98th New York Infantry

Regimental History and Service Record

"Malone and Lyons Regiment"

Organized (Cos. "A," "B," "C," "D," "E," "G" and "H") at Malone, N.Y., and (Cos. "F," "I" and "K") at Lyons, N.Y., January 25-February 8, 1862. Organization completed at Albany, N.Y. Left State for Washington, D.C., March 8, 1862. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 4th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, to July, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 4th Army Corps, to December, 1862. Naglee's Brigade, Dept. of North Carolina, to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of North Carolina, to February, 1863. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to April, 1863. District of Beaufort, N. C., Dept. of North Carolina, to October, 1863. Newport News, Va., Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to January. 1864. District of the Currituck, Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina, to March, 1864. 1st Brigade, Heckman's Division, 18th Army Corps, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 18th Army Corps, Army of the James, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 24th Army Corps, to June, 1865. 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 24th Army Corps, to July, 1865. 2nd Independent Brigade, 24th Army Corps, to August, 1865.

SERVICE.--

• Moved to the Virginia Peninsula March 28, 1862.
• March 28-September 2, 1862 - The Peninsula Campaign
  • April 5-May 4, 1862 - Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
    • Reconnaissance toward Lee's Mills April 29.
  • May 5, 1862 - Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
  • May 20-23, 1862 - Operations about Bottom's Bridge, Virginia
  • May 24-27, 1862 - Reconnaissance to Seven Pines, Virginia
  • May 24, 1862 - Skirmish at Savage's Station, Virginia
  • May 31-June 1, 1862 - Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
  • June 25-July 1, 1862 - The Seven Days Battles before Richmond, Virginia
    • June 30, 1862 - Engagement at White Oak Swamp, Virginia
    • July 1, 1862 - Engagement at Malvern Hill, Virginia

At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Moved to Fortress Monroe August 16-23, and duty there until September 18. Duty at Yorktown until December. Moved to Morehead City, N. C., December 25-January 1, 1863. At Carolina City until January 21. Moved to Port Royal Harbor, S.C., January 28-31. At St. Helena Island, S.C., February 10-April 3. Expedition against Charleston, S.C., April 3-11, Moved to New Berne, N. C., April 12-15. Expedition to relief of Little Washington April 17-21. Duty in the District of Beaufort, N. C., until October. Moved to Newport News, Va., October 16-18, and duty there until December. At Portsmouth, Va., and In the District of the Currituck until February, 1864. Veterans on furlough March-April. Moved to Yorktown, Va., April 26. Butler's operations on south side of the James River and against Petersburg and Richmond May 3-28. Occupation of City Point and Bermuda Hundred May 5. Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church May 8-10. Operations against Fort Darling May 12-16. Battle of Drury's Bluff May 14-16. Bermuda Hundred May 16-28. Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor May 27-31.

• June 1-12, 1864 - The Overland Campaign
  • June 1-12, 1864 - Battles of Cold Harbor, Virginia

Before Petersburg June 15-18. Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (Reserve). Duty in the trenches before Petersburg and on the Bermuda Hundred front until September 27. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Detached for duty in New York during Presidential election of 1864, November 2-17. Duty in trenches north of James and before Richmond until April, 1865. Occupation of Richmond April 3. Provost duty in Richmond and in the Dept. of Virginia until August. Mustered out at Richmond, Va., August 31, 1865.

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Regiment Statistical Information

• Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 95 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers and 132 Enlisted men by disease. Total 235.

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Sources

• Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 897, 898, 899, 900, 901, 902, 903, 904, 932, 941, 1443-1444)