17th New York Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

"Westchester Chasseurs"

Organized at New York City and mustered in for two years' service May 28, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., June 21. Attached to Mansfield's Command, Dept. of Washington, June to August, 1861. Garrison, Fort Ellsworth, Defenses of Washington, to October, 1861. Butterfield's Brigade, Porter's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1863.

SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15, 1862.

• Moved to the Peninsula, Va., March 22-24.
• March 24-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
  • Warwick Road April 5.
  • April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
  • Reconnaissance up the Pamunkey May 10.
  • May 27-29, 1862 - Operations about Hanover Court House, Virginia
    • May 27, 1862 - Engagement at Hanover Court House, Virginia
  • June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
    • Operations about White House Landing June 26-July 2.
    • White House June 28.

Duty at Harrison,s Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-28. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 28-September 2. Battle of Bull Run August 30.

• September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
  • September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
  • September 19, 1862 - Actions at Sharpsburg and Shepherdstown/Blackford's/Boteler's Fords, Maryland

Duty at Sharpsburg, Md., until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Expedition to Richards' and Ellis' Fords, Rappahannock River, December 29-30. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. At Falmouth until April 27.

• April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
  • May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• Three years' men detached May 13, 1863; assigned to a Battalion of New York Volunteers
• June 23, 1863 - Transferred to 146th New York Infantry
• Regiment mustered out June 2, 1863.

• February 3-March 2, 1864 - Expedition from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Meridian, Mississippi
• May 1-September 8, 1864 - The Atlanta Campaign
  • July 22-August 25, 1864 - Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
• November 15-December 21, 1864 - The Savannah Campaign
• January 1-April 26, 1865 - The Carolinas Campaign

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 32 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 37 Enlisted men by disease. Total 77.

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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, 715, 758, 785, 897, 900, 902, 905, 916, 1411)