Organized at New York and mustered in November 18, 1861. Left State for Washington, D.C., November 18 1861. Attached to Meagher’s Brigade, Sumner’s Division, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1862.

2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1864.

Consolidated Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to November, 1864.

2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, to June, 1865.

1861-1862

Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., until March,
1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., March 10.

Ordered to the Peninsula, Va., March 28.

Siege of Yorktown April 16-May 4.

Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks May 31-June 1.

Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1.

Battles of Gaines Mill June 27;

Peach Orchard and Savage Station June 29;

White Oak Swamp and Glendale June 30;

Malvern Hill July 1.

At Harrison’s Landing until August 16.

Movement to Fortress Monroe, thence to Alexandria and
Centreville August 16-30.

Cover retreat of Pope’s Army to Washington August
31-September 2. Maryland Campaign September 6-22.

Battle of Antietam September 16-17.

At Harper’s Ferry, W. Va., September 22-October 29.

Reconnaissance to Charlestown October 16-17.

Advance up Loudoun Valley and movement to Falmouth, Va.,
October 29-November 17.

Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15.

1863

At Falmouth, Va., until April 27, 1863. “Mud
March” January 20-24. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6.

Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5.

Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24.

Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-4.

Pursuit of Lee to Manassas Gap July 5-24.

Duty on line of the Rappahannock until October.

Advance from the Rappahannock to the Rapidan September
13-17. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22.

Auburn and Bristoe October 14.

Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8.

Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2.

1864

Duty at and near Stevensburg, Va., until May, 1864.

Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7.

Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15.

Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7;

Spottsylvania May 8-12;

Po River May 10;

Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21.

Assault on the Salient or “Bloody Angle” May
12.

North Anna River May 23-26.

On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28.

Totopotomoy May 28-31.

Cold Harbor June 1-12.

Before Petersburg June 16-18.

Siege of Petersburg June 16, 1864, to April 2, 1865.

Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23, 1864.

Demonstration north of James River July 27-29.

Deep Bottom July 27-28.

Demonstration north of James River August 13-20.

Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom, August 14-18.

Ream’s Station August 25.

Reconnaissance to Hatcher’s Run December 9-10.

69th New York State Milita

Left State for Washington, D.C., April 23, 1861. Duty at
Annapolis, Md., April 27-May 2. Moved to Washington, D.C., and duty in the defences
of that city until July 16. Mustered in for three months May 9. Advance into
Virginia and occupation of Arlington Heights May 24. Attached to Sherman’s
Brigade, Tyler’s Division, McDowell’s Army of Northeast Virginia, June and
July. Advance on Manassas, Va., July 16-21. Battle of Bull Run, Va., July 21.
Mustered out at New York City August 3, 1861.Regiment lost during service 1
Officer and 44 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 6 Enlisted men by
disease. Total 51.