New York 24th Infantry (Union)
02/07/1861
Organized - New York 24th Infantry - New York
14/09/1862
Battle - South Mountain - Frederick County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland; Boonsboro, Maryland
After his success at Second Manassas, Gen. Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern Virginia north across the Potomac River on an invasion of Maryland in September of 1862. Lee divided his army, sending a portion of it into western Maryland while Lieut. Gen. Stonewall Jackson's wing attempted to capture the Federal garrison at Harper's Ferry. The bold plan was jeopardized on September 13th when a mislaid copy of Lee's orders revealing the Confederates' plans was given to Union commander Maj. Gen. George B. M…READ MORE
17/09/1862
Leadership Change - Regiment - Captain John D. O'Brian
CaptainJohn D. O'Brian
30/04/1863
Leadership Change - Regiment - Colonel Samuel R. Beardsley
ColonelSamuel R. Beardsley
30/04/1863
Leadership Change - Division - Brigadier General James S. Wadsworth
Brigadier GeneralJames S. Wadsworth
30/04/1863
Battle - Chancellorsville - Spotsylvania County, Virginia
On April 27, 1863, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker launched a turning movement designed to pry Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia out of its lines at Fredericksburg.READ MORE
29/05/1863
Mustered Out - New York 24th Infantry - New York
17/08/1864
Battle - Gainesville - Gainesville, Florida
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