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New York 57th Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:12 Aug 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • New York City, New York
  • Muster Out Date:1 Oct 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • National Guard Rifles, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Israel B. Richardson
    • Brigadier General John C. Caldwell
    • Brigadier General Samuel K. Zook
    • Brigadier General William H. French
    • Brigadier General Winfield S. Hancock
    • Brigadier General Winfield Scott Hancock
    • Captain James W. Britt
    • Colonel John R. Brooke
    • Colonel Richard P. Roberts
    • Colonel Samuel K. Zook
    • Lieutenant Colonel Alford B. Chapman
    • Lieutenant Colonel Charles G. Freudenberg
    • Lieutenant Colonel John Fraser
    • Lieutenant Colonel Philip S. Parisen
    • Major Alford B. Chapman
    • Major N. Garrow Throop
    • Major General Israel B. Richardson
    • Major General Winfield S. Hancock
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank Road21 June 186424 June 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 July 18621 July 1862< 1 dayHenrico 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
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
Second Auburn14 Oct 186314 Oct 1863< 1 dayFauquier 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
Second Deep Bottom14 Aug 186420 Aug 18646 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
First Deep Bottom27 July 186429 July 18642 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Gaines' Mill27 June 186227 June 1862< 1 dayHanover County, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Second Ream's Station25 Aug 186425 Aug 1864< 1 dayDinwiddie County, Virginia
Malvern Hill, Virginia2 July 18622 July 1862< 1 dayMalvern Hill, Virginia
Fredericksburg, Virginia9 Nov 18629 Nov 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Fair Oaks, Virginia1 June 18621 June 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia

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