7th New York (Veteran) Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized at Hart's Island, N.Y., and mustered in by Companies as follows: Company "A" March 29, Company "B" May 1, Company "C" June 4, Company "D" July 15, Company "E" August 9, 1864. Companies "A," "B," "C" and "D" left State for Army of the Potomac as organized, and were attached to 52nd New York Infantry to July 22, 1864. (See 52nd Infantry.) Attached to Consolidated Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to November, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1865. Hart's Island, N.Y., to August, 1865.
SERVICE.--Siege of Petersburg, Va., July 22, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Demonstration north of the James River July 27-29, 1864. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Demonstration north of James River August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run December 9-10. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkins House March 25. Appomattox Court House March 28-April 9. Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road March 29-30, White Oak Road March 31. Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge, Farmville, April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Washington, D.C., May. Grand Review May 23. Moved to Hart's Island, N.Y., and duty there until August. Mustered out August 4, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 52 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 73 Enlisted men by disease. Total 128.
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Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Page 1408)