93rd New York Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

"Morgan Rifles"

Organized at Albany, N.Y., October, 1861, to January, 1862. Moved to New York City February 17, thence to Washington, D.C., March 7, 1862. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May 18, 1862. Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1864. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.

SERVICE.--

• Embarked at Alexandria, Va., for the Virginia Peninsula March 30, 1862.
• March 30-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
  • April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
    • April 29, 1862 - Reconnaissance toward Lee's Mill, Virginia
  • May 5, 1862 - Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
  • May 20-23, 1862 - Operations about Bottom's Bridge, Virginia (Companies A/F/H/K)
  • Duty at White House Landing May 19-June 25 (Cos. "B," "C," "D," "E," "G" and "I").
  • June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
    • June 26-29, 1862 - Skirmishes about Fair Oaks, Virginia
    • Operations about White House Landing June 26-July 2.
• September 3-20, 1862 - The Maryland Campaign
  • September 14, 1862 - Battle of South Mountain, Maryland
  • September 17, 1862 - Battle of Antietam, Maryland
• Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.
• "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863.
• April 27-May 6, 1863 - The Chancellorsville Campaign
  • May 1-5, 1863 - Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
• June 11-July 24, 1863 - The Gettysburg Campaign
  • July 1-3, 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Duty on line of the Rappahannock until October. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.

• Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
• 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 10, 1864 - Combat at Po River, Virginia
    • May 12, 1864 - Assault on the Salient at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
    • May 19, 1864 - Engagement at Harris Farm, 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

Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23, 1864. Demonstration north of the James July 27-29. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Demonstration north of the James River August 13-20. Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18. Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Reconnaissance to Weldon Railroad December 9-10. Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865. Watkins' House March 25. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Vaughan Road, near Hatcher's Run, March 29. Crow's House March 31. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Sailor's Creek April 6. High Bridge and Farmville April 7. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Burkesville April 11-13, thence to Washington, D.C., May 2-15. Grand Review May 23. Mustered out June 29, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 120 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 130 Enlisted men by disease. Total 258.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 760, 761, 897, 898, 899, 902, 905, 916, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 938, 940, 941, 1441-1442)