39th New York Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

"Garibaldi Guard"

Organized at New York City and left State for Washington, D.C., May 28, 1861. Mustered in June 6 to date from May 28. Attached to Blenker's Brigade, Miles' Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia, to August, 1861. Blenker's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Blenker's Brigade, Hooker's Division, Army of the Potomac, to January, 1862. Stahl's 1st Brigade, Blenker's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, Blenker's 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862. 1st Brigade, Blenker's Division, Mountain Department, to June, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to July, 1862. White's Brigade, Army of Virginia, at Winchester, Va., to September, 1862. Miles' Command, Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September, 1862. Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill., to December, 1862. Casey's Division, Defenses of Washington, D.C., to February, 1863. 3rd Brigade, Abercrombie's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to June, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1864. Consolidated Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to November, 1864. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.

SERVICE.--

• Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until July 16, 1861.
• July 16-21, 1861 - The Manassas Campaign
  • July 21, 1861 - Battle of Bull Run, Virginia

Duty in the Defenses of Washington until April, 1862. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley May to July. Near Strasburg June 1. Strasburg and Woodstock June 2. Near Harrisonburg June 6. Battle of Cross Keys June 8. Near Middletown July 15. Duty at Winchester July to September. Solomon's Gap September 12. Defense of Harper's Ferry September 12-15.

• September 12-13, 1862 - Action at Maryland Heights, Maryland
• September 13-September 14, 1862 - Action at Bolivar Heights, West Virginia

Surrendered September 15. Paroled September 16, and sent to Annapolis, Md., thence to Camp Douglas, Chicago, Ill., and duty there until December. Exchanged November 22. Moved to Washington, D.C., November 22-25. Duty at Arlington Heights and Centreville, Va., Defenses of Washington, until June, 1863. Ordered to join Army of the Potomac in the field and joined 2nd Army Corps June 25.

• June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
  • July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. On line of the Rappahannock until October. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Auburn and Bristoe October 14. Mitchell's Ford October 15. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Morton's Ford February 6-7. At Stevensburg, Va., until April, 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 10, 1864 - Combat at Po River, Virginia
    • May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at 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 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration on north side of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Demonstration north of the James August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Ream's Station August 25. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run December 9-10. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkins' House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Hatcher's Run or Boydton and White Oak Roads March 30-31. Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg April 2. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge and Farmville April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. At Burkesville until May 2.

• Moved to Washington, D.C., May 2-12.
• Grand Review May 23.
• Mustered out July 1, 1865.
  • Veterans and Recruits transferred to 185th New York Infantry

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 107 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 158 Enlisted men by disease. Total 274.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 760, 827, 895, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 938, 940, 941, 973, 1418)