7th New York Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

Organized at New York City and mustered in April 23, 1861. Left State for Newport News, Va., May 24, 1861. Attached to Newport News, Va., Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863.

SERVICE.--

• Occupation of Newport News, Va., May 27, and duty there until March, 1862.
• June 10, 1861 - Battle of Big Bethel, Virginia
• Baker Lee's Farm, July 12.
• July 12, 1861 - Skirmish at Newport News, Virginia
• March 8-March 9, 1862 - Action at Hampton Roads, Virginia
• Joined Army of the Potomac on the Virginia Peninsula May, 1862.
  • May ?-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
    • June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
    • June 26-29, 1862 - Skirmishes about Fair Oaks, 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
• At Harrison's Landing until August 16.
• Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-30.
• September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
  • Battle of South Mountain September 14.
  • September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland

Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 22, and duty there until October 30. Reconnaissance to Charlestown October 16-17. Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth October 30-November 17. Battle of Fredericksburg 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
• Mustered out May 8, 1863, expiration of term.

Three years' men attached to 52nd New York Infantry to July 22, 1864, then assigned to 7th New York (Veteran) Infantry - All engagements here pertain to the attachment the 52nd New York until this unit's transfer - none are originally listed on the unit's homepage, all assembled from Dyer summaries.

• 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
  • June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
  • May 28-31, 1864 - Operations on Line of the Totopotomoy River, Virginia

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 14 Officers and 88 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 46 Enlisted men by disease. Total 149.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 761, 894, 896, 902, 903, 904, 905, 916, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 938, 940, 941, 1407-1408)