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7th New York
Independent Battery
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7th New York
Independent Battery Soldier
Roster - Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York For the Year
1893, Volume 15 View the Entire Book
| Regimental History |
| Seventh New York Independent Battery. — Capt., Peter C. Regan. This
battery was recruited principally in the counties of Orange and Ulster and was originally
organized at Windsor as an artillery company of the 10th Legion, 56th N. Y. infantry. It
was mustered into the U. S. service Oct. 30, 1861, for three years, left the state
commanded by Capt. Regan on Nov. 7, and continued in service as a veteran organization
after the expiration of its term. It served with the 2nd division, 4th corps in the
Peninsular campaign in 1862, losing 11 men killed, wounded and missing at the battle of
Fair Oaks. It performed garrison service at Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., until the spring
of 1864, when it was attached to the 18th corps, Army of the James, and took part in the
operations against Petersburg and Richmond in May. It was active at the first assault on
Petersburg, and remained in the trenches there until the final assault on April 2, 1865,
participating meanwhile in action at Chaffin's farm. From Jan., 1865, it served in
Ferrero's division in the defenses of Bermuda Hundred until ordered home. It was mustered
out under Capt. Regan, July 22, 1865, at Albany, N. Y., having lost 3 men killed and 28 by
disease. |
Footnotes:
Regimental history taken from "The Union Army" by Federal Publishing
Company, 1908 - Volume 2
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