Delaware Volunteers.
1st Delaware Regiment Cavalry
Organized at
Wilmington, Del., January 20, 1863.
Attached to 1st Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to June, 1863.
Cavalry Reserve, Defenses of Baltimore, 8th Army Corps, to October, 1863.
3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to December, 1863.
Cavalry Reserve, Defenses of Baltimore, 8th Army Corps, to March, 1864.
3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to May, 1864.
1st Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to July, 1864.
1st Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
Service.
Duty at
Wilmington, Del., till June, 1863, and in the Defenses of Baltimore, 14d. Engaged in provost duty at
Baltimore City and in the surrounding country till June, 1864.
Action at
Westminster June 29, 1863.
(Cos. “A” and “D” in District of Delaware to December, 1863.
Cos. “D” and “E” in
Delaware till March, 1864.
Co. “E” at
Havre de Grace April, 1864.)
Regiment ordered to join Army of the Potomac in the field May 15, 1864.
Reported and assigned to 6th Army Corps June 5.
Operations about Cold Harbor June 5-12.
Before
Petersburg June 17-July 10.
Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23.
Ream's Station June 29.
Assigned as guard to Artillery Brigade, 6th Army Corps, in movement to
Baltimore and
Washington, D. C., July 10-12.
Ordered to
Baltimore July 14.
(Co. “A” remained with Army of the Potomac as guard to Reserve Artillery, 6th Army Corps, till September, 1864, when reliever and ordered to rejoin Regiment in Middle Department.) Duty on line of the Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
Picket and outpost duty and guarding fords of the
Potomac from
Georgetown to
Point of Rocks till November, 1864.
(In
Delaware during election of 1864.)
Duty on Upper Potomac and on line of the Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
till June, 1865.
Operations in
Montgomery County October 7-11, 1864.
Mustered out June 30, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Enlisted men killed and 2 Officers and 47 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 51.
Milligan's Independent Cavalry Company.
Organized at
Wilmington, Del., for 30 days service July 15, 1864.
Assigned to 3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept.
Patrol duty from
Middleburg to
Hanover July 14-18.
In Defenses of Baltimore till July 30.
Moved to
Middleburg, and patrol duty about
Middleburg, Liberty,
Hanover and
Westminster till August 10.
Ordered to
Wilmington, Del., August 10, and mustered out August 15, 1864.
Ahl's Heavy Artillery Company.
Organized at
Fort Delaware July 27, 1863, and garrison duty at
Fort Delaware during entire service.
Mustered out July 25, 1865.
Nields' Independent Battery Light Artillery
Organized at
Wilmington, Del., August 30, 1862.
Ordered to
Washington, D. C., September, 1862.
Attached to Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington, D. C., to February, 1863.
Camp Barry, Defenses of Washington, 22nd Army Corps, to April, 1863.
Unattached Artillery, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to June, 1863.
Artillery, 1st Division, 7th Army Corps, to July, 1863.
Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps, to August, 1863.
Dept. of the East to October, 1863.
Camp Barry, 22nd Army Corps, to February, 1864.
Defenses of
New Orleans, La., Dept. of the Gulf, to July, 1864.
Artillery, 1st Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to August, 1864.
Artillery, 3rd Division, 19th Army Corps, Dept. of the Gulf, to November, 1864.
Unassigned Artillery, Reserve Corps, Military Division Dept. West Mississippi, to December, 1864.
Artillery, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Arkansas, to June, 1865.
Service.
Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D. C., till April, 1863.
Ordered to
Norfolk, Va., April 18.
Siege of
Norfolk April 21-May 4.
Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 23-July 8.
Ordered to
Washington, D. C., July 8, and duty in the defenses of that city till August.
At New York City, Dept. of the East, till September 12, and at Light Artillery Camp of Instruction, Defenses of Washington, till February, 1864.
Ordered to Dept. of the Gulf, and at
New Orleans, La., till March 2.
Ordered to
Franklin March 2.
Red River Campaign March 10-May 22.
Advance from
Franklin to
Alexandria, La., March 15-26.
Battles of Sabine Cross Roads April 8 and
Pleasant Hill April 9 (Reserve).
At Grand Ecore April 10-22.
Cane River Crossing April 23.
At
Alexandria April 26-May 13.
Retreat to
Morganza May 13-20.
At
Morganza till October 16.
Ordered to mouth of
White River and duty there and at
Morganza till December.
Ordered to
Arkansas December 11.
Duty at mouth of
White River and at
Little Rock, Ark., till June, 1865.
Mustered out June 23, and discharged from service July 5, 1865.
Battery lost 6 by disease during service.
1st Delaware Regiment Infantry
3 months.
Organized at
Wilmington, Del., May 22, 1861.
Attached to
Dix's Command and assigned to duty on line of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R.
at
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Havre de Grace,
Elkton,
Perryville,
Bush River, Gunpowder, Northeast and
Charlestown, guarding road and protecting bridges till August.
Mustered out August 30, 1861.
3 years.
Organized at
Wilmington, Del., September 10 to October 19, 1861.
Moved to
Fortress Monroe, Va., October 20-21, 1861.
Attached to
Fortress Monroe, Va., Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1862.
2nd Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of Virginia, to July, 1862.
Weber's Brigade, Division at Suffolk, Va., 7th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to September, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1863.
2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to March, 1864.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1865.
Service.
Duty at Camp Hamilton, Va., till May, 1862.
Engagement between “Monitor” and “
Merrimac” in
Hampton Roads, Va., March 8-9, 1862.
Expedition to
Norfolk May 9-10.
Occupation of
Norfolk May 10, and duty at
Norfolk,
Portsmouth and
Suffolk till September 8.
Moved to
Washington, D. C., thence to
Antietam, Md., September 8-16.
Battle of Antietam,
Md., September 16-17.
Moved to
Harper's Ferry, W. Va., September 22, and duty there till October 30.
Reconnoissance. to
Charlestown October 16-17.
Advance up Loudon Valley and movement to
Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 17.
Battle of Fredericksburg,
Va., December 12-15.
At
Falmouth till April 27, 1863.
“Mud March” January 20-24.
Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-6.
Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24.
Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3.
Pursuit of
Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24.
Williamsport, Md., July 13-14.
Duty on line of the
Rappahannock and
Rapidan till October.
Advance from the
Rappahannock to the
Rapidan September 13-17.
Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
Auburn and
Bristoe October 14.
Blackburn's Ford October 15.
Advance to line of the
Rappahannock November 7-8.
Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
At and near
Stevensburg, Va., till May, 1864.
Demonstration on the
Rapidan February 6-7.
Campaign from the
Rapidan to the
James May 3-June 15.
Battles of the
Wilderness May 5-7.
Laurel Hill May 8.
Spottsylvania May 8-12.
Po River May 10.
Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
Assault on the Salient “
Bloody Angle” May 12.
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 Petersbug June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon R. R., 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.
Yellow House October 1-5.
Boydton Plank Road,
Hatcher's Run, October 27-28.
Dabney's Mills,
Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
Watkins' House March 25.
Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
Boydton Road and
White Oak Ridge March 29-31.
Crow's House March 31.
Fall of
Petersburg April 2.
Pursuit of
Lee April 3-9.
Sailor's Creek April 6.
High Bridge,
Farmville, April 7.
Appomattox Court House April 9.
Surrender of
Lee and his army.
At
Burkesville till May 2.
March to
Washington, D. C., May 2-12.
Grand review May 23.
At
Washington, D. C., till July.
Mustered out July 12, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 12 Officers and 146 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 118 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 279.
2nd Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized at
Wilmington, Del., June 12 to October 7, 1861.
Moved to
Baltimore, Md., October, 1861.
Attached to
Dix's Command till June, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to April, 1863.
4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1864.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July, 1864.
Service.
Duty at
Baltimore, Md., till June, 1862.
Expedition through Accomac County November 14-22, 1861.
Ordered to join Army of the Potomac, on the
Peninsula, Va., June, 1862.
Seven days before
Richmond June 25-July 1.
Savage Station June 27.
Battle of Gaines Mill June 27.
Peach Orchard and Savage Station June 29.
White Oak Swamp and
Glendale June 30.
Malvern Hill July 1.
At
Harrison's Landing to August 16.
Movement to
Fortress Monroe, thence to
Centreville, August 16-30.
Cover
Pope's retreat from
Bull Run August 31-September 2.
Maryland Campaign September 6-22.
Sharpsburg September 15.
Battle of Antietam September 16-17.
Moved to
Harper's Ferry September 22, and duty there till October 30.
Reconnoissance to
Charlestown October 16-17.
Advance up Loudon Valley and movement to
Falmouth Va., October 30-November 17.
Battle of Fredericksburg,
Va., December 12-15.
At
Falmouth, Va., till April 27, 1863.
“Mud March” January 20-24.
Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24.
Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3.
Pursuit of
Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24.
Duty on line of the
Rappahannock and
Rapidan till October.
Advance from line of the
Rappahannock to the
Rapidan September 13-17.
Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
Auburn and
Bristoe October 14.
Advance to line of the
Rappahannock November 7-8.
Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
New Hope Church November 29.
Mine Run November 28-30.
At and near
Stevensburg till May, 1864.
Demonstration on the
Rapidan February 6-7.
Campaign from the
Rapidan to the
James May 3-June 15.
Battles of the
Wilderness May 5-7.
Spottsylvania May 8-12.
Po River May 10.
Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
Assault on the Salient “
Bloody Angle” May 12.
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-July 1.
Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon R. R., June 22-23.
Mustered out July 1, 1864, expiration of term.
Veterans and Recruits transferred to 1st Delaware Infantry.
Regiment lost during service 6 Officers and 93 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 101 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 201.
3rd Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized at
Camden December 30, 1861, to May 15, 1862.
Ordered to
Washington, D. C., May, 1862.
Attached to
Slough's Brigade, Defenses of Washington, D. C., May, 1862.
Slough's 2nd Brigade,
Sigel's Division, Dept. of the Shenandoah, to June, 1862.
2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to August, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of Virginia, to September, 1862.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 12th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to October, 1862.
Defenses of Baltimore, Md., 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to January, 1863.
3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to October, 1864.
1st Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, to May, 1864.
2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1864.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
Service.
Defence of
Harper's Ferry, W. Va., May 28-30, 1862.
Operations in the Shenandoah Valley till August.
Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9.
Pope's Campaign in
Northern Virginia August 16-September 2.
Sulphur Springs August 23-24.
Groveton August 29.
Bull Run August 30.
Sulphur Springs August 30.
Chantilly September 1.
Maryland Campaign September 6-22.
Battles of
South Mountain September 14.
Antietam, Md., September 16-17.
Duty at
Frederick, Md.; Relay House, Md., and Elysville, Md., guarding R. R., and garrison duty in Middle Dept.
till May, 1864.
Ordered to join Army of the Potomac in the field May, 1864.
Rapidan Campaign May 29-June 15.
Totopotomoy May 29-31.
Cold Harbor June 1-3.
Before
Petersburg June 16-18.
Siege of
Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, July 30, 1864 (Reserve).
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Weldon R. R. August 18-21.
Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2.
Boydton Plank Road,
Hatcher's Run, October 27-28.
Warren's Raid on Weldon R. R. December 7-12.
Dabney's Mills,
Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
Lewis Farm, near
Gravelly Run, March 29.
Boydton and White Oak Roads March 30-31.
Five Forks April 1.
Fall of
Petersburg April 2.
Pursuit of
Lee April 3-9.
Appomattox Court House April 9.
Surrender of
Lee and his army.
March to
Washington, D. C., May 1-12.
Grand review May 23.
Mustered out June 3, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 46 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 80 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 135.
4th Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized at
Wilmington, Del., June to November, 1862.
Ordered to
Baltimore, Md., September, 1862.
Attached to Defenses of Baltimore, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to December, 1862.
Busteed's Independent Brigade, 4th Army Corps, Dept. of Virginia, to May, 1863.
King's Independent Brigade, 4th Army Corps, to June, 1863.
Unattached, 4th Army Corps, to July.
Unassigned,
King's Division, 22nd Army Corps, Dept. of Washington, to January, 1864.
Tyler's Division, 22nd Army Corps, to May, 1864.
2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to August, 1864.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1865.
Service.
Duty in the Defenses of Baltimore, Md., till December, 1862.
Ordered to
Yorktown, Va., arriving there December 28, and duty there till July, 1863.
Expedition from
Gloucester Point to Gloucester Court House April 7, 1863.
Reconnoissance from
Gloucester Point to
Hickory Fork April 12.
Expedition from
Gloucester Point into Matthews County May 19-22.
Expedition from
Yorktown to
Walkerton and
Aylett's June 4-5.
Dix's Peninsula Campaign June 24-July 7.
Expedition from
White House to
South Anna River July 1-7.
Baltimore Store July 2.
Moved to
Washington, D. C., July 8-14, and duty in the defenses of that city and at
Centreville and Fairfax Station till October, 1863.
Guard Orange & Alexandria R. R.
till November 16.
Ordered to
Delaware November 16.
Duty in the District of Alexandria, Va., till May, 1864.
Ordered to join Army of the Potomac in the field May, 1864.
Rapidan Campaign May 29-June 15.
Totopotomoy May 29-31.
Cold Harbor June 1-12.
Before
Petersburg June 16-18.
Siege of
Peters.
burg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.
Mine Explosion,
Petersburg, July 30, 1864.
Reserve, Weldon R. R., August 18-21.
Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 1.
Yellow House October 1-3.
Boydton Plank Road,
Hatcher's Run, October 27-28.
Warren's Raid on Weldon R. R. December 7-12.
Dabney's Mills,
Hatcher's Run, February 5-7, 1865.
Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
Lewis Farm, near
Gravelly Run, March 29.
White Oak Road March 30.
Gravelly Run March 31.
Five Forks April 1.
Fall of
Petersburg April 2.
Pursuit of
Lee April 3-9.
Appamattox Court House April 9.
Surrender of
Lee and his army.
Moved to
Washington, D. C., May 1-12.
Grand review May 23.
Mustered out June 3, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 4 Officers and 80 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 79 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 164.
5th Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized in
Delaware at large October 25 to November 26, 1862.
Duty in
Delaware and as garrison at
Fort Delaware, and guard duty on line of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R.
from
Perryville to
Baltimore, till August, 1863.
Attached to District of Delaware, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to July, 1863.
2nd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., to August.
Mustered out August 12, 1863.
Regiment lost 3 by disease during service,
6th Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized in
Delaware at large October 25 to December 18, 1862.
Duty in District of Delaware, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept., as R. R. guard on Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R.
at
Havre de Grace,
Bush River, Gunpowder,
Back River and Perrymansville till September, 1863.
Mustered out September 5, 1863.
Regiment lost 10 by disease during service.
7th Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized at
Wilmington, Del., for 30 days July 12, 1864.
Guard duty on Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R.
at
Havre de Grace, Oconowingo Bridge, till July.
Moved to
Baltimore, Md., July 16, and duty in the defenses of that city till August 12.
Attached to 3rd Separate Brigade, 8th Army Corps, Middle Dept.
Mustered out August 12, 1864.
Regiment lost 3 by disease during service.
8th Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized at
Wilmington, Del., October, 1864.
Ordered to
City Point, Va., reporting there October 13, 1864.
Attached to Engineer Brigade, Army of the Potomac, to January 12, 1865.
Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1865.
3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865.
Service.
Duty in the Defenses of
City Point, Va., and provost duty at General Army Headquarters till March 16, 1865.
Joined 5th Army Corps March 18.
Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
Lewis Farm, near
Gravelly Run, March 29.
White Oak Ridge March 31.
Five Forks April 1.
Fall of
Petersburg April 2.
Pursuit of
Lee April 3-9.
Appomattox Court House April 9.
Surrender of
Lee and his army.
Moved to
Washington, D. C., May 2-12.
Grand review May 23.
Mustered out June 5, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 3 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 10 Enlisted men by disease.
Total 13.
9th Delaware Regiment Infantry.
Organized at
Wilmington, Del., for 100 days August 30, 1864.
Assigned to duty guarding prisoners at
Fort Delaware till January, 1865.
Mustered out January 23, 1865.
Lost 11 by disease during service.
Sterling's Company Infantry.
Organized at
Wilmington, Del., August 30, 1864.
Guard Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore R. R., and duty in District of Delaware till July, 1865.
Mustered out July 17, 1865.
New York Volunteers
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