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New York 61st Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:25 Oct 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • New York City, New York
  • Muster Out Date:14 July 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Astor Regiment, New York
    • 1st Clinton Guard Regiment, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Israel B. Richardson
    • Brigadier General John C. Caldwell
    • Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles
    • Brigadier General Oliver O. Howard
    • Brigadier General Winfield S. Hancock
    • Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock
    • Colonel Edward E. Cross
    • Colonel Francis C. Barlow
    • Colonel George W. Scott
    • Colonel George W. Von Schack
    • Colonel H. Boyd McKeen
    • Colonel Nelson A. Miles
    • Colonel Thomas J. Parker
    • Lieutenant Colonel K. Oscar Broady
    • Lieutenant Colonel Nelson A. Miles
    • Lieutenant Colonel William Massett
    • Major General Israel B. Richardson
    • Major General Winfield S. Hancock
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Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank Road21 June 186424 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Glendale30 June 186230 June 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
High Bridge6 Apr 18657 Apr 18651 day(s)Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 July 18621 July 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Bristoe Station14 Oct 186314 Oct 1863< 1 dayPrince William County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 July 18633 July 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Siege of Yorktown (1862)5 Apr 18624 May 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Sailor's Creek6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Second Petersburg15 June 186418 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, 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
White Oak Swamp30 June 186230 June 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
White Oak Road31 Mar 186531 Mar 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, 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 Deep Bottom14 Aug 186420 Aug 18646 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Hatcher's Run5 Feb 18657 Feb 18652 day(s)Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Cumberland Church7 Apr 18657 Apr 1865< 1 dayFarmville, Cumberland County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Second Ream's Station25 Aug 186425 Aug 1864< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia
Cedar Creek19 Oct 186419 Oct 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Gainesville17 Aug 186417 Aug 1864< 1 dayGainesville, Florida
Fair Oaks, Virginia30 May 186230 May 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Malvern Hill, Virginia2 July 18622 July 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Fair Oaks, Virginia1 June 18621 June 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Farmville7 Apr 18647 Apr 1864< 1 dayFarmville, Virginia

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