The Civil War in the East

8th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment

 

The 8th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment lost 19 officers and 342 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 officers and 298 enlisted men by disease during the Civil War.

 

1862

 

Organized at Lockport, N.Y., as the 129th Regiment Infantry

October 19

Designation changed to 8th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment

October

Garrison duty at Forts Federal Hill, Marshall and McHenry, Defenses of Baltimore, Md. attached to Defenses of Baltimore, Md., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department

1863

January

Attached to 2nd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps

July 10

At Maryland Heights, attached to 2nd Brigade, Maryland Heights Division, Army of West Virginia

August 3

At Baltimore attached to 2nd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps

1864

February

At Green Springs Run and Romney for a few days. Companies L and M join Regiment at Baltimore

May 12

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

May-June

Rapidan Campaign

May 15-29

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

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

Before Petersburg

June 16 to April 2

Siege of Petersburg

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road

June 26

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

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

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run

1865

March 25

Watkin's House

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

March 31

Crow's House

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 6

Sailor's Creek

April 7

High Bridge and Farmville

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

May 2-12

March to Washington, D.C.

May 23

Grand Review

June 5

Mustered out. Veterans and Recruits of Companies G, H, I and K transferred to 4th New York Heavy Artillery; Companies A, B, C, D, E and F to 10th New York Heavy Artillery.