82nd New York Infantry
Regimental History and Service Record
- "2nd Regiment State Militia Infantry"
Left State for Washington, D.C., May 18, 1861. Mustered into United States service May 28, 1861. Attached to Schenck's Brigade, Tyler's Division, McDowell's Army of Northeast Virginia, to August, 1861. Stone's Brigade, Division of the Potomac, to October, 1861. Gorman's Brigade, Stone's (Sedgwick's) Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864.
SERVICE.--
- Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., and at Ball's Cross Roads, Va., until July 16, 1861.
- July 16-21, 1861 -
The Manassas Campaign
Moved to Poolesville, Md., August 5. Picket and outpost duty on the Upper Potomac until February, 1862. Operations on the Potomac October 21-24, 1861. Battle of Ball's Bluff October 21. Edwards' Ferry October 22. Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va, February 23, 1862, and duty there until March 7. Movement in support of General Shields at Winchester, Va., March 7-15. Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Fortress Monroe, Va. March 22-April 1.
- Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Fortress Monroe, Va. March 22-April 1.
- April 1-September 2, 1862 -
The Peninsula Campaign
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
- West Point May 7-8.
- May 31-June 1, 1862 -
Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
- Skirmishing before Richmond until June 25.
- April 5-May 4, 1862 -
- June 25-July 1, 1862 -
The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
- June 25, 1862 -
Engagement at Oak Grove, Virginia
- June 27, 1862 -
Engagement at Gaines's Mill, Virginia
- June 27-June 28, 1862 -
Engagement at Garnett's and Golding's Farms, Virginia
- June 29, 1862 -
Engagement at Savage's Station, Virginia
- June 29, 1862 -
Battle of the Peach Orchard, 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.
- Battle of Bull Run August 30.
- June 25, 1862 -
- September 3-20, 1862 -
The Maryland Campaign
Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 22, and duty there until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 20. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. At Falmouth until April 27, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Operations about Franklin's Crossing April 29-May 2. Battle of Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg, May 3. Salem Heights May 3-4. Banks' Ford May 4. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 2-4. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Duty on line of the Rappahannock to October. Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September 13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Bristoe Station October 14. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Mine Run November 28-30. At and near Stevensburg until May, 1864. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7. Morton's Ford February 6-7.
- 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 16-25.
- Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23.
- June 25, 1864 - Mustered out of federal service at expiration of term
- July 10, 1864 - Veterans and Recruits transferred to 59th New York Infantry
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Regiment Statistical Information
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Notes
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Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 271, 760, 761, 827, 895, 897, 901, 902, 903, 904, 905, 916, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 938, 940, 941, 1406, 1437)
- Fox, William F. 1840-1909. Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the Extent and Nature of the Mortuary Losses in the Union Regiments, With Full and Exhaustive Statistics Compiled From the Official Records on File in the State Military Bureaus and at Washington. Albany: Albany Pub. Co., 1889. (Page 12)
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