102nd New York Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

"Van Buren Light Infantry"

Organized at New York City. Left State for Washington, D. C, March 10, 1862. Attached to Wadsworth's Command, Military District of Washington, to May, 1862. Cooper's 1st Brigade, Sigel's Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to June, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to August, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to October, 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to June, 1865. 1st Brigade, Bartlett's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until May, 1862. Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., May. Defense of Harper's Ferry against Jackson's attack May 28-30. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley until August. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2. Guard trains during the campaign.

• September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
  • September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland

Duty at Bolivar Heights until December. Reconnaissance to Rippon, W. Va., November 9. Expedition to Winchester December 2-6. March to Fredericksburg, Va., December 9-16. At Fairfax Station until January 20, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24. Regiment detached in New York on special duty March 10-April 4.

• April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
  • May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
  • July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
  • Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24.
• Duty on line of the Rappahannock until September.
• Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3.
• Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29.
• Guarding railroad until November.
• November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
  • Battles of Lookout Mountain November 23-24;
  • Mission Ridge November 25;
  • Ringgold Gap, Taylor's Ridge, November 27.
• Duty in Lookout Valley until May, 1864.
• May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
  • May 8-11, 1864 - Demonstration against Rocky Faced Ridge, Georgia
  • May 14-May 15, 1864 - Battle of Resaca, Georgia
  • Near Cassville May 19.
  • Advance on Dallas May 22-25.
  • New Hope Church May 25.
  • May 25-June 5, 1864 - Operations in Bartow County, Georgia
  • Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2.
  • Pine Hill June 11-14.
  • Lost Mountain June 15-17.
  • Gilgal or Golgotha Church June 15.
  • Muddy Creek June 17.
  • Noyes Creek June 19.
  • Kolb's Farm June 22.
  • Assault on Kenesaw June 27.
  • Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4.
  • Chattahoochie River July 5-17.
  • Peach Tree Creek July 19-20.
  • July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
  • Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2.
  • September 2-November 15 - Occupation of Atlanta, Georgia
  • October 26-29, 1864 - Expedition from Atlanta, Georgia to Tuckum's Crossroads, Georgia
  • November 9, 1864 - Skirmish near Atlanta, Georgia
• November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
  • Near Davisboro November 28.
  • December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
• January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
  • Battle of Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21.
  • Occupation of Goldsboro March 24.
  • Advance on Raleigh April 9-13.
  • Occupation of Raleigh April 14.
  • Bennett's House April 26.
    • Surrender of Johnston and his army.
• March to Washington, D.C., via Richmond, Va., April 29-May 20.
• Grand Review May 24.
• Duty at Washington, D.C., until July.
• Mustered out July 21, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 66 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 82 Enlisted men by disease. Total 155.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 703, 704, 705, 707, 715, 719, 720, 721, 723, 761, 827, 834, 866, 905, 916, 1445)