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New York 72nd Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:24 July 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • Staten Island, New York
  • Muster Out Date:31 Oct 1864
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 3rd Excelsior, New York
    • 3rd Sickles' Bridage Regiment, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Bvt MG Gershom Mott
    • Brigadier General Andrew A. Humphreys
    • Brigadier General Daniel Sickles
    • Brigadier General Joseph B. Carr
    • Brigadier General Joseph Hooker
    • Brigadier General Joseph W. Revere
    • Captain Harman J. Bliss
    • Colonel George B. Hall
    • Colonel J. Egbert Farnum
    • Colonel John S. Austin
    • Colonel Nelson Taylor
    • Colonel Robert McAllister
    • Colonel William O Stevens
    • Colonel William O. Stevens
    • Colonel William R. Brewster
    • Lieutenant Colonel John Leonard
    • Major Caspar K. Abell
    • Major John Leonard
    • Major General Hiram Berry
    • Major General Joseph Hooker
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Glendale30 June 186230 June 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Totopotomoy Creek28 May 186430 May 18642 day(s)Hanover County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 July 18621 July 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Manassas Gap23 July 186323 July 1863< 1 dayWarren 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
Monocacy9 July 18649 July 1864< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland
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
White Oak Swamp30 June 186230 June 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, 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
Mine Run27 Nov 18632 Dec 18635 day(s)Orange County, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Savage's Station29 June 186229 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
Malvern Hill, Virginia2 July 18622 July 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, 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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