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New York 40th Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:Jun 27, 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • Yonkers, New York
  • Muster Out Date:Jun 27, 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Mozart Regiment, New York
    • Constitution Guard, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Bvt MG Gershom Mott
    • Brigadier General David B. Birney
    • Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward
    • Brigadier General P. Regis De Trobriand
    • Brigadier General Philip Kearny
    • Colonel Edward J. Riley
    • Colonel J. H. Hobart Ward
    • Colonel P. Régis de Trobriand
    • Colonel Thomas W. Egan
    • Lieutenant Colonel Augustus J. Warner
    • Lieutenant Colonel Madison M. Cannon
    • Lieutenant Colonel Nelson A. Gesner
    • Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Egan
    • Major General David B. Birney
    • Major General Philip Kearny
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank RoadJun 21, 1864Jun 24, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
GlendaleJun 30, 1862Jun 30, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Fort StedmanMar 25, 1865Mar 25, 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
High BridgeApr 6, 1865Apr 7, 18651 day(s)Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia
First AuburnOct 13, 1863Oct 13, 1863< 1 dayFauquier County, Virginia
Malvern HillJul 1, 1862Jul 1, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
GettysburgJul 1, 1863Jul 3, 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
AntietamSep 17, 1862Sep 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Sailor's CreekApr 6, 1865Apr 6, 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Second PetersburgJun 15, 1864Jun 18, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
FredericksburgDec 13, 1862Dec 13, 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Ball's BluffOct 21, 1861Oct 21, 1861< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
Seven PinesMay 31, 1862Jun 1, 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
ChantillySep 1, 1862Sep 1, 1862< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia
Cold HarborMay 31, 1864Jun 12, 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
White Oak SwampJun 30, 1862Jun 30, 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Boydton Plank RoadOct 27, 1864Oct 28, 18641 day(s)Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court HouseMay 8, 1864May 21, 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court HouseApr 9, 1865Apr 9, 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
WildernessMay 5, 1864May 7, 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Globe TavernAug 18, 1864Aug 21, 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Second Bull RunAug 28, 1862Aug 30, 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
First Deep BottomJul 27, 1864Jul 29, 18642 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
WilliamsburgMay 5, 1862May 5, 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
South MountainSep 14, 1862Sep 14, 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Auburn, VirginiaOct 13, 1863Oct 13, 1863< 1 dayAuburn, Virginia
Fair Oaks, VirginiaJun 8, 1862Jun 8, 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Fair Oaks, VirginiaJun 1, 1862Jun 1, 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Locust Grove, VirginiaNov 27, 1863Nov 27, 1863< 1 dayLocust Grove, Virginia
FarmvilleApr 7, 1864Apr 7, 1864< 1 dayFarmville, Virginia

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