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New York 38th Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:3 June 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • New York City, New York
  • Muster Out Date:22 June 1863
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 2nd Regiment Scott Life Guard, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General David B. Birney
    • Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward
    • Brigadier General Philip Kearny
    • Colonel J. H. Hobart Ward
    • Colonel Orlando B. Willcox
    • Colonel P. Regis De Trobriand
    • Colonel Samuel P. Heintzelman
    • Lieutenant Colonel Addison Farnsworth
    • Lieutenant Colonel William Birney
    • Major General Philip Kearny
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Glendale30 June 186230 June 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 July 18621 July 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Siege of Yorktown (1862)5 Apr 18624 May 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 June 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Chantilly1 Sept 18621 Sept 1862< 1 dayFairfax County, 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
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, Virginia30 May 186230 May 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Fair Oaks, Virginia1 June 18621 June 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia

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