New York 61st Infantry (Union)

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Regiment mustered in on October 25th, 1861 at New York City, New York. Regiment mustered out of service on July 14th, 1865.

Regiment was also known as:

Astor Regiment, New York
1st Clinton Guard Regiment, New York

Notable Battles:

Siege of Yorktown (1862) fought on April 5th, 1862 - May 4th, 1862 near York County, Virginia; Newport News, VA
Skirmish at Fair Oaks, Virginia fought on May 30th, 1862
Seven Pines fought on May 31st, 1862 - June 1st, 1862 near Henrico County, Virginia
Skirmish at Fair Oaks, Virginia fought on June 1st, 1862
White Oak Swamp fought on June 30th, 1862 near Henrico County, Virginia
Glendale fought on June 30th, 1862 near Henrico County, Virginia
Malvern Hill fought on July 1st, 1862 near Henrico County, Virginia
Skirmish at Malvern Hill, Virginia fought on July 2nd, 1862
Antietam fought on September 17th, 1862 near Sharpsburg, Maryland
Fredericksburg fought on December 13th, 1862 near Fredericksburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville fought on April 30th, 1863 - May 6th, 1863 near Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Gettysburg fought on July 1st, 1863 - July 3rd, 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Brigade Leader(s): Cross; McKeen. Division Leader(s): Caldwell. Corp: II Corps.
- Wheatfield and Stony Hill fought on July 2nd, 1863 near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Bristoe Station fought on October 14th, 1863 near Prince William County, Virginia
Mine Run fought on November 27th, 1863 - December 2nd, 1863 near Orange County, Virginia
Farmville fought on April 7th, 1864 near Farmville, Virginia
Wilderness fought on May 5th, 1864 - May 7th, 1864 near Spotslyvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House fought on May 8th, 1864 - May 21st, 1864 near Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Cold Harbor fought on May 31st, 1864 - June 12th, 1864 near Hanover Co; near Mechanicsville
Second Petersburg fought on June 15th, 1864 - June 18th, 1864 near Petersburg, Virginia
Jerusalem Plank Road fought on June 21st, 1864 - June 24th, 1864 near Petersburg, Virginia
Second Deep Bottom fought on August 14th, 1864 - August 20th, 1864 near Henrico County, VIrginia
Second Ream's Station fought on August 25th, 1864 near Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Cedar Creek fought on October 19th, 1864 near Frederick County, Virginia; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Warren County, Virginia
Hatcher's Run fought on February 5th, 1865 - February 7th, 1865 near Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Fort Stedman fought on March 25th, 1865 near Petersburg
White Oak Road fought on March 31st, 1865 near Dinwiddie Co
Sailor's Creek fought on April 6th, 1865 near Amelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
High Bridge fought on April 6th, 1865 - April 7th, 1865 near Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia
Cumberland Church fought on April 7th, 1865 near Farmville, Cumberland County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House fought on April 9th, 1865
Gainesville fought on August 17th, 1864 near Gainesville, Florida

Regiment was made up of:

Company A
Company B
Company C
Company D
Company E
Company F
Company G
Company H
Company I 1st
Company I 2nd
Company K
Company F&S (Field and Staff)

Commander List: (#Prisoner Of War, ^Wounded, %=Died during war)

Barlow, Francis Channing (^Lieutenant Colonel, ? - April 1861; Major General, April 1861 - May 1861; First Lieutenant, May 1861 - August 1861; Colonel, April 1862 - September 1862)
Baumes, John Ross (Chaplain, November 1861 - March 1862)
Brady, Oscar Knut (Lieutenant Corporal, September 1861 - September 1861; Captain, September 1861 - September 1862; Lieutenant Colonel, September 1862 - June 1864; Colonel/Lieutenant Colonel, June 1864 - October 1864)
Brendrecht, Carlo (Principal Musician/Sergeant, January 1862 - November 1862)
Brown, Richard A. (First Lieutenant, January 1864 - February 1864; First Lieutenant/First Sergeant, February 1864 - April 1864; Lieutenant Colonel, April 1864 - July 1865)
Burdick, Henry D (Chaplain, April 1864 - December 1864)
Bush, William P (%Assistant Surgeon/Vergon, February 1863 - October 1863)
Collins, John (Sergeant Major, October 1864 - July 1865)
Cone, Spencer W. (Colonel, July 1861 - October 1861; Colonel, October 1861 - April 1862)
Cook, Jervis D (Sergeant Major, April 1863 - 1864; First Lieutenant, January 1864 - January 1864)
Ellis, Robert H (First Lieutenant/regimental Quartermaster/Quartermaster/First Lieutenant/regimental Quartermaster, August 1861 - September 1862)
Garland, Franklin Kellogg (%Sergeant Major, November 1862 - April 1863)
Glodell, John (Drum Major/Principal Musician, November 1861 - September 1862)
Greig, Theodore W (Sergeant Major, September 1861 - June 1862)
Hart, Herbert F (Sergeant Major, May 1864 - July 1864; Second Lieutenant, July 1864 - September 1864)
Hilton, John W (Principal Musician, July 1863 - July 1863)
Houser, Edgar (Hospital Steward, January 1865 - July 1865)
Larrabee, Leroy E (Sergeant Major, August 1863 - October 1864; First Lieutenant/First Lieutenant/regimental Quartermaster, October 1864 - July 1865)
Lawrence, Edward Z (Major, May 1862 - May 1862; Major, May 1862 - August 1862)
Leaming, William (Musician/Principal Musician, December 1864 - July 1865)
Locklin, John H (Quatermaster Sergeant/Quartermaster Sergeant, December 1864 - July 1865)
Lowell, Charles R. (Hospital Steward, March 1862 - January 1865)
Massett, William Carey (%Major, November 1861 - May 1862; Lieutenant Colonel, May 1862 - June 1862)
Merrill, Andrew (Assistant Surgeon/Surgeon, November 1861 - March 1862)
Miller, Thomas (Quatermaster Sergeant, March 1863 - July 1863; Sergeant, July 1863 - April 1864; First Sergeant/Captain, April 1864 - July 1865)
Rowland, Marvin C (Second Assistant Surgeon/Surgeon, September 1862 - October 1862; Assistant Surgeon, October 1862 - March 1864; Surgeon, March 1864 - July 1865)
Schaffer, George W (First Lieutenant/Major)
Scott, George Washington (Major, January 1863 - February 1863; Lieutenant Colonel, May 1864 - November 1864; Colonel, November 1864 - March 1865; Brevet Brig-gen/Brigadier General/Full 2nd Lieutenant/Full Captain/Full Colonel/Full Lieutenant Colonel/Full Major, March 1865 - July 1865)
Spencer, William H (Captain, November 1862 - December 1862)
Tompkins, Nathaniel C (Surgeon, August 1862 - February 1863)
VanElton, Theodore (^Sergeant/Sergeant Major, June 1862 - December 1862)
Wallace, Theodore C. (Surgeon, December 1861 - March 1863; Surgeon, March 1863 - March 1864)
Wells, Samuel R (Surgeon, March 1862 - July 1862)
Wilson, Andrew (First Lieutenant/adjutant, July 1865 - July 1865)
Wren, Geo W (Qtr Master Serg/Quartermaster Sergeant, September 1861 - October 1861; First Lieutenant/Lieutenant/quartermaster, September 1862 - October 1864)