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New York 70th Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:20/06/1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • Staten Island, New York
  • Muster Out Date:1/07/1864
Other
  • Aliases:
    • 1st Excelsior, New York
    • 1st Sickles' Brigade Regiment, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Andrew A. Humphreys
    • Brigadier General Daniel Sickles
    • Brigadier General Joseph B. Carr
    • Brigadier General Joseph Hooker
    • Brigadier General Joseph W. Revere
    • Captain Charles L. Young
    • Colonel George B. Hall
    • Colonel J. Egbert Farnum
    • Colonel John E. Farnum
    • Colonel Nelson Taylor
    • Colonel William R. Brewster
    • Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Holt
    • Major Thomas Holt
    • Major General Hiram Berry
    • Major General Joseph Hooker
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Totopotomoy Creek28/05/186430/05/18642 day(s)Hanover County, Virginia
Manassas Gap23/07/186323/07/1863< 1 dayWarren County, Virginia
Gettysburg1/07/18633/07/18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Siege of Yorktown (1862)5/04/18624/05/186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
Second Petersburg15/06/186418/06/18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg13/12/186213/12/1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Seven Pines31/05/18621/06/18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31/05/186412/06/186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
North Anna23/05/186426/05/18643 day(s)Caroline County, Virginia; Hanover County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8/05/186421/05/186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Mine Run27/11/18632/12/18635 day(s)Orange County, Virginia
Wilderness5/05/18647/05/18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Second Bull Run28/08/186230/08/18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
Williamsburg5/05/18625/05/1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville30/04/18636/05/18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Fair Oaks, Virginia1/06/18621/06/1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Strasburg17/08/186417/08/1864< 1 dayVirginia, Strasburg
Locust Grove, Virginia27/11/186327/11/1863< 1 dayLocust Grove, Virginia

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