7th New York Heavy Artillery

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Regimental History and Service Record

  • "Albany County Regiment"
  • "Seymour Guard"

Organized at Albany, N.Y., as the 113th Regiment, N.Y. Infantry, and mustered in August 18, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., August 18, 1862. Attached to Defenses north of the Potomac September, 1862, to February, 1863. 2nd Brigade, Haskin's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to May, 1864. Tyler's Heavy Artillery Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, May 18-29, 1864. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to November 23, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to February 22, 1865. Defenses of Baltimore, Md., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to August, 1865.

SERVICE.--Garrison duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until May 15. 1864. Ordered to Join Army of the Potomac in the field May 15, 1864.

Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to February 22, 1865. Weldon Railroad June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration north of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Demonstration north of the James August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Hatcher's Run October 27-28. Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run December 9-10. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Ordered to Baltimore, Md., February 22, and garrison duty there until August. Mustered out August 1, 1865, and honorably discharged from service.

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Regiment Statistical Information

Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source
Source Casualties Remarks
Dyer
  • 14 Officers and 277 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
  • 4 Officers and 374 enlisted men by disease
  • Total 669
None
Fox
  • 14 Officers and 277 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded
  • Total 291 (Combat Losses)
  • Fox lists this unit as 3rd 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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