was awarded the Medal of Honor.

June 18

Siege of Petersburg begins

June 22-23

Weldon Railroad

July 27-29

Demonstration north of the James

July 27-28

Deep Bottom

July 30

Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve)

August 13-20

Demonstration north of the James

August 14-18

Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom

August 25

Ream's Station

October 27-28

Hatcher's Run

November 23

Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps

December 9-10

Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run

1865

February 5-7

Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run

February 22

Ordered to Baltimore, Md. and garrison duty there attached to Defenses of Baltimore, Md., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department

June 16

Original members mustered out and regiment consolidated to a battalion of four companies under Colonel Richard C. Duryea.

August 1

Mustered out and honorably discharged from service under Major John F. Mount