55th New York Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

"Garde De Lafayette"

Organized at New York City and mustered in August 28, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., August 31, 1861. Duty at Fort Gaines, Md., September and October, 1861. Attached to Peck's Brigade, Buell's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, to November, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, to December, 1862.

SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until March, 1862. March to Prospect Hill, Va., March 11-15.

• Moved to the Peninsula, Virginia, March 28.
• March 28-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
  • April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
  • May 5, 1862 - Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
  • May 20-23, 1862 - Operations about Bottom's Bridge, Virginia
  • May 31-June 1, 1862 - Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
  • June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
    • July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia

At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-29. Duty in the Defenses of Washington until October. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October-November. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Consolidated with 38th New York Infantry as Companies "G," "H," "I" and "K" December 21, 1862.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 33 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 29 Enlisted men by disease. Total 62.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 897, 898, 899, 901, 902, 904, 1425)