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New York 40th Infantry (Union)

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Muster
  • Muster In Date:27 Jun 1861
  • Muster In Place:
    • Yonkers, New York
  • Muster Out Date:27 Jun 1865
Other
  • Aliases:
    • Mozart Regiment, New York
    • Constitution Guard, New York
  • Leaders:
    • Bvt MG Gershom Mott
    • Brigadier General David B. Birney
    • Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward
    • Brigadier General P. Regis De Trobriand
    • Brigadier General Philip Kearny
    • Colonel Edward J. Riley
    • Colonel J. H. Hobart Ward
    • Colonel P. Régis de Trobriand
    • Colonel Thomas W. Egan
    • Lieutenant Colonel Augustus J. Warner
    • Lieutenant Colonel Madison M. Cannon
    • Lieutenant Colonel Nelson A. Gesner
    • Lieutenant Colonel Thomas W. Egan
    • Major General David B. Birney
    • Major General Philip Kearny
battles
Name
Start Date
End Date
Duration
Place
Jerusalem Plank Road21 Jun 186424 Jun 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Glendale30 Jun 186230 Jun 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Fort Stedman25 Mar 186525 Mar 1865< 1 dayPetersburg, Virginia
High Bridge6 Apr 18657 Apr 18651 day(s)Prince Edward County, Virginia; Cumberland County, Virginia
First Auburn13 Oct 186313 Oct 1863< 1 dayFauquier County, Virginia
Malvern Hill1 Jul 18621 Jul 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Gettysburg1 Jul 18633 Jul 18632 day(s)Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Antietam17 Sept 186217 Sept 1862< 1 daySharpsburg, Maryland
Sailor's Creek6 Apr 18656 Apr 1865< 1 dayAmelia County, Virginia; Prince Edward County, Virginia; Nottoway County, Virginia
Second Petersburg15 Jun 186418 Jun 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Fredericksburg13 Dec 186213 Dec 1862< 1 dayFredericksburg, Virginia
Ball's Bluff21 Oct 186121 Oct 1861< 1 dayLoudoun County, Virginia
Seven Pines31 May 18621 Jun 18621 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Chantilly1 Sept 18621 Sept 1862< 1 dayFairfax County, Virginia
Cold Harbor31 May 186412 Jun 186412 day(s)Hanover County; near Mechanicsville, Virginia
White Oak Swamp30 Jun 186230 Jun 1862< 1 dayHenrico County, Virginia
Boydton Plank Road27 Oct 186428 Oct 18641 day(s)Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Spotsylvania Court House8 May 186421 May 186413 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Appomattox Court House9 Apr 18659 Apr 1865< 1 dayAppomattox Court House, Virginia
Wilderness5 May 18647 May 18642 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Orange County, Virginia
Globe Tavern18 Aug 186421 Aug 18643 day(s)Petersburg, Virginia
Second Bull Run28 Aug 186230 Aug 18622 day(s)Prince William County, Virginia
First Deep Bottom27 Jul 186429 Jul 18642 day(s)Henrico County, Virginia
Williamsburg5 May 18625 May 1862< 1 dayYork County, Virginia; James City County, Virginia; Williamsburg, Virginia
Chancellorsville30 Apr 18636 May 18636 day(s)Spotsylvania County, Virginia
South Mountain14 Sept 186214 Sept 1862< 1 dayFrederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
Auburn, Virginia13 Oct 186313 Oct 1863< 1 dayAuburn, Virginia
Fair Oaks, Virginia8 Jun 18628 Jun 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Fair Oaks, Virginia1 Jun 18621 Jun 1862< 1 dayFair Oaks, Virginia
Locust Grove, Virginia27 Nov 186327 Nov 1863< 1 dayLocust Grove, Virginia
Farmville7 Apr 18647 Apr 1864< 1 dayFarmville, Virginia

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