New York 24th Infantry (Union)

7/2/61

Organized - New York 24th Infantry - New York

9/14/62

Battle - South Mountain - Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland

After his success at Second Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia north across the Potomac River on an invasion of Maryland in September of 1862. Lee divided his army, sending a portion of it into western Maryland while Lieut. Gen. Stonewall Jackson's wing attempted to capture the Federal garrison at Harper's Ferry. The bold plan was jeopardized on September 13th when a mislaid copy of Lee's orders revealing the Confederates' plans was given to Union commander Maj. Gen. George B. M…READ MORE

9/17/62

Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain John D. O'Brian

CaptainJohn D. O'Brian

9/17/62

Battle - Antietam - Sharpsburg, Maryland

Antietam

The Army of the Potomac, under the command of Maj. Gen. George McClellan, mounted a series of powerful assaults against General Robert E. Lee's forces along Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17th, 1862.READ MORE

4/30/63

Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Samuel R. Beardsley

ColonelSamuel R. Beardsley

4/30/63

Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General James S. Wadsworth

Brigadier GeneralJames S. Wadsworth

4/30/63

Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia

Chancellorsville

On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE

5/29/63

Mustered Out - New York 24th Infantry - New York

8/17/64

Battle - Gainesville - Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville

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