154th New York Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at Jamestown, N.Y., and mustered in September 24, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., September 30, 1862. Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1863, and Army of the Cumberland to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 20th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland and Army of Georgia, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--Joined Corps at Fairfax, Va., October 2, 1862, and duty there until November 1. Movement to Warrenton, thence to Germantown November 1-20. March to Fredericksburg, Va., December 10-15. At Falmouth, Va., until April 27, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24.

• April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
  • May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• June 11-July 24, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
  • July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• Pursuit of Lee July 5-24.
• At Bristoe Station until September 24.
• Movement to Bridgeport, Ala., September 24-October 3.
• March along line of Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad to Lookout Valley, Tenn., October 25-28.
• Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29.
• Battle of Wauhatchie, Tenn., October 28-29.
• November 23-27, 1863 - The Chattanooga/Ringgold Campaign
  • Orchard Knob November 23.
  • Tunnel Hill November 24-25.
  • Mission Ridge November 25.
• March to relief of Knoxville November 28-December 17.
• 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
  • Dug Gap or Mill Creek May 8.
  • 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
  • December 10-21, 1864 - Siege of Savannah, Georgia
• January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign
  • Averysboro, N. C., March 16.
  • Battle of Bentonville 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 19.
• Grand Review May 24.
• Mustered out June 11, 1865.
• Veterans and Recruits transferred to 102nd New York Infantry.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 81 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 193 Enlisted men by disease. Total 278.

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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, 834, 866, 905, 916, 1462-1463)