115th New York Infantry

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Regimental History and Service Record

"Iron Hearted Regiment"

Organized at Fonda and mustered in August 26, 1862. Left State for Middle Department August 30, 1862. Attached to Miles' Command, Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September, 1862. Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill., to December, 1862. 3rd Brigade, Casey's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, December, 1862. Busteed's Independent Brigade, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to January, 1863. District of Hilton Head, S. C, 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to June, 1863. District of Beaufort, S.C., 10th Army Corps, to December, 1863. District of Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Army Corps, to January, 1864. Barton's Brigade, District of Hilton Head, S.C., to February, 1864. Barton's Brigade, District of Florida, February, 1864. Barton's Brigade, Ames' Division, District of Florida, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to May, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 18th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, to July, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, to December, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 24th Army Corps, to January, 1865. 3rd Brigade. 2nd Division, Terry's Provisional Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to March, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 10th Army Corps, Army of the Ohio, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--Defense of Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 12-15, 1862.

Moved to Washington, D.C., November 22, and duty in the defenses of that city until December 28. Moved to Yorktown, Va., December 28. Duty there and at Gloucester Point, Va., until January, 1863. Expedition to West Point and White House January 7-9 (Detachment). Ordered to Hilton Head, S.C., January, and duty there until June, 1863. At Beaufort, S.C., until December, 1863, and at Hilton Head, S.C., until February, 1864. Expedition to Jacksonville, Fla., February 5-7. Occupation of Jacksonville February 7. Expedition into Central Florida February 7-28. Camp Finnegan February 9. Sanderson February 12. Battle of Olustee February 20. Occupation of Palatka March 10. Moved to Gloucester Point, Va., April 22-28. Butler's operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 4-28. Port Walthall Junction, Chester Station, May 6-7. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred May 16-28. Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor May 28-June 1.

Before Petersburg June 15-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16 to December 7, 1864. Duty in trenches before Petersburg and on the Bermuda Hundred front until August. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30. Demonstration on north side of the James August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Duty in trenches before Richmond until December. Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., December 7-27. 2nd Expedition to Fort Fisher, N. C., January 3-15, 1865. Assault and capture of Fort Fisher January 15. Cape Fear entrenchment's February 11-12. Sugar Loaf Battery February 11.

Capture of Wilmington February 22. Campaign of the Carolinas March 1-April 26. Advance on Goldsboro March 6-21. Advance on Raleigh April 9-13. Occupation of Raleigh April 14. Bennett's House April 26. Surrender of Johnston and his army. Duty at Raleigh until June. Mustered out June 17, 1865. Veterans and Recruits transferred to 47th New York Infantry.

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Regiment Statistical Information

Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source
Source Casualties Remarks
Dyer
  • 7 Officers and 128 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
  • 188 enlisted men killed by disease
  • Total 323
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Fox
  • Fox lists this unit as:
    • 143rd on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (23rd of the New York troops)
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WotRWiki Statistics
  • 0 troops killed
    • Includes 0 troops mortally wounded
    • Includes 0 troops killed by disease
    • All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances
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Notes

  1. Not referenced on unit homepage.

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