57th New York Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
"National Guard Rifles"
Organized at New York City August 12 to November 19, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., November 19, 1861. Attached to French's 3rd Brigade, Sumner's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864. Consolidated Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to November, 1864.
SERVICE.--Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., until March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10. Reconnaissance to Cedar Run March 14-16.
- Ordered to the Peninsula, Va.
- March 17-September 2, 1862 -
The Peninsula Campaign
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
- May 5, 1862 -
Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
[1] - May 31-June 1, 1862 -
Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- June 27, 1862 -
Engagement at Gaines's Mill, Virginia
- June 29, 1862 -
Battle of the Peach Orchard, Virginia
- June 29, 1862 -
Engagement at Savage's Station, Virginia
- June 30, 1862 -
Engagement at White Oak Swamp, Virginia
- June 30, 1862 -
Engagement at Glendale, Virginia
- July 1, 1862 -
Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia
- June 27, 1862 -
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria and Centreville August 16-30. Cover Pope's retreat to Washington August 31-September 1.
- September 3-20, 1862 -
The Maryland Campaign
- Sharpsburg, Md., September 15.
- September 17, 1862 -
Battle of Antietam, Maryland
Duty at Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 22-October 29. Reconnaissance to Charlestown October 16-17. Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "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
- May 1-5, 1863 -
- June 11-August 1, 1863 -
The Gettysburg Campaign
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- July 1-3, 1863 -
Duty 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. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
- Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
- Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864.
- At and near Stevensburg, Va., until May.
- 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
- May 5-7, 1864 -
Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16 to December 6, 1864. Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23. Demonstration north 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. Mustered out by Companies as follows: Company "C" July 14, Company "F" August 11, Company "D" August 14, Company "I" August 13, Company "K" September 3, Company "A" September 10, Company "B" September 23 and Company "H" October 15, 1864.
- December 6, 1864 - Veterans and Recruits transferred to 61st New York Infantry
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Regiment Statistical Information
- Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 95 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 90 Enlisted men by disease. Total 194.
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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 761, 827, 897, 898, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 916, 932, 933, 934, 935, 938, 940, 941, 1425-1426)
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