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New York 42nd Infantry (Union)

Muster
  • Muster In Date:Jun 22, 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • Great Neck, New York
  • Muster Out Date:Jul 13, 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Jackson Guard, New York
    • Tammany Regiment, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Brigadier General Charles Pomeroy Stone
    • Brigadier General John Gibbon
    • Brigadier General John Sedgwick
    • Brigadier General Napoleon J. T. Dana
    • Brigadier General Napoleon J.T. Dana
    • Brigadier General Oliver O. Howard
    • Brigadier General William Harrow
    • Colonel Edmund C. Charles
    • Colonel James E. Mallon
    • Colonel Milton Cogswell
    • Colonel Norman J. Hall
    • Colonel William R. Lee
    • Lieutenant Colonel George N. Bomford
    • Major James E. Mallon
    • Major General John Sedgwick
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
GettysburgJul 1, 1863Jul 3, 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Siege of Yorktown (1862)Apr 5, 1862May 4, 186229 day(s)York County, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia
AntietamSep 17, 1862Sep 17, 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
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
Second AuburnOct 14, 1863Oct 14, 1863< 1 dayFauquier County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court HouseMay 8, 1864May 21, 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
WildernessMay 5, 1864May 7, 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
ChancellorsvilleApr 30, 1863May 6, 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Second FredericksburgMay 3, 1863May 3, 1863< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Bolivar HeightsOct 16, 1861Oct 16, 1861< 1 dayBolivar Heights, West Virginia

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