151st New York Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
Organized at Lockport, N.Y., and mustered in October 22, 1862. Left State for Baltimore, Md., October 23, 1862. Attached to Defenses of Baltimore, Md., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to January, 1863. 3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1863. 3rd Provisional Brigade, French's Division, 8th Army Corps, to July, 1863. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenandoah, to June, 1865.
SERVICE.--Duty at Baltimore, Md., until April 22, 1863, and in the Middle Department until June. At South Mountain, Md., until July. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign. Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24. Wapping Heights July 23. Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan to October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. McLean's Ford October 15. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Kelly's Ford November 7. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Payne's Farm November 27. Mine Run November 28-30. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864.
- May 4-June 12, 1864 -
The Overland Campaign
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia
- May 8-21, 1864 -
Battles of Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
- May 22-26, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the North Anna River, Virginia
- May 26-28, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Pamunkey River, Virginia
- May 28-31, 1864 -
Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia
- June 1-12, 1864 -
Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
- Before Petersburg June 17-18.
- Siege of Petersburg June 17 to July 6.
- Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23.
- Moved to Baltimore, Md., thence to Frederick, Md., July 6-8.
- July 9, 1864 -
Battle of Monocacy, Maryland
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Battle of Winchester September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Kernstown and Winchester until December. Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Petersburg, Va., December 3-6. Siege of Petersburg December 12, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Danville April 23-27. Moved to Richmond, Va., May 16; thence to Washington, D.C., May 24-June 2. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out at Washington, D.C., June 26, 1865.
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 101 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 99 Enlisted men by disease. Total 206.
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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 763, 932, 933, 934, 936, 938, 939, 940, 941, 1462)