New York 7th Volunteer Infantry, Company C (Union)

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4/23/61

Organized - New York 7th Volunteer Infantry, Company C - New York

6/30/62

Battle - White Oak Swamp - Henrico County, Virginia

White Oak Swamp

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

12/13/62

Battle - Fredericksburg - Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg

In early November, Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac, and made immediate plans to move the army once again toward Richmond.READ MORE

5/8/63

Mustered Out - New York 7th Volunteer Infantry, Company C - New York

2/20/64

Battle - Olustee - Baker County, Florida

Olustee

In February 1864, the commander of the Union Department of the South, Maj. Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore, launched an expedition into Florida to secure Union enclaves, sever Rebel supply routes, and recruit black soldiers. Brig. Gen. Truman Seymour moved his 5,500-man force from Jacksonville deep into the state, meeting little resistance. On February 20th, as he advanced toward Lake City, he approached Brig. Gen. Joseph Finegan's 5,000 Confederates entrenched in an open pine woods near Olustee. Finegan send forw…READ MORE

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