Organized at Camp Olden, Trenton, N. J., and mustered in September 14, 1861.

3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps, to July. 1865.

• At Meridian  Hill till December 6, 1861.
  • Expedition to lower Maryland November 3-11.

1862

• Duty at Budd’s Ferry, Md., till April, 1862.
• Moved to the Virginia Peninsula April 5-8.
• Siege of Yorktown. VA., April 10-May 4.
• Battle of Williamsburg May 5.
• Battle of Fair Oaks (or Seven Pines) May 31-June 1.
• Duty near Seven Pines till June 25.
  • Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1.
  • Action at Oak Grove, near Seven Pines, June 25.
  • Battles of Savage Station June 29.
  • Glendale June 30;
  • Malvern Hill July 1.
• At Harrison’s Landing till August 15.
• Movement to Centreville August 15-26.
• Pope’s Campaign in Northern Virginia August 26-September 2.
  • Action at Bristoe Station (or Kettle Run) August 27.
  • Battles of Groveton August 29;
  • Bull Run August 30;
  • Chantilly September 1.
• Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., till November 1.
• Movement to Falmouth, VA., November l-28.
• Duty near Falmouth, Va.. November 2-December 11.
• Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.

1863

• At Falmouth till April 27, 1863.
• "Mud March" January 20-24.
• Operations at Rappahannock Bridge and Grove Church February 5-7.
• Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.
• Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24.
  • Battle of Gettysburg July I-3.
• Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap, Va., July 5-24.
• Wapping Heights, Va., July 23.
• Duty near Warrenton, Va., till October.
• Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.
• McLean’s Ford October 15.
• Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.
  • Kelly’s Ford November 7.
• Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.
  • Payne’s Farm November 27.
• Duty near Brandy Station till May, 1864.

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;
  • Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.
  • Assault on the Salient ("Bloody Angle") May 12.
  • Harris Farm, or Fredericksburg Road, May 19.
  • North Anna River May 23-26.
  • Ox Ford May 23-24.
  • 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 April 2, 1865.
• Jerusalem Plank Road June 22-23, 1864.
• Demonstration north of the James July 27-29.
  • Deep Bottom July 27-28.
• Demonstration north of the James August 13-20.
  • Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.
• Ream’s Station August 25.
• Fort Sedgwick September 10.
• Poplar Springs Church September 29-October 2.
• Yellow House October 2-5.
• Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher’s Run, October 27-28.
• Warren’s Raid on Weldon Railroad, December 7-12.

1865

• Dabney’s Mills, Hatcher’s Run, February 5-7, 1865.
• Watkins’ House March 25.
• Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9.
• Boydton and White Oak Roads March 30-31.
• Crow’s House March 31.
• Fall of Petershurg 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.
• March to Washington, D. C., May 2-12.
• Grand Review May 23.
• Duty at Washington till July.

Mustered out

Losses

Total 286.

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