1861

Organized at New York City

April 27

Mustered in under Colonel Walter W. McChesney, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Elder and Major John W. Marshall

June 6

Left State for Fortress Monroe, Va. on the steamship Florida, and duty at Camp Hamilton, Va. Attached toFortress Monroe and Camp Hamilton, Va., Dept. of Virginia

June

Colonel McChesney left on leave of absence and did not return to the regiment

1862

May 10

Occupation of Norfolk and Portsmouth and duty there. Attached to 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Dept. of Virginia

June 5

Embarked on steamships Empire City for Yorktown and Arrowsmith for White House on the Pamunkey

June 7

Joined Army of the Potomac on the Peninsula, Va. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac

June 13-15

Operations against Stuart

June 13

Old Church

June 25-July 1

Seven days before Richmond, Va.

The regiment lost 4 officers and 11 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, 2 officers and 38 enlisted men wounded and 1 officer and 69 enlisted men captured or missing during the Seven Days battles.

June 27

Gaines Mill

The regiment lost 10 men killed or mortally wounded, Captain Thomas Wildes and Lieutenant George Tait wounded

June 30

White Oak Swamp and Turkey Bend

July 1

Malvern Hill

The regiment lost 1 man killed

July

At Harrison's Landing

August 16-28

Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville

August 30

Battle of Bull Run

Lieutenant Josiah Hedden and 33 enisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Captain Robert Dimmick, Lieutenants Thomas Culhane and Thomas Moscop and 52 enlisted men were wounded and Lieutenant George Dewey wounded and captured, and 25 enlisted men missing or captured.

September

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps

September 1 - 2

Colonel McChesney honorably discharged and John E. Bendix mustered in as Colonel. Lt. Colonel Elder sent to New York City on recruiting

September 16-17

Battle of Antietam

September 19-20

Shepherdstown Ford and Shepherdstown

October 29-
November 19

Movement to Falmouth, Va.

October 31

Lt. Colonel Elder died of fever in New York City. Major Marshall promoted to lieutenant colonel

December 7-24

Provost guard for Sumner's Grand Division

December 12-15

Battle of Fredericksburg

Captain Salmon Winchester, Lieutenants Frank Morrell and James Yardley and 12 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Colonel Bendix, Captains Alfred Chamberlain and Joseph Newburgh, Lieutenant Theodore Rogers, 3 other officers and and 42 enlisted men were wounded and 4 men missing. Colonel Bendix was the first man wounded, turning command over to Captain Winchester until he was killed.

1863

January 20-24

Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March"

February

At Falmouth

April 26

Captain George F. Hopper of Company H promoted to major

April 27-May 6

Chancellorsville Campaign; attached to 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps

April 27 to June 14

Provost Guard, 3rd Division, 2nd Army Corps

May 1-5

Battle of Chancellorsville

May 7

Colonel Bendix and Lieutenant Colonel Marshall mustered out with regiment at New York City at the end of the two year term of service. The three years men were formed into a four company battalion under Major Hopper, which continued in service.

July 2-4

Battle of Gettysburg

Commanded by Major George F. Hopper. It consisted of four companies, A-D. Of the 98 men it brought to the field, Privates John McCormick and David McGill were killed and Lieutenant Bernard Brady and Privates Samuel Talbot and Patrick Wilson were wounded.

From the monument, "Held this position with 8 officers and 90 enlisted men as provost guard Hay's division during Pickett's Charge July 3, 1863."

September 13-17

Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan

October 9-22

Bristoe Campaign

October 14

Auburn and Bristoe

October 15

Blackburn's Ford

November 7-8

Advance to line of the Rappahannock

November 26-
December 2

Mine Run Campaign

1864

January 4

Major Hopper promoted to lieutenant colonel

February 6-7

Demonstration on the Rapidan

February 6-7

Morton's Ford

The regiment lost 1 enlisted man mortally wounded, 2 enlisted men wounded

March

Attached to 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 2nd Army Corps

April

Companies E and F mustered into service for three years and join the battlion

May 3-June 15

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James

May 5-7

Battle of the Wilderness

The regiment lost 23 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, Captains George Dewey and George Tait, Lieutenant George Hackett and 51 enlisted men wounded and 18 enlsted men missing or captured

May 8-12

Spottsylvania

May 8

Laurel Hill

May 10

Po River

Lieutenant William Monk was mortally wounded

May 12-21

Spottsylvania Court House

Captain Oscar Angell and 13 enlisted men were killed or mortally wounded, Lieutenant Frank Clark and 39 enlisted men wounded, and 6 enlisted men missing or captured from 5/8 - 5/18

May 12

Assault on the Salient, "Bloody Angle"

May 23-26

North Anna River

May 26-28

On line of the Pamunkey

May 28-31

Totopotomoy

The regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed and 1 wounded

June 1-12

Cold Harbor

The regiment lost 11 enlisted men killed or mortally wounded, and 1 officer and 14 enlisted men wounded

June 16-18

Before Petersburg

The regiment lost 2 enlisted men mortally wounded and 2 wounded

June 16

Siege of Petersburg

June 22-23

Jerusalem Plank Road

July 27-29

Demonstration north of the James

July 27-28

Deep Bottom

July 30

Mine Explosion (Reserve)

August 13-20

Demonstration north of the James

August 14-18

Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom

August 25

Ream's Station

The regiment lost 1 enlisted man killed, 11 enlisted men wounded and 5 enlisted men missing or captured

October 27-28

Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run

The regiment lost 4 enlisted man wounded, 1 mortally, and 4 men missing

1865

February 5-7

Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run

Lieutenant Samuel Minnes and 1 enlisted man were wounded

March 25

Watkins' House

March 28-April 9

Appomattox Campaign

Lieutenant Albert Risley and 4 enlisted men were wounded in the campaign

March 31

Crow's House

April 2

Fall of Petersburg

April 6

Sailor's Creek

April 7

High Bridge, Farmville

April 9

Appomattox Court House; Surrender of Lee and his army.

April

At Burkesville

May 2-12

March to Washington, D. C

May 17

Captain Peter Henry died of disease in New York City

May 23

Grand Review

June 5

Colonel Joel B. Baker of the 8th New York Heavy Artillery transferred to and given command of the 10th

June 15 - 20

Men transfer in from the 8th New York Heavy Artillery, forming Companies H, G & I

June 30

Mustered out at Munson's Hill, Virginia under Colonel Baker, Lt. Colonel Hopper

10th New York Infantry Regment