83rd New York Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

• Also referenced as the
  • 9th New York (Militia) Infantry
  • "9th Regiment State Militia Infantry"
• "City Guard"

• Volunteered for three years' service
• Left New York City for Washington, D.C., May 27, 1861
• Mustered in at Washington June 8. 1861
• Attached to Department of Pennsylvania / 3rd Division (Sanford) / 7th Brigade (Sanford), Brigaded with:
  • 1st New Hampshire Infantry
  • 25th Pennsylvania Infantry
  • District of Columbia Volunteers
  • 4th United States Artillery / Battery F
• Attached to (I) Department of the Shenandoah / 3rd Brigade (Stone), June 10 - July 7, Brigaded with:
  • 1st New Hampshire Infantry
  • 3rd Wisconsin Infantry
  • 4th United States Artillery / Battery F
• Stile's Brigade, Banks' Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862
• Abercrombie's 2nd Brigade, Williams' 1st Division, Banks' 5th Corps, to April, 1862
• 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, (II) Dept. of the Shenandoah, to May, 1862
• 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Dept. of the Rappahannock, to June, 1862
• 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to September, 1862
• 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863
• 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, to March, 1864
• 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to May 9, 1864
• 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, to May 30, 1864
• 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to June 7, 1864

SERVICE.--

• June 10-July 7, 1861 - Expedition to Rockville, Maryland

Duty on the Upper Potomac until March, 1862. Harper's Ferry, W. Va., July 4, 1861. Operations in the Shenandoah Valley March and April, 1862. Occupation of Winchester March 12. Pursuit of and operations against Jackson March 24-April 27. Near Warrenton Junction April 6 and 16. Reconnaissance to Rappahannock River and North Fork April 18. Rappahannock Crossing April 18. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia June to September. Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9. Fords of the Rappahannock August 20-23. Thoroughfare Gap August 28. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30; Chantilly September 1.

• September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
  • September 14, 1862 - Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
  • September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland

At Sharpsburg until October 30. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. At Falmouth until April 27, 1863. "Mud March" January 20-24.

• April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
  • Operations about Fitzhugh's Crossing April 29-May 3.
  • May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• June 11-August 1, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
  • July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24. Duty on line of the Rappahannock and Rapidan until October, Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Duty on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad until April, 1864.

• Demonstration on the Rapidan 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 8, 1864 - Combat at Laurel Hill, 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 25, 1864 - Engagement at Jericho Ford, 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 1-7, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia
    • June 1-3, 1864 - Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia
• June 7, 1864 - Relieved and ordered to the rear for muster out
  • Veterans and Recruits transferred to 97th New York Infantry
• June 23, 1864 - Regiment mustered out at New York City at expiration of term

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Regiment Statistical Information

Regiment Casualty Comparisons by Source

Source	Casualties	Remarks
Dyer	9 Officers and 147 enlisted men killed and mortally wounded 2 Officers and 86 enlisted men killed by disease Total 244	None
Fox	Fox lists this unit as: 154th on the list of units with losses based on duration of the entire term of service of the unit (26th of the New York troops)	This feature is not yet available. Check back soon for updates!
WotRWiki Statistics	0 troops killed Includes 0 troops mortally wounded Includes 0 troops killed by disease All others are troops killed in action or under special circumstances	This feature is not yet available. Check back soon for updates!

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 270, 272, 759, 760, 761, 827, 905, 916, 932, 933, 934, 936, 938, 940, 941, 1437-1438)
• 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)