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7th New York Regiment Heavy Artillery--Albany County Regiment, Seymour Guard

Organized at Albany, N. Y., as the 113th Regiment, N. Y. Infantry, and mustered in August 18, 1862.

Left State for Washington, D. C., August 18, 1862.

Attached to Defenses north of the Potomac September, 1862, to February, 1863.

2nd Brigade, Haskin's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to May, 1864.

Tyler's Heavy Artillery Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, May 18-29, 1864.

4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to November 23, 1864.

2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to February 22, 1865.

Defenses of Baltimore, Md., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to August, 1865.


Service.

Garrison duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., till May 15, 1864.

Ordered to join Army of the Potomac in the field May 15, 1864.

Rapidan Campaign May-June.

Spottsylvania Court House May 17-21.

Harris Farm or Fredericksburg Road May 19.

North Anna River May 23-26.

On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.

Totopotomoy May 28-31.

Cold Harbor June 1-12.

Before Petersburg June 16-18.

Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to February 22, 1865.

Weldon Railroad June 22-23, 1864.

Demonstration north of the James July 27-29.

Deep Bottom July 27-28.

Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve).

Demonstration north of the James August 13-20.

Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.

Ream's Station August 25.

Hatcher's Run October 27-28.

Reconnoissance to Hatcher's Run December 9-10.

Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.

Ordered to Baltimore, Md., February 22, and garrison duty there till August.

Mustered out August 1, 1865, and honorably discharged from service.

Regiment lost during service 14 Officers and 277 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 4 Officers arid 374 Enlisted men by disease. Total 669.

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