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New York 71st Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:1 June 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • Staten Island, New York
  • Muster Out Date:30 July 1864
  • Muster Out Place:
    • New York City, New York
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 2nd Excelsior, New York
    • 2nd Sickles' Brigade Regiment, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Andrew A. Humphreys
    • Brigadier General Daniel Sickles
    • Brigadier General Joseph B. Carr
    • Brigadier General Joseph Hooker
    • Brigadier General Joseph W. Revere
    • Captain Owen Murphy
    • Colonel Ambrose Burnside
    • Colonel Andrew Porter
    • Colonel David Hunter
    • Colonel George B. Hall
    • Colonel Henry L. Potter
    • Colonel Henry P. Martin
    • Colonel J. Egbert Farnum
    • Colonel Nelson Taylor
    • Colonel William R. Brewster
    • Major Thomas Rafferty
    • Major General Hiram Berry
    • Major General Joseph Hooker
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Totopotomoy Creek28 May 186430 May 18642 day(s)Hanover County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 July 18621 July 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 July 18633 July 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Second Petersburg15 June 186418 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Oak Grove25 June 186225 June 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 June 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
First Bull Run21 July 186121 July 1861< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia
White Oak Swamp30 June 186230 June 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Mine Run27 Nov 18632 Dec 18635 day(s)Orange County, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
Williamsburg5 May 18625 May 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Fair Oaks, Virginia1 June 18621 June 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Locust Grove, Virginia27 Nov 186327 Nov 1863< 1 dayLocust Grove, Virginia

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