New York 59th Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:1 July 1861
- Muster In Place:
- New York City, New York
- Muster Out Date:30 June 1865
Other
- Leaders:
- Brigadier General John Gibbon
- Brigadier General Napoleon J. T. Dana
- Brigadier General Oliver O. Howard
- Brigadier General Thomas W. Egan
- Brigadier General William Harrow
- Captain William McFadden
- Colonel Norman J. Hall
- Colonel William L. Tidball
- Colonel William R. Lee
- Lieutenant Colonel Horace P. Rugg
- Lieutenant Colonel Max A. Thoman
- Lieutenant Colonel William Northedge
- Major General John Sedgwick
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem Plank Road | 21 June 1864 | 24 June 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | 1 July 1863 | 3 July 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Antietam | 17 Sept 1862 | 17 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Sailor's Creek | 6 Apr 1865 | 6 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Amelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia |
| Second Petersburg | 15 June 1864 | 18 June 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | 13 Dec 1862 | 13 Dec 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Cold Harbor | 31 May 1864 | 12 June 1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| Boydton Plank Road | 27 Oct 1864 | 28 Oct 1864 | 1 day(s) | Dinwiddie County, Virginia |
| Spotsylvania Court House | 8 May 1864 | 21 May 1864 | 13 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Appomattox Court House | 9 Apr 1865 | 9 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Appomattox Court House, Virginia |
| Mine Run | 27 Nov 1863 | 2 Dec 1863 | 5 day(s) | Orange County, Virginia |
| Wilderness | 5 May 1864 | 7 May 1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| Chancellorsville | 30 Apr 1863 | 6 May 1863 | 6 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Second Fredericksburg | 3 May 1863 | 3 May 1863 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
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