New York 88th Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:16 Dec 1861
- Muster In Place:
- Fort Schuyler, New York
- Muster Out Date:30 June 1865
Other
- Aliases:
- Meagher's Own, New York
- 5th Irish Brigade, New York
- Leaders:
- Brigadier General Israel B. Richardson
- Brigadier General John C. Caldwell
- Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles
- Brigadier General Thomas F. Meagher
- Brigadier General Winfield S. Hancock
- Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock
- Captain Denis F. Burke
- Captain John Smith
- Captain Patrick H. Bird
- Colonel John Burke
- Colonel Patrick Kelly
- Colonel Robert Nugent
- Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Kelly
- Major General Israel B. Richardson
- Major General Winfield S. Hancock
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem Plank Road | 21 June 1864 | 24 June 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Glendale | 30 June 1862 | 30 June 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Fort Stedman | 25 Mar 1865 | 25 Mar 1865 | < 1 day | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Totopotomoy Creek | 28 May 1864 | 30 May 1864 | 2 day(s) | Hanover County, Virginia |
| Malvern Hill | 1 July 1862 | 1 July 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | 1 July 1863 | 3 July 1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Antietam | 17 Sept 1862 | 17 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Second Petersburg | 15 June 1864 | 18 June 1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | 13 Dec 1862 | 13 Dec 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Seven Pines | 31 May 1862 | 1 June 1862 | 1 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Cold Harbor | 31 May 1864 | 12 June 1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| White Oak Swamp | 30 June 1862 | 30 June 1862 | < 1 day | Henrico 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 |
| Wilderness | 5 May 1864 | 7 May 1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| First Deep Bottom | 27 July 1864 | 29 July 1864 | 2 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Third Petersburg | 2 Apr 1865 | 2 Apr 1865 | < 1 day | Dinwiddie County, Virginia; Petersburg, Virginia |
| Gaines' Mill | 27 June 1862 | 27 June 1862 | < 1 day | Hanover County, Virginia |
| Chancellorsville | 30 Apr 1863 | 6 May 1863 | 6 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| South Mountain | 14 Sept 1862 | 14 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
| Fair Oaks, Virginia | 1 June 1862 | 1 June 1862 | < 1 day | Fair Oaks, Virginia |
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