New York 16th Heavy Artillery (Union)
11/04/1863
Battle - Siege of Suffolk - Suffolk, Virginia
28/09/1863
Organized - New York 16th Heavy Artillery - New York
20/09/1864
Battle - Chaffin's Farm - Henrico County, Virginia
07/10/1864
Leadership Change - Division - Major General Alfred H. Terry
Major GeneralAlfred H. Terry
07/10/1864
Battle - Darbytown and New Market Roads - Henrico County, Virginia
13/01/1865
Leadership Change - Regiment - undefined Maj. Frederick W. Prince
13/01/1865
Battle - Second Fort Fisher - New Hanover County, North Carolina
By January 1865, Fort Fisher on the North Carolina shore was the last coastal stronghold of the Confederacy. The fort protected blockade running vessels entering and departing Wilmington, the South's last open seaport on the Atlantic coast. Maj. Gen. Alfred Terry was placed in command of a Provisional Corps from the Army of the James, and was supported by a Navy and Marine Corps force of nearly 60 vessels under Rear Adm. David D. Porter. Terry's orders were to renew operations against the fort that had fai…READ MORE
22/02/1865
Battle - Wilmington - Wilmington, North Carolina
09/04/1865
Battle - Appomattox Court House - Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Between 26,000 and 28,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered and were paroled.READ MORE
21/08/1865
Mustered Out - New York 16th Heavy Artillery - New York
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