Organization

• Organized at New York City and mustered in April 23, 1861.
• Left State for Newport News, Va., May 24, 1861.
• Attached to Newport News, Va., Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1862.
• 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863.

Service

• Occupation of Newport News, Va., May 27, and duty there till March, 1862.
• Action at Big Bethel, Va., June 10, 1861.
• Baker Lee's Farm, Newport News, July 12.
• Battle between Monitor and Merrimac in Hampton Roads March 8-9, 1862.
• Joined Army of the Potomac on the Virginia Peninsula May, 1862.
• Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1.
• About Fair Oaks June 26-29.
• Peach Orchard and Savage Station June 29.
• White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30.
• Malvern Hill July 1.
• At Harrison's Landing till August 16.
• Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Centreville August 16-30.
• Maryland Campaign September 6-22.
• Battle of South Mountain September 14.
• Antietam September 16-17.
• Moved to Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 22, and duty there till October 30.
• Reconnoissance to Charlestown October 16-17.
• Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth October 30-November 17.
• Battle of Fredericksburg December 12-15.
• "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863.
• At Falmouth till April 27.
• Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
• Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
• Mustered out May 8, 1863, expiration of term.
• Three years' men attached to 52nd New York Infantry to July 22, 1864, then assigned to 7th Veteran Infantry.

Casualties

• Regiment lost during service 14 Officers and 88 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 46 Enlisted men by disease. Total 149.