54th New York Infantry | Regimental History

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Organization

   
  • Organized at Hudson, N.Y., and mustered in September 5 to October 16, 1861.
  • Left State for Washington, D.C., October 29,1861.
  • Attached to Provisional Brigade, Casey's Division, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1861.
  • Steinwehr's Brigade, Blenker's Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862.
  • Steinwehr's 2nd Brigade, Blenker's 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, Blenker's Division, Dept. of the Mountains, to June, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 1st Corps, Pope's Army of Virginia, to September, 1862.
  • 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 11th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to November, 1862.
  • 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 11th Army Corps, to August, 1863.
  • 1st Brigade, Gordon's Division, Folly Island, S.C., 10th Army Corps, Dept. of the South, to April, 1864.
  • Folly Island, S. C., Northern District, Dept. of the South, to October, 1864.
  • 1st Separate Brigade, Morris Island, S.C., Dept. of the South, to July, 1865.
  • 3rd Sub-District, Dept. of the South, to August, 1865.
  • 1st Brigade, Dept. of the South, to April, 1865.

Service

   
  • Duty in the Defences of Washington, D.C., till April, 1862.
  • Movement to Winchester, Va., April 5-18.
  • Operations in the Shenandoah Valley till June.
  • Battle of Cross Keys June 8.
  • At Sperryville July 7 to August 8.
  • Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9.
  • Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 16-September 2.
  • Fords of the Rappahannock August 20-23.
  • Sulphur Springs August 26-27.
  • Battles of Groveton August 29.
  • Bull Run August 30.
  • Duty in the Defences of Washington. D.C., till November.
  • Movement to Centreville November 1-19.
  • Waterloo Bridge November 7.
  • Reconnoissance to Snicker's Ferry and Berryville November 28-30.
  • Movement to Fredericksburg December 9-15.
  • "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863.
  • At Stafford Court House till April 27.
  • Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
  • Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24.
  • Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3.
  • Ordered to Dept. of the South August 1.
  • Siege of Forts Wagner and Gregg, Morris Island, and operations against Fort Sumpter and Charleston August 9-September 7.
  • Operations against Charleston and duty on Folly and Morris Islands, S.C., till June, 1865.
  • Expedition to John's and Islands February 6-14, 1864.
  • James Island and October 24, 1864.
  • Santee River February Duty in District of South Carolina, Dept. of the South, till April, 1866, Mustered out April 14, 1866.

Casualties

   
  • Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 38 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 101 Enlisted men by disease. Total 142.