2nd New York Heavy Artillery

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Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Staten Island, N.Y., and mustered in by Companies as follows: Companies "C" and "D" September 18, Company "B" August 23, Companies "A" and "E" October 2, Companies "F," "G" and "H" October 15, Company "L" November 18, Companies "I" and "K" December 11 and Company "M" December 12, 1861. Eight Companies left State for Washington, D. C., November 7, 1861. Company "L" left December 2, and Companies "I," "K" and "M" December 12, 1861. Attached to Military District of Washington, D.C., December, 1861, to May, 1862. Sturgis' Command, Military District of Washington, to January, 1863. Artillery, District of Alexandria, Va., to February, 1863. Artillery, District of Alexandria, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to April, 1863. 1st Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to May, 1864. Tyler's Heavy Artillery Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, May 16-29, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1865. 1st Brigade, DeRussy's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to September, 1865. (Battery "L" detached March, 1862, and designated 34th New York Independent Battery November, 1863. See 34th Battery for history.)

SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington until May, 1864. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August. 1862. Action at Bull Run Bridge, Va., August 27. Battle of Bull Run, Va., August 29-30.

Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Deep Bottom, Strawberry Plains, August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run December 9-10. Hatcher's Run December 9. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkins' House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. On line of Hatcher's and Gravelly Runs March 29-30. Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road March 31. White Oak Road March 31. Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg April 2. Amelia Springs April 5. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge and Farmville April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D.C., May 2-12. Grand Review May 23. Duty at Washington, D.C., until September. Mustered out at Washington, D.C., September 29, 1865, and honorably discharged from service.

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Regiment Statistical Information

Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source
Source Casualties Remarks
Dyer
  • 10 Officers and 204 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
  • 247 enlisted men by disease
  • Total 461
None
Fox
  • 6 Officers and 220 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
  • Total 226 (Combat Losses)
  • Fox lists this unit as 8th on the list of units "sustaining greatest loss in action" (Heavy Artillery units with over 200 casualties)
None
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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