New York 79th Infantry (Union)
Muster
- Muster In Date:29 May 1861
- Muster In Place:
- New York City, New York
- Muster Out Date:14 Jul 1865
Other
- Leaders:
- Brigadier General Daniel Tyler
- Brigadier General Isaac Stevens
- Brigadier General Orlando B. Wilcox
- Brigadier General Orlando B. Willcox
- Brigadier General Thomas Welsh
- Colonel Benjamin C. Christ
- Colonel Daniel Leasure
- Colonel David Morrison
- Colonel James Cameron
- Colonel William Humphrey
- Colonel William T. Sherman
- Lieutenant Colonel David Morrison
battles
Name | Start Date | End Date | Duration | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Stedman | 25 Mar 1865 | 25 Mar 1865 | < 1 day | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Fort Sanders | 29 Nov 1863 | 29 Nov 1863 | < 1 day | Knox County, Tennessee |
| Blue Springs | 10 Oct 1863 | 10 Oct 1863 | < 1 day | Greene County, Tennessee |
| Antietam | 17 Sept 1862 | 17 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| Kelly's Ford | 17 Mar 1863 | 17 Mar 1863 | < 1 day | Culpeper County, Virginia; Fauquier County, Virginia |
| Fredericksburg | 13 Dec 1862 | 13 Dec 1862 | < 1 day | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| Chantilly | 1 Sept 1862 | 1 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Cold Harbor | 31 May 1864 | 12 Jun 1864 | 12 day(s) | Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| First Bull Run | 21 Jul 1861 | 21 Jul 1861 | < 1 day | Fairfax County, Virginia; Prince William County, Virginia |
| Spotsylvania Court House | 8 May 1864 | 21 May 1864 | 13 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia |
| Wilderness | 5 May 1864 | 7 May 1864 | 2 day(s) | Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia |
| Vicksburg | 18 May 1863 | 4 Jul 1863 | 47 day(s) | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Blackburn's Ford | 18 Jul 1861 | 18 Jul 1861 | < 1 day | Prince William County, Virginia; Fairfax County, Virginia |
| Second Bull Run | 28 Aug 1862 | 30 Aug 1862 | 2 day(s) | Prince William County, Virginia |
| Hatcher's Run | 5 Feb 1865 | 7 Feb 1865 | 2 day(s) | Dinwiddie County, Virginia |
| First Deep Bottom | 27 Jul 1864 | 29 Jul 1864 | 2 day(s) | Henrico County, Virginia |
| Secessionville | 16 Jun 1862 | 16 Jun 1862 | < 1 day | Charleston, South Carolina |
| South Mountain | 14 Sept 1862 | 14 Sept 1862 | < 1 day | Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland |
| Blue Springs, Tennessee | 10 Oct 1863 | 10 Oct 1863 | < 1 day | Blue Springs, Tennessee |
| Lewinsville | 11 Sept 1861 | 11 Sept 1861 | < 1 day | Lewinsville, Virginia |
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