87th New York Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

"13th Brooklyn"

Organized at Brooklyn, N.Y., and mustered in November 20, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., December 2, 1861. Attached to 3rd Brigade, Casey's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 3rd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1862. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Army Corps, to September, 1862.

SERVICE.--Duty in the Dept. of Washington until March, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10-15.

• Ordered to the Peninsula, Va., March 17.
• March 17-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
  • April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
    • April 11, 1862 - Skirmish near Yorktown, Virginia
  • May 5, 1862 - Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
  • May 31-June 1, 1862 - Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
  • June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
    • June 25, 1862 - Engagement at Oak Grove, Virginia
    • July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia

At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-26. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 26-September 2. Action at Bristoe Station or Kettle Run August 27. Buckland's Bridge, Broad Run, August 27. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30; Chantilly September 1. Consolidated with 40th Regiment New York Infantry September 6, 1862. Company "B" transferred to 173rd New York Infantry September 11, 1862.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 22 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 26 Enlisted men by disease. Total 49.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 827, 897, 898, 901, 902, 903, 904, 1439)