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New York 51st Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:27 July 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • New York City, New York
  • Muster Out Date:25 July 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Shepard Rifles, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Jesse L. Reno
    • Colonel Charles Le Gendre
    • Colonel Edward Ferrero
    • Colonel Robert B. Potter
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank Road21 June 186424 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Totopotomoy Creek28 May 186430 May 18642 day(s)Hanover County, Virginia
Crater30 July 186430 July 1864< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Roanoke Island7 Feb 18628 Feb 18621 day(s)Roanoke Island, North Carolina; Croatan Island, North Carolina
Chantilly1 Sept 18621 Sept 1862< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 June 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
North Anna23 May 186426 May 18643 day(s)Caroline County, Virginia; Hanover County, Virginia
Boydton Plank Road27 Oct 186428 Oct 18641 day(s)Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Vicksburg18 May 18634 July 186347 day(s)Vicksburg, Mississippi
Globe Tavern18 Aug 186421 Aug 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
New Bern14 Mar 186214 Mar 1862< 1 dayCraven County, North Carolina
Third Petersburg2 Apr 18652 Apr 1865< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia
South Mountain14 Sept 186214 Sept 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Elizabeth City10 Feb 186210 Feb 1862< 1 dayElizabeth City, North Carolina
Farmville7 Apr 18647 Apr 1864< 1 dayFarmville, Virginia

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