The Civil War in the East

9th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment
"2nd Auburn Regiment" "Cayuga and Wayne County Regiment"

 

The 9th New York Heavy Artillery lost 6 officers and 198 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded and 3 officers and 254 enlisted men to disease during the Civil War.

 

1862

 

Organized at Auburn, N.Y. and mustered in as the 138th Regiment New York Infantry. Attached to 1st Brigade, Defenses of Washington, D.C., north of the Potomac

December 9

Designation changed to 9th Heavy Artillery. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Defenses North of the Potomac

December

Garrison duty n the Defenses of Washington, D.C. during which time built and garrisoned Forts Mansfield, Bayard, Gaines and Foote.

1863

February 5

22nd New York Battery assigned to Regiment as Company M. Attached to 2nd Brigade, Haskins' Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington

December 4

Company L organized at Albany, N.Y., and mustered in

1864

May

Attached to 3rd Brigade, Haskins' Division, 22nd Army Corps

May 18

Relieved from garrison duty and ordered to Join Army of the Potomac in the field. Attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

May-June

Rapidan Campaign

May 26

North Anna River

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomy

May 31 to July 10

2nd Battalion detached with Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

June 1-3

Bethesda Church

June 18-19

Before Petersburg

June 18-July 6

Siege of Petersburg

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad

July 6-8

Moved to Baltimore, Md.

July 9

Battle of Monocacy, Md.

July 10

2nd Battalion detached with 1st Brigade, Hardin's Division, 22nd Army Corps

August 7-November 28

Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign. Atached to Army of the Shenandoah, Middle Military Division

August 21-22

Near Charlestown

August 29

Charlestown

September 19

Battle of Winchester

September 22

Fisher's Hill

September 23

2nd Battalion detached with Keim's Provisional Brigade, 22nd Army Corps

September 23

2nd Battalion rejoined Regiment.

October 19

Battle of Cedar Creek

October-December

Duty at Kernstown

December 3

Moved to Washington, D.C. then to Petersburg, Va.

December-April

Siege of Petersburg, Va.

1865

March 25

Fort Fisher, Petersburg

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

April 2

Assault on and fall of Petersburg

April 5

Amelia Springs

April 6

Sailor's Creek

April 9

Appomattox Court House. Surrender of Lee and his army.

April 17-27

Expedition to Danville

May-June

Duty at Danville and at Richmond

June

Moved to Washington, D.C. and attached to 1st Brigade, Hardin's Division; 22nd Army corps

June 8

Corps Review

June 27

Consolidated to four Companies , and transferred to 2nd New York Heavy Artillery