69th New York State Militia Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• Left State for Washington, D.C., April 23, 1861.
• Duty at Annapolis, Md., April 27-May 2.
• Moved to Washington, D.C., and duty in the defenses of that city until July 16.
• Mustered in for three months May 9.
• Advance into Virginia May 24.
• May 24, 1861 - Union Occupation of Arlington Heights, Virginia - Colonel Ellsworth becomes the first Union officer killed in the Rebellion
• Attached to Sherman's Brigade, Tyler's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia, June and July.
• July 16-21, 1861 - The Manassas Campaign
  • July 17, 1861 - Occupation of Fairfax Court House, Virginia
  • July 21, 1861 - Battle of Bull Run, Virginia
• Mustered out at New York City August 3, 1861.

Regimental Roster

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 44 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 6 Enlisted men by disease. Total 51.

Legacy

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 894, 895, 1431)