New York 72nd Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:24/07/1861
- Muster In Place:
- Staten Island, New York
- Muster Out Date:31/10/1864
Other
- Aliases:
- 3rd Excelsior, New York
- 3rd Sickles' Bridage Regiment, New York
- Leaders:
- Bvt MG Gershom Mott
- Brigadier General Andrew A. Humphreys
- Brigadier General Daniel Sickles
- Brigadier General Joseph B. Carr
- Brigadier General Joseph Hooker
- Brigadier General Joseph W. Revere
- Captain Harman J. Bliss
- Colonel George B. Hall
- Colonel J. Egbert Farnum
- Colonel John S. Austin
- Colonel Nelson Taylor
- Colonel Robert McAllister
- Colonel William O Stevens
- Colonel William O. Stevens
- Colonel William R. Brewster
- Lieutenant Colonel John Leonard
- Major Caspar K. Abell
- Major John Leonard
- Major General Hiram Berry
- Major General Joseph Hooker
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale | 30/06/1862 | 30/06/1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Totopotomoy Creek | 28/05/1864 | 30/05/1864 | 2 day(s) | Hanover County, Virginia |
| Malvern Hill | 1/07/1862 | 1/07/1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Manassas Gap | 23/07/1863 | 23/07/1863 | < 1 day | Warren County, Virginia |
| Bristoe Station | 14/10/1863 | 14/10/1863 | < 1 day | Prince William County, Virginia |
| Gettysburg | 1/07/1863 | 3/07/1863 | 2 day(s) | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Siege of Yorktown (1862) | 5/04/1862 | 4/05/1862 | 29 day(s) | York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia |
| Monocacy | 9/07/1864 | 9/07/1864 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland |
| Second Petersburg | 15/06/1864 | 18/06/1864 | 3 day(s) | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | 13/12/1862 | 13/12/1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Oak Grove | 25/06/1862 | 25/06/1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Seven Pines | 31/05/1862 | 1/06/1862 | 1 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Cold Harbor | 31/05/1864 | 12/06/1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| White Oak Swamp | 30/06/1862 | 30/06/1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| North Anna | 23/05/1864 | 26/05/1864 | 3 day(s) | Caroline County, Virginia; Hanover County, Virginia |
| Boydton Plank Road | 27/10/1864 | 28/10/1864 | 1 day(s) | Dinwiddie County, Virginia |
| Spotsylvania Court House | 8/05/1864 | 21/05/1864 | 13 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Mine Run | 27/11/1863 | 2/12/1863 | 5 day(s) | Orange County, Virginia |
| Wilderness | 5/05/1864 | 7/05/1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| Savage's Station | 29/06/1862 | 29/06/1862 | < 1 day | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Second Bull Run | 28/08/1862 | 30/08/1862 | 2 day(s) | Prince William County, Virginia |
| Williamsburg | 5/05/1862 | 5/05/1862 | < 1 day | York County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Chancellorsville | 30/04/1863 | 6/05/1863 | 6 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Malvern Hill, Virginia | 2/07/1862 | 2/07/1862 | < 1 day | Malvern Hill, Virginia |
| Fair Oaks, Virginia | 1/06/1862 | 1/06/1862 | < 1 day | Fair Oaks, Virginia |
| Locust Grove, Virginia | 27/11/1863 | 27/11/1863 | < 1 day | Locust Grove, Virginia |
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